Provision operations via CLI 

To create a VDB via CLI, you must first create a dSource. For more information on creating a dSource, refer to Link operation via CLI section. 

To create a VDB and perform operations via CLI, login to the Delphix Continuous Data Engine using the admin user account.

ssh admin@dlpx-engine.delphix.com

Provision 

Run the below commands to provision a VDB. The example below uses testdb dSource. 

Example 

database provision 
> set type=AppDataProvisionParameters 
> set container.name=testvdb 
> set container.group=Untitled  
> set source.allowAutoVDBRestartOnHostReboot=true 
> set sourceConfig.repository= "rh79-mssql/MSSQL Linux - stu-mssql-stg (version: 2019)" 
> set timeflowPointParameters.container=testdb 
> set sourceConfig.name=testscfgv 
> set source.parameters="{ \ 
\"database_name\": \"testvdb\", \ 
\"mount_path\":\"/mnt/provision/testvdb\", \ 
\"instance_user\":\"delphix\", \ 
\"instance_password\": \"delphix123@\", \ 
}" 
> commit

Enable 

Run the below command to enable a dSource. 

Example 

> source 
> select testscfgv 
> enable 
> commit

Disable 

Run the below commands to disable a dSource. You must select the same sourceConfig name that was given during VDB creation. 

Example 

> source 
> select testscfgv 
> disable 
> commit

Start 

Run the below command to start a dSource. 

Example 

> source 
> select testscfgv 
> start 
> commit

Stop 

Run the below command to stop a dSource. 

Example

> source 
> select testscfgv 
> stop 
> commit
Last updated
Oct 9, 2026