The Infoblox CLI allows you to configure and monitor the appliance using a small set of Infoblox commands. There are some tasks, such as resetting the appliance, that you can only do through the CLI. You can access the Infoblox CLI through a direct console connection from your management system to the Infoblox appliance. (For more information, see Console Port.) You can also enable remote console access — that is, SSHv2 (Secure Shell version 2) access — through the Infoblox GUI or CLI, and then access the CLI from a remote location using an SSHv2 client. (For more information, refer to the NIOS Administrator Guide.)

Using CLI Help

You can display a list of available CLI commands by typing help at the command prompt.

Infoblox > help

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CommandSummary

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?                      Display help

delete                 Delete files

dig                    Perform a DNS lookup and print the results

exit                   Exit command interpreter

help                   Display help

ping                   Send ICMP ECHO

quit                   Exit command interpreter

reboot                 Reboot device

reset                  Reset system settings

set                    Set current system settings

show                   Show current system settings

shutdown               Shutdown device

traceroute             Route path diagnostic

ddns_add               Send DDNS update to add a record

ddns_delete            Send DDNS update to delete a record

rotate                 Rotate files

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For more detailed help about a given command, type 'help <command>'

For an in-depth explanation of a CLI command and its syntax, type help command after the command prompt.

For example:

Infoblox > help rotate

Synopsis:

rotate log [ syslog | debug | audit | ifmapserver ]

rotate file groupname filename [ filename2, filename3, ...]

Description:

Rotates the specified log file, up to 10 previous.

logfiles will be preserved

The two main groups of Infoblox CLI commands are set and show. To see the complete list of the set commands, enter help set after the command prompt. Likewise, to see a complete list of the show commands, enter help show . For information about the CLI commands, refer to the Infoblox CLI Guide.