vmware cheatsheet of useful commands

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# From shell change appliance default to bash (needed for winscp transfers to vcenter)
chsh -s /bin/bash
# and back again with:
chsh -s /bin/appliancesh root
# May be pre-requisite to set shell.set --enable True in appliance root also depending on current settings

#Install certs (example: for intercepting proxy authentication):
/usr/lib/vmware-vmafd/bin/dir-cli trustedcert publish --chain --cert /path/to/cert.cer  
# Note cert must be base64 encoded on export not DER encoded!
# View installed certs with /usr/lib/vmware-vmafd/bin/dir-cli trustedcert publish --chain --cert 

#Backup Nodes config manually:
# first run a sync
vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/sync_config
# then backup configs to file which will provide a url output which can be used once only (may need wildcard substituted with correct IP/localhost)
vim-cmd hostsvc/firmware/backup_config