2V0-620 · Question #26
What are two ways to identify TCP/IP stack information? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. Using the vSphere Web Client B. Using esxcli network ip netstack. TCP/IP stack information on an ESXi host can be retrieved through the vSphere Web Client GUI or the esxcli command-line interface. The legacy esxcfg-netstack command and the older thick vSphere Client are not current supported methods.
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What are two ways to identify TCP/IP stack information? (Choose two.)
Options
- AUsing the vSphere Web Client
- BUsing esxcli network ip netstack
- CUsing esxcfg-netstack
- DUsing the vSphere Client
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A93% (37)
- C5% (2)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
TCP/IP stack information on an ESXi host can be retrieved through the vSphere Web Client GUI or the esxcli command-line interface. The legacy esxcfg-netstack command and the older thick vSphere Client are not current supported methods.
The vSphere Web Client provides a graphical interface under Host networking settings where administrators can view and manage all TCP/IP stacks and their associated VMkernel adapter bindings.
The command 'esxcli network ip netstack list' (and related subcommands) is the current supported CLI method for displaying all TCP/IP stacks and their configuration details on an ESXi 6.x host.
esxcfg-netstack is a deprecated legacy command retained only for backward compatibility and is not the recommended or supported tool for querying TCP/IP stack information in ESXi 6.x.
The older vSphere Client (C# thick client) does not expose TCP/IP stack configuration details; the vSphere Web Client is required to access that networking information through the GUI.
Concept tested: ESXi TCP/IP stack identification methods
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc/GUID-A29B2FAB-37AB-4C70-B7DB-B6DC76B35B28.html
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