Using the vic-machine CLI Utility

After you deploy the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance, you download the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine bundle from the appliance and unpack it on your usual working machine. For information about how to download the bundle, see Download the vSphere Integrated Containers Engine Bundle.

The vSphere Integrated Containers Engine bundle includes the vic-machine CLI utility. You use vic-machine to deploy and manage virtual container hosts (VCHs) at the command line.

• Running vic-machine Commands
• Obtain Certificate Thumbprints
• Set Environment Variables
• Open the Required Ports on ESXi Hosts
• Deploy a VCH to an ESXi Host with No vCenter Server
• Deploy a VCH to a Basic vCenter Server Cluster
• Verify the Deployment of a VCH
• VCH Boot Options