CLI Commands
- Naveen J Oommen
The basic Infoblox CLI commands are alphabetically listed in the following table.
CLI Command | Description |
|---|---|
| ? | Displays the help information. |
| ddns_add | Sends DDNS updates to add records. |
| ddns_delete | Sends DDNS updates to delete records. |
| delete | Deletes specific files. |
| dig | Performs a DNS lookup and prints the results. |
| dns_a_record_delete | Delete a DNS A record |
| exit | Exits the command interpreter. |
| help | Displays the help information. |
| ping | Sends ICMP ECHO requests to verify that the host is functioning properly. |
| quit | Exits the command interpreter. |
| reboot | Reboots the Infoblox appliance. |
| reset | Resets the system settings. |
| rotate | Rotates specific files. |
| set | Sets the current system settings. This command has other related commands. |
| show | Shows the current system settings. This command has other related commands. |
| shutdown | Shuts down the Infoblox appliance. |
| traceroute | Displays the path or route diagnostic information of the IPv4/IPv6 packets. |
The
reset
, set , and show commands each have related commands. To view a complete list of the related commands on the remote console , go to the command prompt and enter
help set
or
help show
.
Note
For the CLI set traffic_capture password field will support only these special characters, A-Z, a-z, 0-9, [, ], ., _(underscore), /, \, #, &, @, %, ,(Comma), ~, !, $, `(grave accent), {, }, (, ), =,- (dash), *, ^, +, ?.
Using CLI Help
You can display a list of available CLI commands by typing help at the command prompt. For example:
> help
? Display help
ddns_add Send DDNS update to add a record
ddns_delete Send DDNS update to delete a record
delete Delete files
dig Perform a DNS lookup and print the results
dns_a_record_delete Delete a DNS A record
exit Exit command interpreter
help Display help
ping Send ICMP ECHO
quit Exit command interpreter
reboot Reboot device
reset Reset system settings
rotate Rotate files
set Set current system settings
show Show current system settings
shutdown Shutdown device
traceroute Route path diagnostic
To view a detailed explanation about a CLI command and its syntax, type help <command> after the command prompt. For example:
> 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