Command Line Reference Guide

Appendix: Command-Line Interface to the vFoglight Client 167
vFoglight Client Commands
• Navigate to the directory that contains the vFoglight Client commands:
<vfoglight_client_home> (
spid) or <vfoglight_client_home>/spid/5.2.4/bin
(
support_bundle)
Where foglight_client_home refers to the installation directory of the vFoglight
Client.
To do that, complete one of the following steps.
• If you want to use the command prompt, open a Command Prompt window
and navigate to the appropriate directory.
or
• If you want to use a vFoglight Client command in a script, ensure that your
script references the appropriate directory.
For more information about vfoglight_client_home, see “About Syntax
Conventions” on page 28.
Using vFoglight Client Commands
This section describes the following commands:
•“spid” on page 167
•“support_bundle” on page 170
spid
The spid command provides command-line interface to the vFoglight Client process. It
offers a set of options that you can use to perform any of the following operations as
required:
• Start or stop the vFoglight Client
• Install and start the vFoglight Client as a Windows service
• Stop and remove the vFoglight Client Windows service
• Configure Java Virtual Machine (JVM) options and add entries to the vFoglight
classpath
• Assign a names to the vFoglight Client process launcher
• Display version information or a list of arguments along with their descriptions