Infoblox CLI

Some output from doing the help command when you ssh into the Infoblox NIOS

Infoblox > help

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  Command         Summary
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  ?               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

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For more detailed help about a given command, type 'help '

Infoblox > help delete

Synopsis:

  delete

Description:

     delete file            : Delete the selected file(s)

Infoblox > help dig

Synopsis:

   dig [@server_address]
      -- type can be any of the following
         a, a6, aaaa, afsdb, any, apl, axfr, cert, cname,
         dhcid, dlv, dname, dnskey, ds, gpos, hinfo, hip,
         ipseckey, isdn, ixfr=serial_number, key, keydata, kx, loc,
         maila, mailb, mb, md, mf, mg, minfo, mr, mx,
         naptr, none, ns, nsap, nsap_ptr, nsec, nsec3,
         nsec3param, null, nxt, opt, ptr, px, rp, rrsig,
         rt, sig, soa, spf, srv, sshfp, tkey, tsig, txt,
         unspec, wks, x25
         The default is type "a"
      -- opt is one or more of the following
                 -x                  (shortcut for in-addr lookups; hostname is an IP address)
                 -b address          (bind to source address)
                 -y name:key         (specify named base64 tsig key)
                 +vc                 (TCP mode)
                 +norecurse          (Disable recursive mode)
                 +short              (Disable everything except short form of answer)
                 +nssearch           (Search all authoritative nameservers)
                 +trace              (Trace delegation down from root)
                 +cdflag             (Request server perform no DNSSEC validation)
                 +dnssec             (Request that server sends DNSSEC records)
                 +multiline          (Print records like SOA and DNSKEY in multi-line format)

   dig [@server_address] inverse

Description:

   Perform a DNS lookup and print the results.

Infoblox > help ping

Synopsis:

  ping [ hostname | ip_address ]
      -- is any of
                 numerical            (avoid DNS lookups)
                 from       (use src_addr as source address)
                 v6                   (IPv6 hostname)
                 broadcast            (allow pinging to broadcast address)
                 ttl            (time to live)
                 packetsize    (number of data bytes to be sent)
                 count       (number of ECHO_REQUEST packets to be sent
                                       (default 5, maximum 250))

Description:

   Send sequential ICMP ECHO requests to a remote host and display
   the results.

Infoblox > help reboot

Synopsis:

  reboot

Description:

  Reboots the machine.

Infoblox > help reset

Synopsis:

  reset [ all | database | arp | ssh_keys | reporting_data ]

Description:

     reset all             : Reset system to factory defaults and, optionally, remove all licenses.
     reset database        : Reset system settings
     reset arp             : Reset system settings
     reset ssh_keys        : Reset system settings
     reset reporting_data  : Reset system settings

Infoblox > Infoblox > help set

Synopsis:

  set [ bgp | bloxtools | cc_mode | connection_limit | debug
       | default_revert_window | delete_tasks_interval | dhcpd_recv_sock_buf_size | dns | forced_autosync
       | grid_upgrade | ipv6_ospf | ibtrap | ip_rate_limit | ipv6_disable_on_dad
       | ipv6_neighbor | ipv6_status | interface | lcd | lcd_settings
       | license | lines | log_txn_id | lom | membership
       | mld_version_1 | monitor | named_recv_sock_buf_size | network | nogrid
       | nomastergrid | nosafemode | ocsp | overload_bootp | ospf
       | promote_master | phonehome | prompt | remote_console | reporting_cert
       | revert_grid | safemode | scheduled | security | session_timeout
       | snmptrap | support_access | sysname | thresholdtrap | temp_license
       | static_route | term ]

