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ENABLE SSH. ESXI GUI: https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/28874/HOW-TO-Enable-SSH-Remote-Access-on-a-VMware-vSphere-Hypervisor-6-5-ESXi-6-5.html
CHECK VERSION AND LOOK FOR A CHEATSHEET:

] vmware -v
VMware ESXi 6.5.0 build-5969303

VM LIST

esxcli vm process list # List VMs, name , drives, etc etc

NETWORK SHOW
https://www.tunnelsup.com/networking-commands-for-the-vmware-esxi-host-command-line/

esxcfg-nics -l
Name    PCI          Driver      Link Speed      Duplex MAC Address       MTU    Description                   
vmnic0  0000:01:00.0 ntg3        Up   1000Mbps   Full   c8:1f:66:ea:fa:d2 9000   Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet
vmnic1  0000:01:00.1 ntg3        Up   1000Mbps   Full   c8:1f:66:ea:fa:d3 9000   Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet

See this link for routing: External Link

esxcfg-route -l
esxcfg-route -a default 10.8.8.126
esxcli network ip # Press Enter and see all the options
esxcli network ip interface ipv4 get # show IPs

esxcli network ip route ipv4 list     # vmk0 is physical
Network   Netmask        Gateway   Interface  Source
--------  -------------  --------  ---------  ------
default   0.0.0.0        10.8.8.1  vmk0       MANUAL  
10.8.8.0  255.255.254.0  0.0.0.0   vmk0       MANUAL

NETWORK CONFIG

nc -z 10.8.8.220 30010 # test vm port
ping 10.8.8.220 

esxcli network firewall get # firewall management

esxcli network firewall ruleset rule list | grep Inbound