System Management

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Network Interfaces

This section describes the commands that configure and monitor the network interface.

Interface

interface

	interface <eno8303 \| eno8403 \| eno12399np0 \| eno12409np1 \| ib0 \| ib1 \| ib2 \| ib3> Enters a network interface context.
Syntax Description	eno8303	Management port 0 (out of band)
	eno8403	Management port 1 (out of band)
	eno12399np0	Management port 2 (out of band)
	eno12409np1	Management port 3 (out of band)
	ib0	InfiniBand interface 0
	ib1	InfiniBand interface 1
	ib2	InfiniBand interface 2 (UFM 3.0 only)
	ib3	InfiniBand interface 3 (UFM 3.0 only)
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.3.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # interface eno8303 ufmapl (config interface eno8303) #`
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	N/A

show interfaces

	show interfaces [eno8303 \| eno8403 \| eno12399np0 \| eno12409np1 \| ib0 \| ib1 \| ib2 \| ib3] Displays information about the network interfaces.
Syntax Description	eno8303	Management port 0 (out of band)
	eno8403	Management port 1 (out of band)
	eno12399np0	Management port 2 (out of band)
	eno12409np1	Management port 3 (out of band)
	ib0	InfiniBand interface 0
	ib1	InfiniBand interface 1
	ib2	InfiniBand interface 2 (UFM 3.0 only)
	ib3	InfiniBand interface 3 (UFM 3.0 only)
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	enable
History	1.6.0	Updated example and added command syntax
History	1.4.1	First release
Example	Copy Copied! swx-ufm3-06 # show interfaces eno8303 Interface eno8303 status: Comment : Admin up : yes Link up : yes DHCP running : yes IP address : 10.209.36.101 Netmask : 255.255.252.0 IPv6 enabled : yes Autoconf enabled : N/A Autoconf route : N/A Autoconf privacy : N/A DHCPv6 running : yes IPv6 addresses : 2 IPv6 address: fcfc:fcfc:209:36:b27b:25ff:fee9:30c8/64 fe80::b27b:25ff:fee9:30c8/64 Speed : 1000Mb/s (auto) Duplex : Full (auto) Interface type : ethernet Interface source : physical MTU : 1500 HW address : b0:7b:25:e9:30:c8 Rx: 6109552397 bytes 45457113 packets 36881549 mcast packets 295 discards 0 errors 0 overruns 0 frame Tx: 242521186 bytes 1211397 packets 0 discards 0 errors N/A overruns 0 carrier 1211397 collisions 1000 queue len
Related Commands	interface <ifname> ip address <IP address> <netmask>
Notes

ip address

	ip address <IP address> <netmask> Sets the IP address and netmask of this interface.
Syntax Description	IP address	IPv4 address
Syntax Description	netmask	Subnet mask of IP address
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config interface
History	1.3.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config interface eno8303) # ip address 10.10.10.10 255.255.255.0`
Related Commands	interface
Notes	The command sequence is important. The `ip address` command should be used first during automation since it clears both default-gateway and name-server settings

ipv6 address

	ipv6 address <IPv6 address>/<netmask> Configures static IPv6 address and netmask to this interface, static option is possible.
Syntax Description	IPv6 address/netmask	Configures a static IPv6 address and netmask. Format example: 2001:db8:1234::5678/64.
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config interface management
History	1.3.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config interface eno8303)# ipv6 address fe80::202:c9ff:fe5e:a5d8/6`
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	N/A

Hostname

hostname

	hostname <hostname> Sets a static system hostname.
Syntax Description	hostname	String
Default
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.3.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl(config) # hostname ufmapl-hostname`
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	N/A

ip name-server

	ip name-server <no ip name-server> no ip name-server Configures DNS servers to be used. The no form of the command clears the name server.
Syntax Description	IPv4 address	IPv4 address
Syntax Description	IPv6 address	IPv6 address
Default	No server name
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.4.2	Updated command description and added the a no form of the command
History	1.3.0	First release
Example	ufmapl (config)# ip name-server 9.9.9.9
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	The command sequence is important. The `ip name-server` command should be used during automation, after running the `ip address` and the `ip default-gateway` commands

