Connecting to the CLI

To start a CLI session, you need to launch a shell script located in the $JBOSS_HOME/bin folder, named jboss-cli.sh (or jboss-cli.bat if you are running Windows).

As you execute the script, you will start a disconnected session, as shown here:

./bin/jboss-cli.sh
You are disconnected at the moment. Type 'connect' to connect to the server or 'help' for the list of supported commands.
[disconnected /]

As suggested by the shell, you need to hit the connect command to connect to a running EAP instance, as follows:

./bin/jboss-cli.sh
You are disconnected at the moment. Type 'connect' to connect to the server or 'help' for the list of supported commands.
[disconnected /] connect
[standalone@localhost:9990 /] 

By default, the host and port coordinates are localhost:9990, so the connect command is the same:

./bin/jboss-cli.sh
You are disconnected at the moment. Type 'connect' to connect to the server or 'help' for the list of supported commands.
[disconnected /] connect localhost...