# metalcloud-cli drive update-hosts

Update host assignments for a drive

## Synopsis

Update host assignments for a drive within an infrastructure using JSON configuration.

This command updates the host assignments for a drive. You can assign or remove hosts from the drive.
The host configuration must be provided via JSON file or stdin pipe.

Arguments:
  infrastructure_id_or_label    The ID or label of the infrastructure
  drive_id                     The unique identifier of the drive

Required Flags:
  --config-source string        Source of the drive hosts configuration
                               Can be 'pipe' (for stdin input) or path to a JSON file

Examples:
  ## Update drive host assignments from JSON file
  metalcloud-cli drive update-hosts my-infrastructure 12345 --config-source hosts.json

  ## Update hosts from stdin
  echo '{"host_ids": [123, 456]}' | metalcloud-cli drive update-hosts my-infrastructure 12345 --config-source pipe

  ## Update using hosts configuration file
  metalcloud-cli drive hosts-update 1001 67890 --config-source /path/to/hosts.json

```
metalcloud-cli drive update-hosts infrastructure_id_or_label drive_id [flags]
```

### Options

```
      --config-source string   Source of the drive hosts configuration. Can be 'pipe' or path to a JSON file.
  -h, --help                   help for update-hosts
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -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")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [metalcloud-cli drive](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_drive.md)	 - Manage drives within infrastructures

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