---
name: "fusioninventory-esx"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "fusioninventory-agent-task-esx"
version: "1:2.6-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fusioninventory-esx"
---

# fusioninventory-esx(1p)

vCenter/ESX/ESXi remote inventory from command line

## NAME

fusioninventory-esx - vCenter/ESX/ESXi remote inventory from command line

## SYNOPSIS

fusioninventory-esx --host \<host\> --user \<user\> --password \<password\> --directory \<directory\>

```
  Options:
    --help                 this menu
    --host hostname        ESX server hostname
    --user username        user name
    --password xxxx        user password
    --directory directory  output directory
    --tag tag              tag for the inventoried machine
  Advanced options:
    --dump                 also dump esx host full info datas in a *-hostfullinfo.dump file
    --dumpfile file        generate one inventory from a *-hostfullinfo.dump file
```

## EXAMPLES

```
    % fusioninventory-esx --host myesx --user foo --password bar --directory /tmp
```

You can import the .ocs file in your inventory server with the fusioninventory-injector tool.

```
    %fusioninventory-injector -v --file /tmp/*.ocs -u https://example/plugins/fusioninventory/
```

## DESCRIPTION

*fusioninventory-esx* creates inventory of remote ESX/ESXi and vCenter VMware. It uses the SOAP interface of the remote server.

Supported systems:

- *ESX and ESXi 3.5*

  - *ESX and ESXi 4.1*

  - *ESXi 5.0*

  - *vCenter 4.1*

  - *vCenter 5.0*

  Active Directory users, please note the AD authentication doesn't work. You must create a account on the VMware server.

## LIMITATION

So far, ESX serial number are not collected.

## SECURITY

The SSL hostname check of the server is disabled.