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Administration Guide for 25.3

illumio-ven-ctl General Syntax

The illumio-ven-ctl is a primary tool for managing VENs on individual workloads. The script varies slightly by platform.

Set PATH Environment Variable
Command Line Syntax by Platform

Platform

Command

Notes

Linux/AIX/Solaris

illumio-ven-ctl

Important

Parameters for the subcommands are preceded by two hyphens:

--option1 var --option2 var ...

Windows

illumio-ven-ctl.exe

Important

Parameters for the script are preceded by a single hyphen:

-option1 var -option2 var ...

Linux/AIX/Solaris Command Line Help
$ illumio-ven-ctl --help 
Usage:  {activate|backup|check-env|conncheck|connectivity-test|deactivate|gen-supportreport|prepare|restart|restore|start|status|stop|suspend|unpair|unsuspend|version|workloads}
Windows Command Line Help
illumio-ven-ctl.exe <action> <options>