metalcloud-cli network-device update

Update configuration of an existing network device

Synopsis

Update the configuration of an existing network device using JSON configuration provided via file or pipe. Only the specified fields will be updated; other configuration will remain unchanged.

Arguments: network_device_id The unique identifier of the network device to update

Required Flags: –config-source Source of configuration updates (required) Values: ‘pipe’ for stdin input, or path to JSON file

Examples:

Update device from JSON file

metalcloud-cli network-device update 12345 –config-source updates.json

Update device from pipe input

cat updates.json | metalcloud-cli network-device update 12345 –config-source pipe

Update specific field

echo ‘{“management_ip”:”10.0.1.101”}’ | metalcloud-cli nd update 12345 –config-source pipe

metalcloud-cli network-device update <network_device_id> [flags]

Options

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

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")

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