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Each vShield virtual machine contains a command line interface (CLI). This appendix details CLI usage and
commands.
User account management in the CLI is separate from user account management in the vShield Manager user
interface.
This appendix
includes the following topics:
“Logging In and Out of the CLI”
on page 87
“CLI Command Modes”
on page 87
“CLI Syntax”
on page 88
“Moving Around in the CLI”
on page 88
“Getting Help within the CLI”
on page 89
“Securing CLI User Accounts and the Privileged Mode Password”
on page 89
“Command Reference”
on page 91
Logging In and Out of the CLI
Before you can run CLI commands, you must initiate a console session to a vShield virtual machine. To open
a console session within the vSphere Client, select the vShield virtual machine from the inventory panel and
click the
Console
tab. You can log in to the CLI by using the default user name
admin
and password
default
.
You can also use SSH to access the CLI. By default, SSH access is disabled. Use the
ssh
command to enable
and disable the SSH service on a vShield virtual appliance. See
“ssh”
on page 100.
To log out, type
exit
from either Basic or Privileged mode.
CLI Command Modes
The commands available to you at any given time depend on the mode you are currently in.
Basic: Basic mode is a read-only mode. To have access to all commands, you must enter Privileged mode.
Privileged: Privileged mode commands allow support-level options such as debugging and system
diagnostics. Privileged mode configurations are not saved upon reboot. You must run the
write memory
command to save Privileged mode configurations.
Command Line Interface
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vShield Edge virtual machines have Basic mode only.
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