Run Host Management Commands from a Windows System

After you install ESXCLI, you can test the installation by running a command from the Windows command prompt.

Procedure

1. Open a command prompt.
2. (Optional) Change to the ESXCLI installation directory.
   The default directory is <system_drive>:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\esxcli.
3. Run the command, including the connection options and other options.

   esxcli --server <vc_hostname_or_IP> --username <user_name> --password <password> network ip interface list