# metalcloud-cli vm-instance reboot Reboot a VM instance ## Synopsis Reboot a VM instance. This command initiates a restart process for a running VM instance. The instance will be gracefully shutdown and then automatically restarted. This is useful for applying configuration changes or recovering from software issues. ARGUMENTS: infrastructure_id The ID of the infrastructure containing the VM instance vm_instance_id The ID of the VM instance to reboot EXAMPLES: ## Reboot VM instance 67890 in infrastructure 12345 metalcloud-cli vm-instance reboot 12345 67890 ## Reboot instance using alias metalcloud-cli vm reboot 12345 67890 ``` metalcloud-cli vm-instance reboot infrastructure_id vm_instance_id [flags] ``` ### Options ``` -h, --help help for reboot ``` ### 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 vm-instance](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_vm-instance.md) - Manage individual VM instances within infrastructures #### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 11-Aug-2025