Description:

     set bgp             : Set BGP logging configuration
     set bloxtools       : Set Bloxtools properties
     set cc_mode         : Set Common Criteria mode
     set connection_limit : Set the per client IP address protocol maximum connection limit
     set debug           : Enable/disable debug logging
     set default_revert_window : Set the default revert window for the Grid
     set delete_tasks_interval : Set time in days to delete completed scheduled tasks from the system
     set dhcpd_recv_sock_buf_size : Set UDP receive socket buffer size for dhcpd in KB
     set dns             : Control recursive DNS cache and inbound zone transfers
     set forced_autosync : Force autosync when joining grid
     set grid_upgrade    : Set grid_upgrade properties
     set ipv6_ospf       : Set IPv6 OSPF logging configuration
     set ibtrap          : Set Infoblox Trap configuration
     set ip_rate_limit   : Configure ip rate limit settings
     set ipv6_disable_on_dad : Set IPv6 disabled on interface if duplicate address detected.
     set ipv6_neighbor   : Add/Clear IPv6 neighbor entries
     set ipv6_status     : Enable/disable IPv6.
     set interface       : Set MGMT/HA/LAN1/LAN2 interface speed/duplex settings
     set lcd             : 'keys on|off' will turn on|off the LCD input keys
     set lcd_settings    : Set LCD display settings
     set license         : Install a license after you enter a license string
     set lines           : Set number of lines per page for this session
     set log_txn_id      : Enable/disable display of DHCP transaction ID.
     set lom             : Set LOM network settings
     set membership      : Set the device's grid
     set mld_version_1   : Set IPv6 Multicast Listener Discovery to Version 1
     set monitor         : 'dns on|off' will turn on|off dns latency monitoring and 'dns alert on|off' will turn alerts on or off
     set named_recv_sock_buf_size : Set UDP receive socket buffer size for named in KB
     set network         : Set system network settings
     set nogrid          : Leave the current grid
     set nomastergrid    : Leave the current master grid
     set nosafemode      : Unset safemode on unit re-enabling DNS/DHCP services
     set ocsp            : Set OCSP off
     set overload_bootp  : Enable/disable overloading BOOTP packets.
     set ospf            : Set OSPF logging configuration
     set promote_master  : Promote this node to be the grid master settings
     set phonehome       : Enable/Disable Phone Home
     set prompt          : Set prompt as hostname|user@hostname|ip|user@ip
     set remote_console  : Enable/disable remote console access
     set reporting_cert  : Set new reporting authentication certificate
     set revert_grid     : revert the grid to previous version
     set safemode        : Set unit into safemode disabling DNS/DHCP services
     set scheduled       : Set the automatic restarts per hour triggered by scheduled tasks
     set security        : Enable/Disable security, and set access ranges
     set session_timeout : Set GUI/CLI session timeout
     set snmptrap        : Send traps through snmptrap command
     set support_access  : Enable/Disable support access
     set sysname         : Set sysname properties
     set thresholdtrap   : Set Infoblox Threshold Trap configuration
     set temp_license    : Generate and install a temporary 60-day license
     set static_route    : Configure static routes
     set term            : Set TERM type for commands

Infoblox > help show

Synopsis:

  show [ arp | bgp | bloxtools | capacity | cc_mode
       | config | connection_limit | connections | cpu | date
       | debug | delete_tasks_interval | dhcp_gss_tsig | dhcpd_recv_sock_buf_size | dhcpv6_gss_tsig
       | disk | dns | dns_gss_tsig | file | hardware_status
       | hwid | ibtrap | interface | ipv6_disable_on_dad | ipv6_neighbor
       | ipv6_ospf | ipv6_bgp | ip_rate_limit | lcd | lcd_info
       | lcd_settings | license | log | logfiles | log_txn_id
       | lom | memory | mld_version | monitor | named_recv_sock_buf_size
       | network | ntp | ocsp | overload_bootp | ospf
       | phonehome | remote_console | routes | scheduled | security
       | session_timeout | snmp | status | support_access | tech-support
       | thresholdtrap | temperature | upgrade_compatible | upgrade_history | uptime
       | version | vpn_cert_dates | static_routes ]

