Howto get a list of port groups in VMWARE

I recently added an article on how to change the ipaddress of the service console.

But what if the service console has another name then service console?

you can get a list of all port groups by typing this command :

esxcfg-vswitch -l

howto change the ipaddress of an ESX server from the server console

from the service console

• login with or su to root
• esxcfg-vswif -d vswif0
  this will delete the existing vswif0, will give an error about nothing to flush
• esxcfg-vswif -a vswif0 -p Service\ Console -i xx.xx.xx.xx -n 255.255.255.0 -b xx.xx.xx.255
  replace the xx after -i with the new ipaddress, and the xx after -b with the broadcast address.  So not the default gateway, but the broadcast address!
  example: esxcfg-vswif -a vswif0 -p Service\ Console -i 192.168.1.22 -n 255.255.255.0 -b 192.168.1.255
• for the default gateway
  edit the file /etc/sysconfig/network .  You can edit this file with vi or nano (I prefer nano).
• after that, reboot the ESX.  You can already connect to the ESX without rebooting, but virtual center reacts funny without a reboot.  Or connect to virtual center and check the network configuration