Method 1 – Issuing commands on the default target

Follow these steps to issue commands on the default target:

1. Set the intended server as the default target for all commands:

Syntax:
vifptarget –s <servername>
Example:
vifptarget –s esxi65ga-1.vcloud.local

2. Issue the CLI commands, as you would at an ESXi host's console, as depicted here:

esxcli system version get