12.16. ironic node-create


usage: ironic node-create [-c <chassis>] -d <driver> [-i <key=value>]
                          [-p <key=value>] [-e <key=value>] [-u <uuid>]
                          [-n <name>]
                          [--network-interface <network_interface>]
                          [--resource-class <resource_class>]
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Register a new node with the Ironic service.

Optional arguments

-c <chassis>, --chassis <chassis>


      UUID of the chassis that this node belongs to.

-d <driver>, --driver <driver>


      Driver used to control the node [REQUIRED].

-i <key=value>, --driver-info <key=value>


      Key/value pair used by the driver, such as out-of-band
      management credentials. Can be specified multiple
      times.

-p <key=value>, --properties <key=value>


      Key/value pair describing the physical characteristics
      of the node. This is exported to Nova and used by the
      scheduler. Can be specified multiple times.

-e <key=value>, --extra <key=value>


      Record arbitrary key/value metadata. Can be specified
      multiple times.

-u <uuid>, --uuid <uuid>


      Unique UUID for the node.

-n <name>, --name <name>


      Unique name for the node.

--network-interface <network_interface>


      Network interface used for switching node to
      cleaning/provisioning networks.

--resource-class <resource_class>


      Resource class for classifying or grouping nodes.
      Used, for example, to classify nodes in Nova's
      placement engine.

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