The Infoblox CLI allows you to configure and monitor the appliance using a small set of Infoblox commands. 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 Grid Master, 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. 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.