Virtual appliance commands
Access the command line interface (CLI) of the virtual appliance by using either an ssh session or the console.
The following paragraphs are general notes about the usage of the CLI. Examples of specific commands by using the CLI are provided through the remainder of this document.
The following example shows the transcript of using an ssh session
to access the virtual appliance.
usernameA@example.com> ssh -l admin pimva.example.com
admin@pimva.example.com's password:
Welcome to the IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager appliance
Enter "help" for a list of available commands
pimva.example.com> ispim
pimva.example.com:ispim> help
Current mode commands:
coredumps Work with the ISPIM service coredump files.
firmware_update Work with the ISPIM firmware settings.
service_properties Work with the ISPIM properties settings.
service_trace Work with the ISPIM trace settings.
trusted_certs Manage trusted certificates.
Global commands:
back Return to the previous command mode.
exit Log off from the appliance.
help Display information for using the specified command.
reboot Reboot the appliance.
shutdown End system operation and turn off the power.
top Return to the top level.
pimva.example.com:ispim> You can also access the console by using the appropriate VMware software. For example, VMware vSphere Client.
The IBM® Security Privileged Identity Manager virtual appliance CLI
commands are broadly divided into the following main sections:
- Current mode commands
- Global commands
Note: The CLI contains only a subset of the function available from
the graphical user interface.