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required
For command specific help:
cell-management-tool [...] <commandName> -h
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Commands for Managing a Cell on page 37
Use the cell command of the cell management tool to suspend the task scheduler so that new tasks
cannot be started, to check the status of active tasks, and to shut down the cell gracefully.
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Commands for Exporting Database Tables on page 38
Use the dbextract command of the cell management tool to export data from the vCloud Director
database.
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Commands for Replacing SSL Certificates on page 40
Use the certificates command of the cell management tool to replace the cell's SSL certificates.
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Commands for Generating Self-Signed SSL Certificates on page 41
Use the generate-certs command of the cell management tool to generate new self-signed SSL
certificates for the cell.
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Recovering the System Administrator Password on page 42
If you know the vCloud Director database username and password, you can use the
recover-password command of the cell management tool to recover the vCloud Director system
administrator password.
Commands for Managing a Cell
Use the cell command of the cell management tool to suspend the task scheduler so that new tasks cannot
be started, to check the status of active tasks, and to shut down the cell gracefully.
To manage a cell, use a command line with the following form:
cell-management-tool -u
sysadmin-username -p sysadmin-password cell command
sysadmin-username
Username of a vCloud Director system administrator.
sysadmin-password
Password of the vCloud Director system administrator.
command
cell subcommand.
Table 3-1. Cell Management Tool Options and Arguments, cell Subcommand
Command Argument Description
--help (-h) None Provides a summary of available
commands in this category.
--quiesce (-q) true or false Quiesces activity on the cell. The
argument true suspends the
scheduler. The argument false
restarts the scheduler.
--shutdown (-s) None Shuts down vCloud Director
services on the server.
--status (-t) None Displays information about the
number of jobs running on the cell
and the status of the cell.
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