{ip | ipv6} host

	{ip \| ipv6} host <hostname> <ip-address> no {ip \| ipv6} host <hostname> <ip-address> Sets the static domain name. The no form of the command clears the domain name.
Syntax Description	hostname	String
Syntax Description	ip-address	IPv4 or IPv6 address
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.5.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config)# ip host test-host 1.2.3.4 ufmapl (config)# ipv6 host my-ipv6-host 2001::8f9`
Related Commands	show hosts
Notes

show hosts

	show hosts Displays hostname, DNS configuration, and static host mappings.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any configuration mode
History	1.4.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # show hosts Hostname: swx-ufm3-02 Name servers: 10.211.0.124 (on eno8303) 10.211.0.121 (on eno8303) 10.7.77.135 (on eno8303) Domain names: mtr.labs.mlnx (on eno8303) Static IPv4 host mappings: 127.0.0.1 --> localhost Static IPv6 host mappings: ::1 --> localhost ::1 --> ip6-localhost ::1 --> ip6-loopback ff02::1 --> ip6-allnodes ff02::2 --> ip6-allrouters`
Related Commands	N/A
Noes	N/A

Routing

ip default-gateway

	ip default-gateway <address> no ip default-gateway <address> Configures a static default route. The no form of the command removes the static route.
Syntax Description	address	gateway IPv4 or IPv6 address
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.4.2	Updated syntax description and added a no form of the command
History	1.3.0	First release
Example	ufmapl (config)# ip default-gateway 10.209.36.1
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	The command sequence is important. The `ip default-gateway` command should be used during automation, after running the `ip address` command as it requires a static IP setting

ipv6 default-gateway

	ipv6 default-gateway <address> no ipv6 default-gateway <address> Configures a static default route. The no form of the command removes the static route.
Syntax Description	address	gateway IPv6 address
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.4.2
Example	ufmapl (config)# ip default-gateway ::1
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	The command sequence is important. The `ip default-gateway` command should be used during automation, after running the `ip address` command as it requires a static IP setting

show {ip | ipv6} route

	show {ip \| ipv6} route [static] Displays the routing table in the system.
Syntax Description	static	Filters the table with the static route entries
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Enable
History	1.6.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # show ip route Destination Mask Gateway Interface Source default 0.0.0.0 10.209.36.1 eno8303 dhcp 10.209.36.0 255.255.252.0 0.0.0.0 eno8303 interface 10.209.36.1 255.255.255.255 0.0.0.0 eno8303 dhcp 169.254.1.0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0 idrac interface 172.17.0.0 255.255.0.0 0.0.0.0 docker0 interface`
Related Commands	{ip \| ipv6} route
Notes

show {ip | ipv6} default-gateway

	show {ip \| ipv6} default-gateway [static] Displays the default gateway.
Syntax Description	static	Displays the static configuration of the default gateway
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Enable
History	1.6.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # show ip default-gateway Active default gateways: 10.209.36.1 (interface: eno8303)`
Related Commands	{ip \| ipv6} default-gateway
Notes

NTP

ntp enable

	ntp enable Enables NTP.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.3.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # ntp enable`
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	N/A

ntp server

	ntp server <address> no ntp server <address> Configures an NTP server The no form of the command removes NTP server
Syntax Description	address	IPv4 or IPv6 address
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.4.2	Updated the command description and added a no form of the command
History	1.3.0	First release
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # ntp server 10.10.10.10`
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	N/A

ntp peer

	ntp peer <address> no ntp peer <address> Configures an NTP peer The no form of the command removes the NTP peer
Syntax Description	address	IPv4 or IPv6 address
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.4.2	Added the no form of the command
History	1.3.0	First release
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # ntp peer 11.11.11.11`
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	N/A

