50 ESXCLI commands for managing an ESXi host

Certainly, here are 50 ESXCLI commands for managing an ESXi host:

1. List VMs on the Host:
   esxcli vms vm list

2. Power On a VM:
   esxcli vms vm power on -v <VMID>
3. Power Off a VM:
   esxcli vms vm power off -v <VMID>

4. Create a VMFS Datastore:
   esxcli storage filesystem vmfs create -l <DatastoreName> -s <DatastoreSize> -p <StorageDevice>

5. List Physical Network Adapters:
   esxcli network nic list

6. Configure VMKernel IP Address:
   esxcli network ip interface ipv4 set -i <VMKernelName> -I <IPAddress> -N <SubnetMask> -t static

7. Create a Port Group:
   esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add -v <vSwitchName> -p <PortGroupName>

8. Check ESXi Version:
   esxcli hardware platform get

9. List Running Processes:
   esxcli hardware cpu list

10. List Storage Devices:
    esxcli storage core device list

11. Check Health Status of Physical NICs:
    esxcli network nic get -n <NICName>

12. List Datastores:
    esxcli storage filesystem list

13. Set NTP Server:
    esxcli hardware clock set --year <Year> --month <Month> --day <Day> --hour <Hour> --minute <Minute> --second <Second>

14. List Host VMkernel Interfaces:
    esxcli network ip interface list

15. Rescan Storage Adapters:
    esxcli storage core adapter rescan -A

16. Add a User to ESXi Host:
    esxcli system account add -d <Username> -i <UserID> -p <Password>

17. Check Firewall Status:
    esxcli network firewall get

18. Set DNS Configuration:
    esxcli network ip dns search add --domain=<DomainName>

19. List vSwitches:
    esxcli network vswitch standard list

20. Reboot ESXi Host:
    reboot

21. List VM Snapshots:
    esxcli vms vm snapshot list -v <VMID>

22. Clone a VM Snapshot:
    esxcli vms vm snapshot clone -v <VMID> -s <SnapshotName> -n <NewSnapshotName>

23. Remove a VM Snapshot:
    esxcli vms vm snapshot remove -v <VMID> -s <SnapshotName>

24. List Datastore Paths:
    esxcli storage filesystem list -l

25. Add a Static Route:
    esxcli network ip route ipv4 add -n <DestinationNetwork> -g <GatewayIP>

26. List System Services:
    esxcli software vib list

27. Install a VIB:
    esxcli software vib install -v <VIBPath>

28. List Running VMs:
    esxcli vms vm list -q

29. List Registered VMs:
    esxcli vms vm list -r

30. Get VM CPU Affinity:
    esxcli vms vm get -v <VMID> -p cpuid

31. List Host Services:
    esxcli software vib list

32. Set Syslog Configuration:
    esxcli system syslog config set --loghost <SyslogServerIP>

33. List USB Devices:
    esxcli hardware usb list

34. Add VM to vApp:
    esxcli vms vm vapp add -v <VMID> -a <vAppName>

35. Remove VM from vApp:
    esxcli vms vm vapp remove -v <VMID> -a <vAppName>

36. Create a VM on ESXi:
    esxcli vms vm create -v <VMName> -l <DatastoreName> -t <VMTemplate>

37. List Routed VMKernel Interfaces:
    esxcli network ip interface ipv4 list -r

38. Migrate VM to Different Datastore:
    esxcli vms vm migration start -v <VMID> -d <DestinationDatastore>

39. List Installed VIBs:
    esxcli software vib list

40. Enable/Disable SSH Access:
    esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true/false -r sshClient

41. List VM Advanced Options:
    esxcli vms vm advanced get -v <VMID>

42. Set VM Advanced Option:
    esxcli vms vm advanced set -v <VMID> -o <OptionName> -v <OptionValue>

43. Check HBA Adapters:
    esxcli storage core adapter list

44. List Host Sensors:
    esxcli hardware ipmi sel list

45. Configure VM CPU Affinity:
    esxcli vms vm set -v <VMID> -p cpuid -c <CPUs>

46. List NFS Datastores:
    esxcli storage nfs list

47. List Datastore Paths:
    esxcli storage filesystem list -l

48. List iSCSI Software Adapters:
    esxcli iscsi adapter list

49. Discover iSCSI Targets:
    esxcli iscsi adapter discovery sendtarget -a <iSCSITargetIP>

50. List iSCSI Sessions:
    esxcli iscsi session list