diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/cli/dmCli.py b/src/python/dm/common/cli/dmCli.py
index 6aebff863aa2ece64db65768751324379ae82425..6660344ff382248de5ceafc8a4db3f401c7f29b3 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/common/cli/dmCli.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/cli/dmCli.py
@@ -43,18 +43,6 @@ class DmCli(object):
         self.addOptionToGroup(commonGroup, '', '--display-format', dest='displayFormat', default=DmObject.TEXT_DISPLAY_FORMAT, help='Display format for output objects. Possible options are: %s, %s, and %s (default: %s).' % (DmObject.TEXT_DISPLAY_FORMAT, DmObject.DICT_DISPLAY_FORMAT, DmObject.JSON_DISPLAY_FORMAT, DmObject.TEXT_DISPLAY_FORMAT)) 
         self.addOptionToGroup(commonGroup, '', '--display-keys', dest='displayKeys', default=DmObject.DEFAULT_KEYS, help='List of output object keys to display. Possible options are: %s, %s, and string containing comma-separated keys (default: %s, represents class default keys).' % (DmObject.DEFAULT_KEYS, DmObject.ALL_KEYS, DmObject.DEFAULT_KEYS)) 
 
-        serviceGroup = 'Service Options'
-        self.addOptionGroup(serviceGroup, None)
-        # These will be set via env variables
-        self.addOptionToGroup(serviceGroup, '', '--service-host', dest='serviceHost', default=self.getDefaultServiceHost(), help='Service host (default: %s, can be set via DM_SERVICE_HOST environment variable).' % self.getDefaultServiceHost())
-        self.addOptionToGroup(serviceGroup, '', '--service-port', dest='servicePort', default=self.getDefaultServicePort(), help='Service port (default: %s, can be set via DM_SERVICE_PORT environment variable).' % self.getDefaultServicePort())
-        self.addOptionToGroup(serviceGroup, '', '--service-protocol', dest='serviceProtocol', default=self.getDefaultServiceProtocol(), help='Service protocol (default: %s, can be set via DM_SERVICE_PROTOCOL environment variable).' % self.getDefaultServiceProtocol())
-
-        # SSL options, disabled for now.
-        #self.addOptionToGroup(commonGroup, '', '--ssl-key', dest='sslKeyFile', help='SSL key file (needed if service requires peer verification, can be set via DM_SSL_KEY_FILE environment variable).')
-        #self.addOptionToGroup(commonGroup, '', '--ssl-cert', dest='sslCertFile', help='SSL certificate file (needed if service requires peer verification, can be set via DM_SSL_CERT_FILE environment variable).')
-        #self.addOptionToGroup(commonGroup, '', '--ssl-ca-cert', dest='sslCaCertFile', help='SSL CA certificate file (needed if client requires peer verification, can be set via DM_SSL_CA_CERT_FILE environment variable).')
-        
     def getDefaultServiceHost(self):
         return ConfigurationManager.getInstance().getServiceHost()
 
diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/cli/dmDbCli.py b/src/python/dm/common/cli/dmDbCli.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cf4a985091685967b17f394efa9134150106e087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/cli/dmDbCli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from dm.common.cli.dmCli import DmCli
+from dm.common.utility.configurationManager import ConfigurationManager
+
+class DmDbCli(DmCli):
+    """ Base dm DB cli class. """
+
+    def __init__(self, validArgCount=0):
+        DmCli.__init__(self, validArgCount)
+
+
diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/cli/dmRestCli.py b/src/python/dm/common/cli/dmRestCli.py
index 1bdbfb227ebb5b272d5824c8f2b2cf340c72ca73..42f9b8662d5b57e450123a722a599024039a933c 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/common/cli/dmRestCli.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/cli/dmRestCli.py
@@ -9,6 +9,24 @@ class DmRestCli(DmCli):
     def __init__(self, validArgCount=0):
         DmCli.__init__(self, validArgCount)
 
+        serviceGroup = 'Service Options'
+        self.addOptionGroup(serviceGroup, None)
+        # These will be set via env variables
+        self.addOptionToGroup(serviceGroup, '', '--service-host', dest='serviceHost', default=self.getDefaultServiceHost(), help='Service host (default: %s, can be set via DM_SERVICE_HOST environment variable).' % self.getDefaultServiceHost())
+        self.addOptionToGroup(serviceGroup, '', '--service-port', dest='servicePort', default=self.getDefaultServicePort(), help='Service port (default: %s, can be set via DM_SERVICE_PORT environment variable).' % self.getDefaultServicePort())
+        self.addOptionToGroup(serviceGroup, '', '--service-protocol', dest='serviceProtocol', default=self.getDefaultServiceProtocol(), help='Service protocol (default: %s, can be set via DM_SERVICE_PROTOCOL environment variable).' % self.getDefaultServiceProtocol())
+
+        # SSL options, disabled for now.
+        #self.addOptionToGroup(commonGroup, '', '--ssl-key', dest='sslKeyFile', help='SSL key file (needed if service requires peer verification, can be set via DM_SSL_KEY_FILE environment variable).')
+        #self.addOptionToGroup(commonGroup, '', '--ssl-cert', dest='sslCertFile', help='SSL certificate file (needed if service requires peer verification, can be set via DM_SSL_CERT_FILE environment variable).')
+        #self.addOptionToGroup(commonGroup, '', '--ssl-ca-cert', dest='sslCaCertFile', help='SSL CA certificate file (needed if client requires peer verification, can be set via DM_SSL_CA_CERT_FILE environment variable).')
+        
+    def getDefaultServiceHost(self):
+        return ConfigurationManager.getInstance().getServiceHost()
+
+    def getDefaultServicePort(self):
+        return ConfigurationManager.getInstance().getServicePort()
+
     def getDefaultServiceProtocol(self):
         return ConfigurationManager.getInstance().getWebServiceProtocol()