ESXi ESXCLI Firewall Commands

You can use the ESXi Shell or ESXCLI commands to configure ESXi at the command line to automate a firewall configuration.

NOTE: You can only manage predefined ports. To create custom firewall ports you need to create XML file

CommandDescription
esxcli network firewall getReturn the enabled or disabled status of the firewall and lists default actions.
esxcli network firewall set –default-actionSet to true to set the default action to pass. Set to false to set the default action to drop.
esxcli network firewall set –enabledEnable or disable the ESXi firewall.
esxcli network firewall loadLoad the firewall module and rule set configuration files.
esxcli network firewall refreshRefresh the firewall configuration by reading the rule set files if the firewall module is loaded.
esxcli network firewall unloadDestroy filters and unload the firewall module.
esxcli network firewall ruleset listList rule sets information.
esxcli network firewall ruleset set –allowed-allSet to true to allow all access to all IPs. Set to false to use a list of allowed IP addresses.
esxcli network firewall ruleset set –enabled –ruleset-id=<string>Set enabled to true to enable the specified ruleset. Set enabled to false to disable the specified ruleset.
esxcli network firewall ruleset allowedip listList the allowed IP addresses of the specified rule set.
esxcli network firewall ruleset allowedip addAllow access to the rule set from the specified IP address or range of IP addresses.
esxcli network firewall ruleset allowedip removeRemove access to the rule set from the specified IP address or range of IP addresses.
esxcli network firewall ruleset rule listList the rules of each ruleset in the firewall.

Please like and share to spread the knowledge in the community.

Visit my FB page: https://www.facebook.com/AngrySysOps

Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRTcKGl0neismSRpDMK_M4A

Check my PowerShell workshop:

DO NOT FORGET ABOUT COMPETITION:

Please leave the comment