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PRO Server VMware Command Line Reference

Configure the CrashPlan PRO Server system settings in the admin console, most commonly accessible using VMware Server’s admin console or the console of your local VMware Workstation.

Initial Configuration

CrashPlan PRO Server comes configured for DHCP. You can use the console CLI to set a static IP address after boot. The MAC address used by CrashPlan PRO Server is displayed in the status banner upon boot.

Manual Configuration

  1. You may inspect your current configuration by typing: printconf
  2. To make changes to the configuration switch to configuration mode by typing: conf
    The prompt displays “Config” to indicate you are in the configuration mode.
    • All changes made in the configuration mode are temporary and do not take effect until you save your changes and exit configuration mode. If you exit configuration mode without saving, your changes will be lost.
    • Save changes: save
    • Quit configuration mode: quit

In Configuration mode you can:

Inspect both the running configuration and the new configuration where you made changes.

  • View the current running configuration: printrunningconf
  • View the edited configuration: printconf

Command Reference (normal mode)

CommandDescription
show 'show <VAR>' show the current value of a configuration variable
printconf View your current configuration
quit Exit the CLI
ping ping <address> execute a ping against the given IP Address or DNS name
setroot Set the root password within the VM
status display the current network status of the VM
reboot Reboot the VM
halt Halt the VM
netconfig Execute the network configuration tool, allowing you to conveniently configure interfaces, DNS server, netmasks and gateway without having to set them all individually in configuration mode
confEdit the configuration. The prompt changes to conf. See below for configuration mode options.

Command Reference (configuration mode)

All changes made in the configuration mode are temporary and do not take effect until you save those changes and exit configuration mode. If you exit this mode without saving, your changes will be lost. If a reboot is necessary for the change to take affect, it will tell you so, but it will not reboot automatically.

printrunningconf View the current running configuration
printconf View the edited configuration
setEach configuration setting is stored with a name and value pair. 'Set' takes two arguments, the setting name (e.g., ETH0_TYPE) and a value (e.g., dhcp). For example, to set the hostname, use the command:
set HOSTNAME myserver
saveSave changes
quitQuit configuration mode


When in configuration mode, you may inspect both the running configuration and the new configuration you’ve changed.

Configuration CommandsDescription
HOSTNAME
HOSTNAME <hostname> default: proserver
ETH0
default: dhcp
Does not take a second argument; drops you into an interactive tool to configure the eth0 interface, DNS server and gateway
ETH1
default: dhcp
Does not take a second argument; drops you into an interactive tool to configure the eth1 interface
TZ
TZ <timezone>
Set this system’s Timezone. Default: US/Central
INET_GATEWAY
GATEWAY <192.168.1.1>
Set this host's default network gateway. Not valid with DHCP.
INET_DNS1
INET_DNS1 <192.168.1.2>
Set the nameserver for this server. Not valid with DHCP.
INET_NTPRUN
INET_NTPRUN <yes,no> default: yes
Enable/disable NTP time sync
INET_NTPSERV
INET_NTPSERV <time-a.nist.gov>
Define an NTP server for this server. Default: ntp.crashplanpro.com
INET_REMLOG
INET_REMHOST <yes,no>
Use a remote log host. Default: no
INET_LOGHOST
INET_LOGHOST <192.168.1.2>
Define the remote loghost, 'set INET_REMHOST yes' to use.
INET_FW
INET_FW <yes,no>
Enable/disable internal firewall. Default: yes
SERV_SSHD
SERV_SSHD <yes,no>
Enable/disable remote SSH logins. Default: yes
reference/proserver/cli.txt · Last modified: 2010/08/30 10:04 (external edit)