Managing Light Agent for Linux from the command line

January 10, 2024

ID 132936

The following commands are provided for managing Light Agent for Linux installed on a virtual machine from the command line:

  • delete – deletes a file from Backup
  • export – exports Light Agent for Linux settings to a configuration file
  • import – imports Light Agent for Linux settings from a configuration file
  • license – displays information about the license for the SVM
  • list – displays the list of Backup files
  • productinfo – displays the application information
  • restore – restores a file from Backup
  • scan – starts a virus scan of the virtual machine
  • statistics – displays statistics on the operation of the task
  • status – displays information about the current status of the task
  • start – starts the task
  • stop – stops the task
  • svminfo – displays information about an SVM to which the protected virtual machine is connected
  • trace – enables or disables the generation of trace files on the protected virtual machine
  • update – starts the database update task with additional settings
  • viisinfo – displays information about the Integration Server to which the protected virtual machine is connected

The help command displays help for all commands.

Command syntax:

lightagent help [<command>]

where <command> is the name of the command for which you want to receive help.

Before executing the commands, make sure that the lightagent service is running on the protected virtual machine.

In this Help section

Viewing license information

Viewing information about the application

Viewing SVM information

Viewing information about the Integration Server

Starting and stopping a task

Viewing the status of the task

Viewing task performance statistics

Scanning the virtual machine

Database update

Managing Backup

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