List all vswif interfaces:

/usr/sbin/esxcfg-vswif -l
Name     Port Group          IP Address       Netmask          Broadcast        Enabled   DHCP
vswif0   Service Console     192.168.5.5     255.255.255.0    192.168.5.255   true      false


Delete a vswif interface:

/usr/sbin/esxcfg-vswif -d vswif0


Add a new vswif interface:

/usr/sbin/esxcfg-vswif -a -p"Service Console" -i192.168.5.5 -n255.255.255.0 vswif0


Command Options:
/usr/sbin/esxcfg-vswif
esxcfg-vswif []
-a|--add                   Add vswif, requires IP parameters.
Automatically enables interface.
-d|--del                   Delete vswif.
-l|--list                  List configured vswifs.
-e|--enable                Enable this vswif interface.
-s|--disable               Disable this vswif interface.
-p|--portgroup             Set the portgroup name of the vswif.
-i|--ip or DHCP  The IP address for this vswif or specify
DHCP to use DHCP for address.
-n|--netmask      The IP netmask for this vswif.
-b|--broadcast    The IP broadcast address for this vswif
(not required if netmask and ip are set).
-c|--check                 Check to see if a virtual NIC exists.
Program outputs a 1 if the given vswif
exists and is enabled, 0 otherwise.
-D|--disable-all           Disable all vswif interfaces.
(WARNING: This may result in a loss of network
connectivity to the Service Console).
-E|--enable-all            Enable all vswif interfaces and bring them up.
-A|--autoNet               Setup one DHCP vswif per vSwitch.
-r|--restore               Restore all vswifs from the configuration.
file (FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY).
-h|--help                  Show this message.
!!!WARNING!!!
Loss of network connectivity may result if invalid parameters are passed to
Add, Delete, Portgroup or IP operations.

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