VMware ESX/ESXi Target Connector CLI Configuration

This topic includes CLI commands and parameters for adding a VMware ESX/ESXi target application and target account:
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This topic includes CLI commands and parameters for adding a VMware ESX/ESXi target application and target account:
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VMware ESX/ESXi Target Application CLI Parameters
To add a ESX/ESXi target application and connector using the CLI, use the command and the following command parameters:
TargetApplication.type
The target application connector type.
Required
Default Value
Valid Values
yes
N/A
vmware
Attribute.extensionType
Required
Default Value
Valid Values
yes
N/A
vmware
Attribute.sslPort
The target application port.
Required
Default Value
Valid Values
yes
443
0-65535
VMware ESX/ESXi Target Account CLI Parameters
To add a target account that uses the VMWARE ESX/ESXi target connector, use the addTargetAccount command and the following command parameters:
Attribute.extensionType
Required
Default Value
Valid Values
yes
N/A
vmware
Attribute.useOtherAccountToChangePassword
Specifies whether to use the target account or a different account to perform password change requests.
Required
Default Value
Valid Values
yes
N/A
true, false
Attribute.otherAccount
Specifies which other account to use to perform password change requests.
Required
Default Value
Valid Values
yes
Attribute.useOtherAccountToChangePassword
is true.
N/A
A valid target account ID.
VMware ESX/ESXi CLI Example
cmdName=addTargetApplication TargetServer.hostName=myhostname.mydomain.com TargetApplication.name=myESXi
TargetApplication.type=vmware Attribute.extensionType=vmware Attribute.sslPort=443
cmdName=addTargetAccount TargetServer.hostName=myhostname.mydomain.com TargetApplication.name=myESXi
TargetAccount.userName=root TargetAccount.password=P@ssw0rd TargetAccount.cacheAllow=true
TargetAccount.cacheDuration=19 Attribute.extensionType=vmware Attribute.useOtherAccountToChangePassword=false