On a running ESXi system, you can view information about I/O adapter aliases by running commands in an ESXi Shell.
Using ESXi Shell Commands to View Device Alias Information
Command | Description |
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device alias list | Lists all current I/O adapter aliases. |
device alias get -n<alias> | Displays the physical device that an I/O adapter alias maps to. |
network nic list | Lists aliases and general information about network devices. |
storage core adapter list | Lists all storage I/O adapters. |
Note: ESXCLI commands are supported commands. Using alternative sources for displaying alias information is not recommended.