Software Management

image fetch

	image fetch <URL> Downloads a system image from a remote host.
Syntax Description	URL	HTTPS, SCP and SFTP are supported Example: scp://username[:password]@hostname/path/filename
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.5.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # image fetch scp://root:123456@192.168.10.125/tmp/ufm-appliance-1.5.0-6-omu.tar 100.0%[###########################################################################################]`
Related Commands	show images
Notes	The image format must be as follows: ufm-appliance-<version>-omu.tar Please delete the previously available image, prior to fetching the new image See section UFM Enterprise Appliance In-Service Upgrade

image install

	image install <image-name> Installs an image file.
Syntax Description	image name	Specifies the image name
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.5.0
Example	Copy Copied! ufmapl (config) # image install ufm-appliance-1.5.0-6-omu.tar Verifying image... Extracting image... Installing image... 20230809-07_24_52: UFM-OS UPGRADE to version 23.07.18-3 STARTED 20230809-07_24_52: UFM_OS_UPGRADE [STARTED ] WARNING!!! /tmp/ufm_os_upgrade_ml2ah98f/ufm-appliance-1.5.0-4-omu/ufm-os-upgrade.sh will require a restart upon completion. OFED drivers, kernel and kernel models will not work properly until the server is rebooted!!! In case of a change to the secureboot certificate , a message will be prompted to the screen to indicate that an action is needed when restarting. 20230809-07_24_52: HighAvailability is detected, node role is: stand-by 20230809-07_24_53: Check if ufm-enterprise.service is running 20230809-07_24_53: ufm-enterprise.service is not running, continue with the upgrade 20230809-07_24_53: Extracting ISO... 20230809-07_24_53: CERTIFICATE-VALIDATION [PASSED ] 20230809-07_24_54: HA-STANDBY-MODE-ACTIVATE [PASSED ] 20230809-07_24_54: Backup HA cluster config to /var/tmp/ufm_os_upgrade_23_07_18-3/pcs_config_backup_23.07.18-3.tar.bz2 20230809-07_24_55: HA-PREPARATION [PASSED ] 20230809-07_24_55: A newer kernel version is detected: 4.15.0-213-generic, installing 20230809-07_25_22: KERNEL-UPGRADE [PASSED ] 20230809-07_25_22: Preparing MOFED repo 20230809-07_25_24: MOFED-PREPARATION [PASSED ] 20230809-07_25_24: Upgrading UFM-APPLIANCE SW 20230809-07_27_01: Upgrading UFM-APPLIANCE SW finished 20230809-07_27_01: APPLIANCE-UPGRADE [PASSED ] 20230809-07_27_01: HA-PACKAGES-UPGRADE [SKIPPED ] 20230809-07_27_01: Upgrading telemetry packages... 20230809-07_27_01: TELEMETRY-REQUIREMENTS-UPGRADE [PASSED ] 20230809-07_27_06: updating firmware 20230809-07_27_19: FW-UPGRADE [PASSED ] 20230809-07_27_19: Upgrading packages... 20230809-07_28_15: PACKAGES-UPGRADE [PASSED ] 20230809-07_28_15: Upgrading collection tools... 20230809-07_28_15: Updating FW rules 20230809-07_28_20: FIREWALL-PORTS [PASSED ] 20230809-07_28_20: UFMCLI tar is copied to /opt/ufm-os-firstboot to run on next-boot. 20230809-07_28_20: UFMCLI-PREPERATION [PASSED ] 20230809-07_28_20: HA-STANDBY-MODE-DEACTIVATE [PASSED ] 20230809-07_28_20: UFM-OS-UPGRADE [PASSED ] 20230809-07_28_20: UPGRADE finished, kernel modules, OFED and new kernel wont function properly until reboot is performed. 20230809-07_28_20: Please reboot the server. Please check log file for more details: /var/log/ufm_os_upgrade_23.07.18-3.log Upgrade steps status information: /var/log/ufm_os_upgrade_23.07.18-3_status.log.
Related Commands	show images
Notes	The image should be installed on the standby node only. Installation on the master node is not allowed. Once the installation is complete, perform system reboot using the command: Copy Copied! `reload`

