metalcloud-cli custom-iso boot-server

Boot a server using a custom ISO

Synopsis

Boot a server using a custom ISO image.

This command mounts the specified custom ISO to the server and initiates a boot process. The server will boot from the custom ISO, allowing you to use custom operating systems or recovery tools.

Arguments: custom_iso_id ID of the custom ISO to use for booting (required) server_id ID of the server to boot (required)

Required permissions:

  • server_instances:write

Dependencies:

  • Custom ISO must exist and be accessible

  • Server must exist and be accessible

  • Server should be in a powered-off state for optimal results

Examples:

Boot server 67890 using custom ISO 12345

metalcloud-cli custom-iso boot-server 12345 67890

Boot using shorter alias

metalcloud-cli iso boot 12345 67890

metalcloud-cli custom-iso boot-server custom_iso_id server_id [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for boot-server

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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