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Common Linux commands for DI-6000 and VP-6000

Topic

  • What are some common commands for the 6000 series that will assist in troubleshooting?

Environment

  • Product: DI-6000, VP-6000
  • Component: Linux Operating System
  • Control System:

Steps

SSH Shortcuts
  • Navigation: up arrow will show previous commands.
    • CTRL-R and type letters to search back buffer.
  • Tab will complete the command names (works for most things).

Basic Linux commands

  • cat - list the contents of short files to the terminal screen
  • cd - change directory
  • df -h - Show the amount of disk space used on each mounted file system
  • du -sh * - Disk Usage, list folders and sizes
  • exit - log out
  • ls - list
  • nano - built-in Linux text editor
  • sudo - "super user do", run a command with elevated privileges
  • sudo reboot - will restart 6000
  • sudo shutdown - will shut down 6000 after 1 minute
  • sync - Saves commands entered into the buffer
  • top - shows which processes are using the most resources
  • lspci -tv - Lists PCI BUS information
  • watch - used to run any designated command at regular intervals
    • watch -c -d -n 0.5 !! - continuously run previous command 0.5 Sec w/differences 
      • !! can be changed out to be other commands like sditool or dptool and so on.


 

6000 specific commands

  • dpkg -l kadoka-software - checks 6000 version
  • sudo networktool get - shows network configuration
  • systemctl list-dependencies kadoka-system.target - 6000 system and status checks

 

KB ID: DD3294057

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