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")