After installation, you can run ESXCLI commands from the command prompt.

Procedure

  1. Open a command prompt.
  2. (Optional) Change to the ESXCLI installation directory.
    The default directory is /opt/vmware/esxcli.
  3. Run the command, including the connection options. 
    <command> <conn_options> <params>
    Specify connection options in a configuration file or pass them on the command line. 
    esxcli --server <vc_hostname_or_IP> --username snow\-white --password dwarf\$ network ip interface list
    The system prompts you for a user name and password for the target server.