Send commands to Virtual NGFW Engines

Commands to Virtual NGFW Engines are sent from the command line of the Master NGFW Engine that hosts the Virtual NGFW Engines.

All command-line tools that are available for single NGFW Engines are also available for Virtual NGFW Engines that have the same role.

Steps

  1. Connect to the command line on the Master NGFW Engine.
  2. Enter commands in the following format:
    se-virtual-engine [options]
    Table 1. Options for se-virtual-engine Command
    Option Description
    -h | --help Shows the help message for the se-virtual-engine command.
    -l | --list Lists the active Virtual NGFW Engines.

    -v <ID> |

    --virtual-engine=<ID>

    		Specifies the ID of the Virtual NGFW Engine on which to execute the command.
    -e | --enter Enters the command shell for the Virtual NGFW Engine specified with the -v or --virtual-engine option. To exit the command shell, type exit. Using the command shell is recommended if you want to send multiple commands to the Virtual NGFW Engine.

    -E “<command [options]>” |

    --execute=”<command [options]>”

    		Executes the specified command on the Virtual NGFW Engine specified with the -v or --virtual-engine option. Executing individual commands is recommended if you only want to send a few commands to the Virtual NGFW Engine. You can also execute individual commands to send the same command to multiple Virtual NGFW Engines.