The NIOS CLI allows you to configure and monitor the appliance using a small set of NIOS commands. Some tasks, such as resetting the appliance, can be done only through the CLI. You can access the NIOS 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 SSHv2 (Secure Shell version 2) access through the Grid Manager or CLI, and then access the CLI from a remote location using an SSHv2 client. (For more information, refer to the Infoblox NIOS Administrator Guide.)

Using CLI Help

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

For example:

Infoblox > help

? 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

To view 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 NIOS 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.