Esxcli - Display Installed VIBs

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You can display the installed vSphere Installation Bundles (VIBs) quickly and easily with the Esxcli command of the VMware vSphere CLI 5.0.

For a single ESXi server, use the following command:

esxcli -s SERVER-IP -u USERNAME software vib list

The following example illustrates such a case:

user@ubuntu-11-10:~$ esxcli -s 10.1.102.154 -u root software vib list
Enter password: 
Name                  Version                              Vendor       Acceptance Level  Install Date
--------------------  -----------------------------------  -----------  ----------------  ------------
scsi-aacraid          5.0.5.1.7.28700-1OEM.500.0.0.406165  Adaptec_Inc  VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
LSIProvider           500.04.V0.24-261033                  LSI          VMwareAccepted    2012-03-21  
ata-pata-amd          0.3.10-3vmw.500.0.0.469512           VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ata-pata-atiixp       0.4.6-3vmw.500.0.0.469512            VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ata-pata-cmd64x       0.2.5-3vmw.500.0.0.469512            VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ata-pata-hpt3x2n      0.3.4-3vmw.500.0.0.469512            VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ata-pata-pdc2027x     1.0-3vmw.500.0.0.469512              VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ata-pata-serverworks  0.4.3-3vmw.500.0.0.469512            VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ata-pata-sil680       0.4.8-3vmw.500.0.0.469512            VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ata-pata-via          0.3.3-2vmw.500.0.0.469512            VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
block-cciss           3.6.14-10vmw.500.0.0.469512          VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ehci-ehci-hcd         1.0-3vmw.500.0.0.469512              VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
esx-base              5.0.0-0.0.469512                     VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
esx-tboot             5.0.0-0.0.469512                     VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ima-qla4xxx           2.01.07-1vmw.500.0.0.469512          VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ipmi-ipmi-devintf     39.1-4vmw.500.0.0.469512             VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ipmi-ipmi-msghandler  39.1-4vmw.500.0.0.469512             VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ipmi-ipmi-si-drv      39.1-4vmw.500.0.0.469512             VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
misc-cnic-register    1.1-1vmw.500.0.0.469512              VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
misc-drivers          5.0.0-0.0.469512                     VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-be2net            4.0.88.0-1vmw.500.0.0.469512         VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-bnx2              2.0.15g.v50.11-5vmw.500.0.0.469512   VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-bnx2x             1.61.15.v50.1-1vmw.500.0.0.469512    VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-cnic              1.10.2j.v50.7-2vmw.500.0.0.469512    VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-e1000             8.0.3.1-2vmw.500.0.0.469512          VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-e1000e            1.1.2-3vmw.500.0.0.469512            VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-enic              1.4.2.15a-1vmw.500.0.0.469512        VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-forcedeth         0.61-2vmw.500.0.0.469512             VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-igb               2.1.11.1-3vmw.500.0.0.469512         VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-ixgbe             2.0.84.8.2-10vmw.500.0.0.469512      VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-nx-nic            4.0.557-3vmw.500.0.0.469512          VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-r8168             8.013.00-3vmw.500.0.0.469512         VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-r8169             6.011.00-2vmw.500.0.0.469512         VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-s2io              2.1.4.13427-3vmw.500.0.0.469512      VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-sky2              1.20-2vmw.500.0.0.469512             VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
net-tg3               3.110h.v50.4-4vmw.500.0.0.469512     VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
ohci-usb-ohci         1.0-3vmw.500.0.0.469512              VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
sata-ahci             3.0-6vmw.500.0.0.469512              VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
sata-ata-piix         2.12-4vmw.500.0.0.469512             VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
sata-sata-nv          3.5-3vmw.500.0.0.469512              VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
sata-sata-promise     2.12-3vmw.500.0.0.469512             VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
sata-sata-sil         2.3-3vmw.500.0.0.469512              VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
sata-sata-svw         2.3-3vmw.500.0.0.469512              VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-adp94xx          1.0.8.12-6vmw.500.0.0.469512         VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-aic79xx          3.1-5vmw.500.0.0.469512              VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-bnx2i            1.9.1d.v50.1-3vmw.500.0.0.469512     VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-fnic             1.5.0.3-1vmw.500.0.0.469512          VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-hpsa             5.0.0-17vmw.500.0.0.469512           VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-ips              7.12.05-4vmw.500.0.0.469512          VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-lpfc820          8.2.2.1-18vmw.500.0.0.469512         VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-megaraid-mbox    2.20.5.1-6vmw.500.0.0.469512         VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-megaraid-sas     4.32-1vmw.500.0.0.469512             VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-megaraid2        2.00.4-9vmw.500.0.0.469512           VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-mpt2sas          06.00.00.00-5vmw.500.0.0.469512      VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-mptsas           4.23.01.00-5vmw.500.0.0.469512       VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-mptspi           4.23.01.00-5vmw.500.0.0.469512       VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-qla2xxx          901.k1.1-14vmw.500.0.0.469512        VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
scsi-qla4xxx          5.01.03.2-3vmw.500.0.0.469512        VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
uhci-usb-uhci         1.0-3vmw.500.0.0.469512              VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  
tools-light           5.0.0-0.0.469512                     VMware       VMwareCertified   2012-03-21  

Additional Information


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Author: Werner Fischer

Werner Fischer, working in the Knowledge Transfer team at Thomas-Krenn, completed his studies of Computer and Media Security at FH Hagenberg in Austria. He is a regular speaker at many conferences like LinuxTag, OSMC, OSDC, LinuxCon, and author for various IT magazines. In his spare time he enjoys playing the piano and training for a good result at the annual Linz marathon relay.


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