Commands Reference¶

This reference lists all of the commands for LiteSpeed Web ADC (ADC).

Note: LiteSpeed Web ADC was previously known as LiteSpeed Load Balancer, hence the lslb references throughout.

By default, the commands covered here can be found in /usr/local/lslb/bin/.

Control Commands¶

Usage:

./lslbctrl {start|stop|restart|reload|condrestrt|try-restart|status|help}

• start: start web server
• stop: stop web server
• restart: gracefully restart web server with zero down time
• reload: same as restart
• condrestart: gracefully restart web server if server is running
• try-restart: same as condrestart
• status: show service status
• help: this screen

SysVinit¶

Usage:

service lslb {start|restart|stop|reload|condrestart|try-restart|status|help}

To enable auto-start on system boot:

chkconfig lslb {on|off}

systemd¶

Usage:

systemctl {start|restart|stop|reload|condrestart|try-restart|status} lslb 

To enable auto-start on system boot:

systemctl enable lslb

License Commands¶

• Register a new license key (-r)

  /usr/local/lslb/bin/lslbd -r
  

• Test current license locally (-t)

  /usr/local/lslb/bin/lslbd -t
  

• Verify current license against license server (-V). This command will force communication with the LiteSpeed licensing server immediately.

  /usr/local/lslb/bin/lslbd -V
  

• Migrate current license (-m)

  /usr/local/lslb/bin/lslbd -m
  

Miscellaneous Commands¶

• If you forget your WebAdmin Console login, you can reset your password from the command line

  /usr/local/lslb/admin/misc/admpass.sh
  

• Check version

  /usr/local/lslb/bin/lslbd -v
  

• Switch version

  /usr/local/lslb/admin/misc/mgr_ver.sh <version>
  

• Force re-install/update

  /usr/local/lslb/admin/misc/lsup.sh -f -v <version>
  

• Force re-install/update to a specific version and build

  /usr/local/lslb/admin/misc/lsup.sh -f -v <version> -b <build number>
  

• Install/Uninstall startup script

  /usr/local/lslb/admin/misc/rc-inst.sh
  /usr/local/lslb/admin/misc/rc-uninst.sh