Connecting to an Instance
Connecting to an Instance
The InterSystems Terminal is a command line you can use in any namespace of an InterSystems IRIS instance. Open the Terminal for a running instance using the command iris terminal instname, where instname is the name you gave the instance at installation. A containerized instance is typically named IRIS.
The Using The TerminalOpens in a new tab video on the InterSystems online learning website describes how to use the InterSystems Terminal.
Log in using one of the predefined user accounts, with the password you provided during installation, or an account you created. The prompt that displays indicates the login namespace, for example:
# iris terminal IRIS
Node: intersystems2588, Instance: IRIS27
Username: admin
Password: ********
USER>
To exit the Terminal and close the window, enter the command halt.
When using the docker exec command to open the Terminal for a containerized instance (as described in Interact Using the InterSystems Terminal), you are automatically logged in as irisowner and do not need to authenticate.
On a Windows system, you must execute the command from its location, the install-dir\bin directory of an InterSystems IRIS instance, or include the full path in the command, for example c:\InterSystems\IRIS27\bin\iris terminal IRIS4. You can execute the binary of a given instance to connect to that instance or another; the instance name is required either way.
