2V0-622 · Question #66
What is the command to list multipathing modules on an ESXi 6.x host?
The correct answer is C. esxcli storage core plugin list --plugin-class=MP. The correct esxcli syntax for listing multipathing plug-in modules on ESXi places 'plugin list' as the sub-object and action, not 'list plugin'.
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What is the command to list multipathing modules on an ESXi 6.x host?
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- Aesxcli storage core list plugin --plugin-class=MP
- Besxcli storage core list plugin --class-plugin=MP
- Cesxcli storage core plugin list --plugin-class=MP
- Desxcli storage core plugin list --class-plugin=MP
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The correct esxcli syntax for listing multipathing plug-in modules on ESXi places 'plugin list' as the sub-object and action, not 'list plugin'.
The order 'list plugin' is syntactically invalid in esxcli - 'list' is not a valid namespace object under 'esxcli storage core'.
Both the sub-command order ('list plugin') and the option name ('--class-plugin') are incorrect - neither exists in the esxcli command reference.
The correct command is 'esxcli storage core plugin list --plugin-class=MP' - in esxcli syntax, 'plugin' is the namespace object and 'list' is the command, followed by the '--plugin-class' option to filter results to Multipathing (MP) modules.
Although 'plugin list' is the correct sub-command order, '--class-plugin' is not a valid option; the correct flag is '--plugin-class'.
Concept tested: ESXi esxcli command syntax for multipathing modules
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.vcli.ref.doc/esxcli_storage.html
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