GAIA CLISH Commands

Below are some of the most useful commands for the administration within the Gaia CLISH.

show commands

save configsave the current configuration
show commandsshows all commands
show allowed-client allshow allowed clients
show arp dynamic alldisplays the dynamic arp entries
show arp proxy allshows proxy arp
show arp static alldisplays all the static arp entry
show asdisplays autonomous system number
show assets alldisplay hardware information
show bgp statsshows bgp statistics
show bgp summaryshows summary information about bgp
show vrrp statsshow vrrp statistics
show bootp statsshows bootp/dhcp relay statistics
show bootp interfaceshow all bootp/dhcp relay interfaces
show bonding groupshow all bonding groups
show bridging groupsshow all bridging groups
show backupsshows a list of local backups
show backup statusshow the status of a backup or restore operation being performed
show backup last-successfulshow the latest successful backup
show backup logsshow the logs of the recent backups/restores performed
show clockshow current clock
show configurationshow configuration
show-config stateshows the state of configuration either saved or unsaved
show dateshows date
show dns primaryshows primary dns server
show dns secondaryshows secondary dns server
show extended commandsshows all extended commands
show groupsshows all user groups
show hostnameshow host name
show inactivity-timeoutshows inactivity-timeout settings
show interfacesshows all interfaces
show interfaces ethxshows settings related to an interface “x
show interfacesshow detailed information about all interfaces
show ipv6-stateshows ipv6 status as enabled or disabled
show management interfaceshows management interface configuration
show ntp activeshows ntp status as enabled or disabled
show ntp serversshows ntp servers
show ospf databaseshows ospf database information
show ospf neighborsshows ospf neighbors information
show ospf summaryshows ospf summary information
show pbr rulesshows policy based routing rules
show pbr summaryshows policy based routing summary information
show pbr tablesshow pbr tables
show routeshows routing table
show routed versionshows information about routed version
show snapshotsshows a list of local snapshots
show snmp agent-versionshows whether the version is v1/v2/v3
show snmp interfacesshows snmp agent interface
show snmp traps receiversshows snmp trap receivers
show timeshows local machine time
show timezoneshow configured timezone
show uptimeshow system uptime
show usersshow configured users and their homedir, uid/gid and shell
show user <username>shows settings related to a particular user
show version allshows version related to os edition, kernel version, product version etc
show virtual-system allshow virtual-systems configured
show vpn tunnelsuse to show the vpn tunnels
show vrrp statsshows vrrp status
show vrrp interfacesshows vrrp enabled interfaces

set commands

add allowed-client host any-host / add allowed-client host <ip address>add any host to the allowed clients list/ add allowed client by ipv4 address
add backup localcreate and store a backup file in /var/cpbackups/backups/( on open servers) or /var/log/cpbackup/backups/ ( on checkpoint appliances)
add backup scp ip value path value username valueadds backup to scp server
add backup tftp ip value [ interactive ]adds backup to tftp server
add snapshotcreate snapshots which backs up everything like os configuration, checkpoint configuration, versions, patch level), including the drivers
add syslog log-remote-address <ip address> level <emerg/alert/crit/err/warning/notice/info/debug/all>specifies syslog parameters
add user <username> uid <user-id-value> homedircreates a user
expertexecutes system shell
haltput system to halt
historyshows command history
lock database overrideoverrides the config-lock settings
quitexits out of a shell
rebootreboots a system
restore backup local [value]restores local backup interactively
rollbackends the transaction mode by reverting the changes made during transaction
save configsave the current configuration
set backup restore local <filename>restores a local backup
set core-dump <enable/disable>enable/disable core dumps
set date yyyy-mm-ddsets system date
set dhcp server enableenable dhcp server
set dns primary <x.x.x.x>sets primary dns ip address
set dns secondary <x.x.x.x>sets secondary dns ip address
set expert-passwordset or change password for entering into expert mode
set edition default <value>set the default edition to 32-bit or 64-bit
set hostname <value>sets system hostname
set inactivity-timeout <value>sets the inactivity timeout
set interface ethx ipv4-address x.x.x.x mask-length 24adds ip address to an interface
set ipv6-state on/offsets ipv6 status as on or off
set kernel-routes on/offsets kernel routes to on/off state
set management interface <interface name>sets an interface as management interface
set message motd valuesets message of the day
set ntp active on/offactivates ntp on/off
set ntp server primary x.x.x.x version <1/2/3/4>sets primary ntp server
set ntp server secondary x.x.x.x version <1/2/3/4>sets secondary ntp server
set snapshot revert<filename>revert the machine to the selected snapshot
set snmp agent on/offsets the snmp agent daemon on/off
set snmp agent-version <value>sets snmp agent version
set snmp community <value> read-onlysets snmp readonly community string
add snmp interface <interface name>sets snmp agent interface
set snmp traps receiver <ip address> version v1 community valuespecifies trap receiver
set snmp traps trap <value>set snmp traps
set static-route x.x.x.x/24 nexthop gateway address x.x.x.x onadds specific static route
set time <value>sets system time
set time zone <time-zone>sets the time zone
set vsx offsets vsx mode on
set vsx onsets vsx mode off
set user <username> passwordsets users password
set web session-timeout <value>sets web configuration session time-out in minutes
set web ssl-port <value>sets the web ssl-port for the system

Commands missing, want to add a command to the list ? Just add them to the comments section and we will include them.

Rick Donato

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