vmkiscsi-tool command deprecated in vSphere 6.0

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Starting with ESXi 6.0, the vmkiscsi-tool command is available only for compatibility reasons. The command might become obsolete in later versions of ESXi.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0

Resolution

Use the corresponding esxcli command.

Examples:

• To add sendtarget discovery

vmkiscsi-tool -D -a 10.115.179.121 vmhba34

esxcli iscsi adapter discovery sendtarget add -a 10.115.179.121 -A vmhba34

• To add a static target:

vmkiscsi-tool -D -a 10.115.176.18 vmhba44 -t iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:NNN

esxcli iscsi adapter discovery statictarget add -a 10.115.176.18 -A vmhba44 -n iqn.2001-05.com.equallogic:NNN

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日本語: vSphere 6.0 における vmkiscsi-tool コマンドの廃止について(2111441)