V Commands

vcenter-connection-create

Netvisor now provides vCenter Connection Service that allows you to connect to VMware vCenter,

Syntax vcenter-connection-create

name name-string	Specify a name for the vCenter connection.
host host-string	Specify the host name of the VMware vCenter server.
user user-string	Specify a valid user on the VMware vCenter server
password password-string	Specify a valid password for the user on the VMware vCenter server.
enable\|disable	Specify if you want to enable or disable the connection.
vlans vlan-list	Specify a list of VLANs for auto-provisioning of vCenter.
network-provisioning none\|l2-underlay\|l3-underlay	Specify the type of network provisioning for the connection.

Defaults None

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History

Version 2.5.2	Command introduced.
Version 2.5.3	The parameter, vlans, added.
Version 2.6.2	The parameter, network-provisioning, added.

Usage Use this command to create a connection from a Netvisor switch to a VMware vCenter server.

Examples To create a connection called, vCenter-1, with a host name, vHost1, user, jdoe, password, p!zz@, and enable it, use the following syntax:

CLI network-admin@switch > vcenter-connection-create name vCenter-1 host vHost1 user jdoe password p!zz@ enable

vcenter-connection-delete

Syntax vcenter-connection-delete

name name-string

Specify a name for the vCenter connection.

Defaults None

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History Command introduced in Version 2.5.2.

Usage Use this command to delete a connection from a Netvisor switch to a VMware vCenter server.

Examples To delete a connection called, vCenter-1, use the following syntax:

CLI network-admin@switch > vcenter-connection-delete name vCenter-1

vcenter-connection-modify

Syntax vcenter-connection-modify

name name-string	Specify a name for the vCenter connection.
host host-string	Specify the host name of the VMware vCenter server.
user user-string	Specify a valid user on the VMware vCenter server
password password-string	Specify a valid password for the user on the VMware vCenter server.
enable\|disable	Specify if you want to enable or disable the connection.
vlans vlan-list	Specify a list of VLANs for auto-provisioning of vCenter.
network-provisioning none\|l2-underlay\|l3-underlay	Specify the type of network provisioning for the connection.

Defaults None

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History

Version 2.5.2	Command introduced.
Version 2.5.3	The parameter, vlans, added.
Version 2.6.2	The parameter, network-provisioning, added.

Usage Use this command to modify a connection from a Netvisor switch to a VMware vCenter server.

Examples To modify a connection called, vCenter-1, and modify it to user, konni1, password, c@t3, and , use the following syntax:

CLI network-admin@switch >vcenter-connection-modify name vCenter-1 1 user konni1 password c@t3 enable

vcenter-connection-show

Netvisor now provides vCenter Connection Service that allows you to connect to VMware vCenter,

Syntax vcenter-connection-show name name-string host host-string user user-string password password-string enable|disable vlans vlan-list

name name-string	Specify a name for the vCenter connection.
host host-string	Specify the host name of the VMware vCenter server.
user user-string	Specify a valid user on the VMware vCenter server
password password-string	Specify a valid password for the user on the VMware vCenter server.
enable\|disable	Specify if you want to enable or disable the connection.
vlans vlan-list	Specify a list of VLANs for auto-provisioning of vCenter.
network-provisioning none\|l2-underlay\|l3-underlay	Specify the type of network provisioning for the connection.

Defaults None

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History

Version 2.5.2	Command introduced.
Version 2.5.3	The parameter, vlans, added.
Version 2.6.2	The parameter, network-provisioning, added.

Usage Use this command to display information about a connection from a Netvisor switch to a VMware vCenter server.

Examples To display a connection called, vCenter-1, use the following syntax:

CLI network-admin@switch > vcenter-connection-show name vCenter-1