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Global Commands

The table below lists the global configuration commands that are available in the global context of the CLI. These commands allow you to:

Global Commands
eqcli > alerts : Global Enable/Disable alerts.

eqcli > agr

: Add or modify an AGR or interface instance.
eqcli > backup :

Upload a system backup to remote FTP.

eqcli > boot : Set the OS image (A or B) to use on at next boot.
eqcli > certificate : Add or modify an SSL certificate.
eqcli > cluster : Add or modify a cluster or a match rule.
eqcli > context : Display the current command context.
eqcli > crl : Add or modify a Certificate Revocation List (CRL).
eqcli > date : Set the system time.
eqcli > diags : Run the system utilities commands in the 'diags' context.
eqcli > edit filename : Edit a file in the datastore.
eqcli > ext_services : Add or modify a mail server in the 'ext_services' context.
eqcli > exit : Commit all pending configuration changes and exit eqcli.
eqcli > extended_audit : Enable or disable extended audit logging.
eqcli > failover : Enter 'failover' context.
eqcli > files download ftp_url : Download a file onto the FortiADC. <url> := url of file to download.
eqcli > files edit name : Edit a datastore file.
eqcli > files ftp file server : file is the file name. server - url of the FTP server onto which the file should be copied. ftp://[username:password@]hostname[/path]/
eqcli > forticare registration : Load the Forticare registration information.
eqcli > guilogo : Change the GUI logo of the FortiADC.
eqcli > halt : Shutdown FortiADC.
eqcli > hostname : Set the system hostname.
eqcli > icmp_interval : Set the ICMP probe interval for servers (seconds).
eqcli > icmp_maxtries : Set the maximum number of ICMP probes in a probe interval
eqcli > icmp_relaxed_probe : Global Enable/Disable ICMP relaxed probing.
eqcli > illb-grp : Add or modify the illb group.
eqcli > llb-gw : Add or modify the llb gateway.
eqcli > ollb-grp : Add or modify the ollb group.
eqcli > interface : Modify an interface.
eqcli > keywords : Display reserved keywords. These can not be used as names in eqcli.
eqcli > license upgrade url : Load an upgrade image.
eqcli > locale : Set the locale of the system.
eqcli > name-server :

Add a DNS name server entry. One IP address can be specified on the command line. A total of 3 IP addresses can be added. DNS is enabled as long as there is one entry in the list.

primary : Add a primary name-server
secondary: Add a secondary name-server
tertiary : Add a tertiary name-server

eqcli > no : Reset a parameter or delete an object.
eqcli > ntp : Enable or disable NTP (without changing the NTP configuration).
eqcli > ntp-server : Set the NTP server name.
eqcli > peer : Add or modify a failover peer.
eqcli > ping : Send ICMP or ICMPv6 ECHO_REQUEST packets to a host.
eqcli > quit : Discards the entered configuration changes and exits eqcli.
eqcli > rebalance : Rebalance clusters among failover group members. Each cluster will be re-started on its 'preferred peer'.
eqcli > reboot : Reboot FortiADC.
eqcli > resp : Add or modify responders.
eqcli > restore : Restore a system backup from remote FTP.
eqcli > run_script filename : Run an eqcli command script.
eqcli > sbr : Display the IPv4 and IPv6 Default Source Selection Table, Source Routing Table, IPv4 and IPv6 Filter Rules, and IP NAT Rules.
eqcli > server : Add or modify a server.
eqcli > services
[!]http,
[!]https,
{!]ssh,[!]snmp
: Set the default GUI and SSH access. These settings apply if ‘services' is not set in a VLAN configuration.
eqcli > show : Display configuration information. With no arguments, displays global parameters. Otherwise, displays either a list of all objects of one type (for example, 'cluster', 'srvpool', 'vlan') or the configuration of a specific object.
eqalic > smart_control name parameter : Add or modify a Smart Control.
eqcli > snmp : Add SNMP parameters.
eqcli > srvpool : Add or modify a server pool.
eqcli > stats : Display global statistics.
eqcli > syslog : Enable or disable remote logging.
eqcli > syslog-server : Set the syslog server IP address
eqcli > timezone : Set the system timezone.
eqcli > traceroute : Trace the network path to a host using UDP packets.
eqcli > tunnel : Set the tunnel.
eqcli > upgrade : Load an upgrade image.
eqcli > user : Create or modify a user object.
eqcli > version : Show detailed system and version information.
eqcli > vlan : Add or modify a VLAN or subnet.