VMware vMA 4.0.x Command Cheat Sheet
List all target servers:
cd /opt/vmware/vima/bin
vifp listservers
Initiate (allows "fastpass" authentication - target vMA to a target execution server):
cd /opt/vmware/vima/bin
./vifpinit <targetserver>
To remove a target server no longer in production:
cd /opt/vmware/vima/bin
sudo vifp removeserver vm.server.local --force
To bulk add target server(s):
cd /opt/vmware/vima/samples/perl
sudo bulkAddServers.pl --vcenter vi.server.local
<note follow prompts entering vcenter id and password, then listing hosts, then it adds hosts>
To add just one server:
cd /opt/vmware/vima/bin
sudo vifp addserver vm.server.local
(then run the vifpinit command above)
vMA 5.1.x Command Cheat Sheet
List target servers:
$ vifp listservers
... no servers listed yet ...
Add servers:
$ vifp addserver 'servername.mydomain.local'
root@servername.mydomain.local's password: ********
$ vifp addserver 'servername2.mydomain.local'
root@servername2.mydomain.local's password: ********
List servers again:
$ vifp listservers
servername.mydomain.local ESXi
servername2.mydomain.local ESXi
Verify:
$ vifptarget -s 'servername2.mydomain.local'
$vicfg-nics -l
Name PCI Driver Link Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description
vmnic0 03:00.0 bnx2 Up 1000Mbps Full 00:1a:64:25:63:a8 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 1000Base-T
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