The Oracle VM Manager Command Line Interface is a Java-based daemon that runs on the system where Oracle VM Manager is installed, and interfaces with the Oracle VM Manager Server using the Web Services API. Access to the CLI is provided via an SSH connection available on a customizable TCP port, set to TCP 10000 by default. Any SSH client can be used to access the CLI, which provides its own shell and supports SSH key-based authentication.

The Oracle VM Manager Command Line Interface enables administrators to manage the entire Oracle VM environment from the shell, and facilitates programmatic setup and control of an environment through the use of simple shell or Expect scripts. Every action that is available via the Oracle VM Manager Web Interface is also available via the CLI.

As an independent component of the Oracle VM Manager suite of applications, the Oracle VM Manager Command Line Interface can be disabled if it is not required within an environment.

Full usage of the Oracle VM Manager Command Line Interface, including syntax and examples, is covered in the Oracle VM Manager Command Line Interface User's Guide.