Connecting to the VAST CLI

Make sure your PC is connected to the same network as all of the VAST Cluster compute servers (CNodes).
Establish a Secure Shell (SSH) connection to the management VIP that you provided during installation. This is the IP used to connect to the VAST Cluster management server.

You are prompted to log into the management server.
Log into the management server. For first time login, use a factory default VMS user account.

Refer to Managing VAST Cluster Passwords for VMS user account details.
Run the /vast/data/vms.sh vcli command to access the CLI.

To run the CLI for the first time and log in with the factory default management user account:
```
/vast/data/vms.sh vcli -u admin -p 123456
```
Tip

For full command options, see VAST CLI Running Options.

Note

After first time login you can change the password and create additional management user accounts.

The CLI welcome text and prompt appears.
```
Welcome to VAST Management CLI!!!
Type help or ? to see a list of commands
vcli: admin>
```