They are three different ways to manage the VI with a vma.

If you want to run only a single command use: working without sessionfile
If you want to run commands withing a timeperiod of 30 minutes use: working with sessionfile
If you want to run commands for more than 30 minutes use: vifastpass

working without sessionfile (username and password must be entered for each command)

e.g.
vicfg-nics -l –server server1 –username xxx –vihost xxxx
resxtop –server server1  –username xxx –vihost xxx

working with sessionfile (session lasts for 30 minutes)

Create sessionfile per vcenter server:
1.    type cd /usr/share/doc/vmware-cli/samples/session
2.    for vcenter-p: ./save_session.pl –savesessionfile /tmp/vcenter1 –server xxx –username xxx
for vcenter-t: ./save_session.pl –savesessionfile /tmp/vcenter2 –server xxx –username xxx
3.    run commands:

e.g.
vicfg-nics -l –sessionfile /tmp/vcenter1 –vihost xxx
vicfg-nics -l –sessionfile /tmp/vcenter2 –vihost xxx

resxtop does not work with sessionfile!

working with vifastpass
1.  sudo vifp addserver vcenter1 or/and sudo vifp addserver vcenter2
2.  run vifp listservers to verify that the vcenter server(s) have been added as target.
3.  Inititalize the vcenter server you need to manage (e.g.  vifpinit vcenter1)
4.    run commands

e.g.
resxtop –vihost xxx (esxhost)
vicfg-nics -l –xxx

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