Description:

     show arp             : Display system ARP cache
     show bgp             : Display BGP related information
     show bloxtools       : Display bloxTools status
     show capacity        : Display DB usage for this member
     show cc_mode         : Display Common Criteria settings
     show config          : Display dns, dhcp configuration file
     show connection_limit : Display the per client IP address protocol maximum connection limit
     show connections     : Display all TCP/UDP connections
     show cpu             : Display the processor and memory statistics
     show date            : Display the date, time and time zone of the appliance
     show debug           : Display the status of debugging
     show delete_tasks_interval : Display number of days to delete completed scheduled tasks from the system
     show dhcp_gss_tsig   : Display diagnostics for DHCP GSS-TSIG
     show dhcpd_recv_sock_buf_size : Display UDP socket receive buffer size used by dhcpd for this member
     show dhcpv6_gss_tsig : Display diagnostics for DHCPv6 GSS-TSIG
     show disk            : Display the disk space used
     show dns             : Show DNS query statistics and recursive cache
     show dns_gss_tsig    : Display diagnostics for DNS GSS-TSIG
     show file            : Display the content(s) of a file(s)
     show hardware_status : Display the hardware status
     show hwid            : Display the hardware ID
     show ibtrap          : Display Infoblox Trap information
     show interface       : Display network interface details
     show ipv6_disable_on_dad : Display whether IPv6 is disabled if duplicate IPv6 address is detected on that interface
     show ipv6_neighbor   : Display IPv6 neighbor details
     show ipv6_ospf       : Display IPv6 OSPF related information
     show ipv6_bgp        : Display IPv6 BGP related information
     show ip_rate_limit   : Display ip rate limit rules
     show lcd             : Display whether the LCD keys are turned on or off
     show lcd_info        : Display info shown on the LCD
     show lcd_settings    : Display LCD settings
     show license         : Display product and maintenance licenses
     show log             : Display the specified system log
     show logfiles        : Display the size of the system log files
     show log_txn_id      : Display whether the DHCP packets transaction id logging turned on or off
     show lom             : Display LOM network/user settings
     show memory          : Display the memory statistics
     show mld_version     : Display IPv6 Multicast Listener Discovery Version
     show monitor         : Display current network monitor settings
     show named_recv_sock_buf_size : Display UDP socket receive buffer size used by named for this member
     show network         : Display current network settings
     show ntp             : Display NTP associations and statistics
     show ocsp            : Display OCSP related information
     show overload_bootp  : Display whether the Overload BOOTP functionality is turned on or off
     show ospf            : Display OSPF related information
     show phonehome       : Display Phone Home settings
     show remote_console  : Display remote console access settings
     show routes          : Display src rules and routes
     show scheduled       : Display number of automatic restarts per hour for scheduled tasks
     show security        : Display current security settings
     show session_timeout : Display gui/cli session timeout
     show snmp            : Display SNMP information such as contents of variables
     show status          : Display Grid and HA status
     show support_access  : Display support access settings
     show tech-support    : Display output for all show commands
     show thresholdtrap   : Display Infoblox Threshold Trap information
     show temperature     : Display the temperature
     show upgrade_compatible : Show upgrade compatibility with release
     show upgrade_history : Display upgrade history
     show uptime          : Display the uptime of the appliance
     show version         : Display the product version
     show vpn_cert_dates  : Display VPN certificate dates
     show static_routes   : Display static routes details

Infoblox > help shutdown

Synopsis:

  shutdown

Description:

  Shuts down the machine.

Infoblox > help traceroute

Synopsis:

  traceroute [ hostname | ip_address ]
      -- is any of
                 numerical        (avoid DNS lookups)
                 from   (use src_addr as source address)
                 ICMP             (use ICMP ECHO - this is the default)
                 UDP              (use UDP)
                 TCP        (use TCP with specified destination port)
                 v6               (IPv6 hostname)

Description:

    Print the route that packets take to a remote host.

Infoblox > help ddns_add

Synopsis:

  ddns_add

Description:

    domain-name - FQDN of record to add
    ttl - TTL value
    type - Type of record to add
    data - RDATA portion of record
    keyname:secret - tsig keyname and secret to send DDNS updates. This is optional

Infoblox > help ddns_delete

Synopsis:

  ddns_delete [type ]

Description:

    domain-name - FQDN of record to delete
    type - Type of record to delete. This is optional
    keyname:secret - tsig keyname and secret to send DDNS updates. This is optional

Infoblox > help rotate

Synopsis:

  rotate log [ syslog | debug | audit | ifmapserver ]
  rotate file groupname filename

Description:

  Rotates the specified log file, up to 10 previous.
  logfiles will be preserved