metalcloud-cli vm update

Update VM configuration from JSON file or pipe

Synopsis

Update virtual machine configuration using JSON data from a file or pipe. This command allows you to modify VM settings like CPU, memory, network interfaces, and other configuration parameters.

Arguments: vm_id Required. The unique identifier of the virtual machine to update.

Required Flags: –config-source Required. Source of the VM update configuration. Can be ‘pipe’ (to read from stdin) or path to a JSON file.

Prerequisites:

  • VM must exist and be accessible

  • User must have write permissions for the VM

  • Configuration JSON must be valid and complete

  • VM may need to be stopped for certain configuration changes

Examples:

Update VM from JSON file

metalcloud-cli vm update 12345 –config-source vm-config.json

Update VM from pipe (stdin)

cat vm-config.json | metalcloud-cli vm update 12345 –config-source pipe

Update VM using inline JSON

echo ‘{“cpu_count”: 4, “memory_size_mb”: 8192}’ | metalcloud-cli vm update 12345 –config-source pipe

metalcloud-cli vm update vm_id [flags]

Options

      --config-source string   Source of the VM update configuration. 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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