Setting infos on the ESXi host with esxcli

ssh root@ESXI-host

# config data:
myhost="HOSTNAME"
mygw="0.0.0.0"
mydns="1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8"
basedomain="example1.com"
mysearch="$basedomain example2.com"
olddomains="example1-old.com example2-old.com"
myfqdn="${myhost}.${basedomain}"

# seting basic infos ...
esxcli system hostname set --host=$myhost
esxcli system hostname set --fqdn=$myfqdn

# removing old dns servers ...
esxcli network ip dns server remove --all

# adding new dns servers ...
for n in $mydns ; do
  esxcli network ip dns server add -s $n
done

# removing old search domains ...
for d in $olddomains ; do
  esxcli network ip dns search remove -d $d
done

# adding new search domains ...
for s in $mysearch ; do
  esxcli network ip dns search add -d $s
done

# setting new default gateway ...
esxcli network ip route ipv4 add --gateway $mygw --network default

# showing everyting
esxcli system hostname get
esxcli network ip dns server list
esxcli network ip dns search list
esxcli network ip route ipv4 list

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