image delete

	image delete <image-name> Deletes the specified image file from the hard drive.
Syntax Description	image-name	Specifies the image name
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.5.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # image delete ufm-appliance-1.5.0-6-omu.tar`
Related Commands	show images
Notes

show images

	show image Displays information about the system images and boot parameters.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any configuration mode
History	1.5.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # show images Installed images: Partition 1: version: ufm_appliance UFMAPL_1.4.3.1_UFM_6.13.2.5 2023-06-13 08:42:27 x86_64 Images available to be installed: 1: Image : ufm-appliance-1.5.0-6-omu.tar`
Related Commands	image delete image fetch image install
Notes

User Management and AAA

User Accounts

username

	username root disable no username root disable Disable logging into root account The no form of the command reenable login into root account
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.4.1
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # username root disable`
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	N/A

username admin password

	username admin password <password> Changes the "admin" user password.
Syntax Description	password	Specifies a password for the user in string form.
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.4.2
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # username admin password 123456`
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	N/A

AAA Methods

aaa authentication login default

	aaa authentication login default <auth method> [<auth method>] Sets a sequence of authentication methods. Up to two methods can be configured.
Syntax Description	auth-method	Possible values: local tacacs+
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.6.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # aaa authentication login default local tacacs+`
Related Commands	show aaa
Notes	Setting tacacs+ as one of the authentication methods enables tacacs. Setting no taccas+ and only local in the authentication methods disables tacacs.

show aaa

	show aaa Displays the AAA configuration.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Enable
History	1.6.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl [ mgmt-sa ] (config) # show aaa AAA authorization: Map Order: remote-only Authentication method(s): local tacacs+ Accounting method(s): tacacs+`
Related Commands	aaa authentication login default
Notes

TACACS+

tacacs-server

	tacacs-server {key <secret> \| timeout <seconds>} no tacacs-server {key \| timeout} Sets global TACACS+ server attributes. The no form of the command resets the attributes to default values.
Syntax Description	key	Set a secret key (shared hidden text string) known to the system and to the TACACS+ server
Syntax Description	timeout	Timeout in seconds (1-60)
Default	1 second
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.6.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # tacacs-server key testkey`
Related Commands	show tacacs tacacs-server host
Notes	Each TACACS+ server can override the global secret parameter using the command "tacacs-server host"

tacacs-server host

	tacacs-server host <ip-address> {auth-port <port> \| key <secret>} no tacacs-server host <ip-address> {auth-port <port>} Configures TACACS+ server attributes. The no form of the command removes the TACACS+ server.
Syntax Description	ip-address	TACACS+ server IP address
	auth-port	TACACS+ server UDP port number
	key	Set a secret key (shared hidden text string) known to the system and to the TACACS+ server
Default	Default TCP port is 49
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.6.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # tacacs-server key testkey`
Related Commands	show tacacs tacacs-server
Notes	TACACS+ servers are tried in the order they are configured If the user does not specify a parameter for this configured TACACS+ server, the configuration will be taken from the global TACACS+ server configuration. Refer to "tacacs-server" command.

show tacacs

	show tacacs Displays TACACS+ configurations.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Enable
History	1.6.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # show tacacs TACACS+ defaults: Timeout : 1 TACACS+ servers: 10.209.36.156:49: Key : ****** 1.2.3.4:49: Key : ******`
Related Commands	tacacs-server tacacs-server host
Notes

