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metalcloud-cli server update

Update server information

Update server information.

This command updates server configuration using a JSON configuration file or piped JSON data. The configuration must be provided via the —config-source flag.

Required Arguments: server_id The ID of the server to update

Required Flags: —config-source Source of the server update configuration. Can be ‘pipe’ or path to a JSON file

Examples:

Update server using JSON configuration file

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metalcloud-cli server update 123 —config-source ./server-update.json

Update server using piped JSON configuration

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echo ’{“vendor”: “Dell”, “model”: “PowerEdge R740”}’ | metalcloud-cli server update 123 —config-source pipe

metalcloud-cli server update server_id [flags]
--config-source string Source of the server update configuration. Can be 'pipe' or path to a JSON file.
-h, --help help for update
-k, --api_key string MetalCloud API key
-c, --config string Config file path
-d, --debug Set to enable debug logging
-e, --endpoint string MetalCloud API endpoint
-f, --format string Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
-i, --insecure_skip_verify Set to allow insecure transport
-l, --log_file string Log file path
-v, --verbosity string Log level verbosity (default "INFO")

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