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OptionDescription

-a, --address ip-address

IP address of the ESXi host or vCenter Server.
-u, --username username

Username of a user

with administrative rights

on the ESXi host or vCenter Server.

  1. The username on the vCenter Server can take different forms:
    • Simple username
      esxi_bind parameter example: -u myusername)
    • Username includes a domain name in one of the following two formats:
      • <domain>\<username>
        esxi_bind parameter example (quotes are mandatory):  -u 'mydomain\myusername'
      • <username>@<domain>
        esxi_bind parameter example: -u myusername@mydomain
  2. The user must have at least the following permissions:

    Excerpt
    nameVEUserPerms
    • Datastore > Allocate Space
    • VirtualMachine > Config > AddNewDisk
    • VirtualMachine > Config > RemoveDisk


-p, --password passwordPassword of the user specified in the username option.
-d, --debuglogPrint a debug log.
-h, --help
Print the usage information. Default if no parameter is selected.

Please note: if username and/or password contain Unix shell meta-characters, these characters must be escaped (enclose the string in single quotes, or add a backslash character in front of the meta-character).


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Command-Line Options of the License Server

The license server itself has some command-line options. They are described below.

Usage: license_server [options]

OptionDescription

-p, --password

Change the password of the web GUI user charon. Available starting with version 1.1.14.
-s, --statusDisplay the status of the license_server. Available starting with version 1.1.18.
-h, --helpPrint the usage information
No parameterIf run without parameters, the system will attempt to start the license server.

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