Chassis Management

show resources

	show resources Displays system resources.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any configuration mode
History	1.6.0
Example	Copy Copied! ufmapl (config) # show resources Total Used Free Physical 65400 MB 2719 MB 60585 MB Swap 16252 MB 0 MB 16252 MB Number of CPUs: 64 CPU load averages: 0.16 / 0.08 / 0.04 CPU 1 Utilization: 0% Peak Utilization Last Hour: 0% at 2023-11-05 09:45:01 Avg. Utilization Last Hour: 0% CPU 2 Utilization: 5% Peak Utilization Last Hour: 19% at 2023-11-05 09:45:01 Avg. Utilization Last Hour: 7% ... CPU 64 Utilization: 0% Peak Utilization Last Hour: 1% at 2023-11-05 09:45:01 Avg. Utilization Last Hour: 1%
Related Commands
Notes

show version

	show version Displays version information for the currently running system image.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any configuration mode
History	1.4.2	Updated command output
History	1.4.0	First release
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # show version Product name: ufm_appliance Product release: UFMAPL_1.4.2.2_UFM_6.13.1.1 Build date: 2023-06-04 10:31:42 Version summary: ufm_appliance UFMAPL_1.4.2.2_UFM_6.13.1.1 2023-06-04 10:31:42 x86_64 UFM OS: 2.1.11 UFM CHASSIS HEALTH: 1.0.0-3 UFM HA: 5.1.1-4 UFM CLI: 1.2.0-8 Uptime: 3h 54m CPU load averages: 0.21 / 0.14 / 0.06 Number of CPUs: 64 System memory: 2463 MB used / 58693 MB free / 65400 MB total Swap: 0 MB used / 16252 MB free / 16252 MB total`
Related Commands	N/A
Notes	N/A

show files system

	show files system [detail] Displays usage information of the file systems on the system.
Syntax Description	detail	Displays more detailed information on file-system
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	Any configuration mode
History	1.6.0
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # show files system Statistics for /var filesystem: Space Total 1649517 MB Space Used 23438 MB Space Free 1626079 MB Space Available 1542216 MB Space Percent Free 98% Inodes Percent Free 99% Statistics for /opt/ufm/files filesystem: Space Total 150105 MB Space Used 294 MB Space Free 149811 MB Space Available 142116 MB Space Percent Free 99% Inodes Percent Free 99%`
Related Commands
Notes

Operating System License

Warning

The following CLI commands relate to the operating system license. For UFM License CLI commands, please refer to UFM License.

license install

	license install <url> Installs a UFM appliance OS license file from a remote host.
Syntax Description	url	https, sftp are supported. Example: sftp://username:password@hostname/path/filename
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.4.1	First release
History	1.4.3	Added the first note in the "Notes" row.
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # license install sftp://root:root/tmp/nvidia-ufm-os-restricted-3922145848058.lic`
Related Commands	license delete show license
Notes	The license installation is used to access the SHELL in cases where the root account is disabled. For UFM Enterprise license installation, please refer to Activating the UFM Enterprise License. The license format must be as follow: *.lic The license installation overrides the existing license, if present. To generate UFM appliance OS license, the management interface MAC address (eno8303) should be provided to NVIDIA by running the "`show interfaces`" command.

license delete

	license delete Deletes a UFM appliance OS license file from the hard drive.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.4.1
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # license delete`
Related Commands	license install show license
Notes	N/A

show license

	show license Displays UFM appliance OS license information.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	config
History	1.4.1
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl (config) # show license Customer ID: NVIDIA RND TESTING SN: 194042963524002 Type: Subscription Status: Valid MAC address: b0:7b:25:e9:79:a2`
Related Commands	license install license delete
Notes	N/A

_shell

	_shell Runs a UNIX command shell such as bash. This shell command replaces the CLI; when the user exits the shell, they will be returned to the CLI.
Syntax Description	N/A
Default	N/A
Configuration Mode	enable
History	1.4.1
Example	Copy Copied! `ufmapl # _shell root@ufmapl:~#`
Related Commands	license install license delete show license
Notes	N/A

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