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Illumio Core Administration Guide 24.2.20 and 24.2.10

The ilo Command

Learn about the general syntax of the CLI Tool command, ilo, and how to use the command-line help to get more specific syntax information.

CLI Tool Formal Syntax

The formal syntax for the ilo command is:

ilo resource_or_specialCommand argument options

Where:

  • resource_or_specialCommand represents either a resource managed by the PCE or a command unrelated to a particular resource.

    A resource is an object that the PCE manages, such as a workload, label, or pairing profile.

    Example resource command on Linux (create a workload):

    ilo workload create --name FriendlyWorkloadName --hostname 
myWorkload.BigCo.com

    A special command is a command that is not related to a specific resource. Special commands include user, login, use_api_key, and node_available.

    Example special command on Windows (log out of PCE):

    ilo user logout --id 6

  • The argument represents an operation on the resource or special command.

  • The options are allowed options for the resource_or_specialCommand. The specific option depends on the type of resource or special command.

CLI Tool Help

To get a complete list of all the available CLI Tool commands, use the ilo command without options. This command displays the high-level syntax of special commands, resources, and their allowable options.

For details about a resource's or special command's arguments, specify the resource's name followed by the argument followed by the --help option. For example:

ilo workload create --help