Basic CLI Commands and Options

The Oracle ILOM CLI supports the following basic commands and options.

Note:

The options that are enclosed in squared brackets ([]) are optional, those that are enclosed in angle brackets (<>) are keywords, and those that are separated by a pipe (|) indicate a choice of a keyword or option.

Command	Command Options	Description
cd	[-default] < target >	Navigates the target namespace. -default — Selects the initial default target.
create	< target > [< property >=< value >]	Creates a target and property values in the namespace (for example, to add a user and specify the user's role and password).
delete	[-script] < target >	Removes an object from the namespace (for example, to delete a user account). -script — Skips warnings and prompts normally associated with the command (assumes “yes” for prompts).
dump	-destination < URI > [-force] [< target >]	Transfers a file from a target to a remote location specified by the URI (for example, a configuration or service snapshot). -f|-force — Overrides internal checks and dumps the requested file. -destination <URI> — Specifies the required destination path using the uniform resource identifier (URI) format.
exit	None.	Terminates a CLI session.
help	[-format wrap|nowrap] [-output terse|verbose]	Displays Help information for commands, targets, and target properties. -format wrap|nowrap — Specifies the screen format for Help text. -o|-output terse|verbose — Specifies the amount of Help text to b e displayed.
load	[-output verbose] [-force] [-script] -source < URI >	Transfers a file from an indicated source to an indicated target (for example, a configuration or firmware image). -o|-output verbose — Specifies the amount of information text to be displayed. -f|-force — Overrides internal checks and dumps the requested file. -script — Skips warnings and prompts normally associated with the command (assumes “yes” for prompts). -source <URI> — Specifies the required source path using the uniform resource identifier (URI) format.
reset	For X86: [-script] < target > For SPARC: [-script] [-force] < target >	Reset a target (for example, the power to a host server or to the service processor). -f|-force — Specify the action will be performed immediately. -script — Skips warnings and prompts normally associated with the command (assumes “yes” for prompts).
set	[< target >] < property >=< value > [< property >=< value >]	Sets target properties to the specified value.
show	[-display targets|properties|commands|all]|[-a] [-level 1|2|3...255|all] [-format wrap|nowrap] [-output table] [-t] [< target >] [< property > < property >]	Displays information about targets and properties. -d|-display — Specifies the information to be displayed. -a — Same as -display all. -l|-level — Specifies the relative level in the target hierarchy to which the action will apply. -format wrap|nowrap — Specifies screen format. -o|-output table — Specifies to display the output in table format. -t - Same as -level all -output table.
start	[-script] [-force] < target >	Starts the target (for example, the host system, or an Oracle ILOM internal shell). -script — Skips warnings and prompts normally associated with the command (assumes “yes” for prompts). -f|-force — Overrides internal checks and performs the action immediately.
stop	[-script] [-force] < target >	Stops the target (for example, the host system). -script — Skips warnings and prompts normally associated with the command (assumes ???yes' for prompts). -f|-force — Overrides internal checks and performs the action immediately.
version	None.	Displays the service processor firmware version.