fusioninventory-esx (1) - Linux Manuals
fusioninventory-esx: vCenter/ESX/ESXi remote inventory from command line
NAME
fusioninventory-esx - vCenter/ESX/ESXi remote inventory from command line
SYNOPSIS
fusioninventory-esx --host <host> --user <user> --password <password> --directory <directory>
Options: --help this menu --host hostname ESX server hostname --user username user name --password xxxx user password --directory directory output directory --tag tag tag for the inventoried machine
EXAMPLES
% fusioninventory-esx --host myesx --user foo --password bar --directory /tmp
You can import the .ocs file in your inventory server with the fusioninventory-injector tool.
DESCRIPTION
fusioninventory-esx creates inventory of remote ESX/ESXi and vCenter VMware. It uses the SOAP interface of the remote server.Supported systems:
- ESX and ESXi 3.5
- ESX and ESXi 4.1
- ESXi 5.0
- vCenter 4.1
- vCenter 5.0
Active Directory users, please note the AD authentication doesn't work. You must create a account on the VMware server.
LIMITATION
So far, ESX serial number are not collected.SECURITY
The SSL hostname check of the server is disabled.