Chapter 17. Bare Metal service command-line client

Subcommands

chassis-create

Create a new chassis.

chassis-delete

Delete a chassis.

chassis-list

List the chassis.

chassis-node-list

List the nodes contained in a chassis.

chassis-show

Show detailed information about a chassis.

chassis-update

Update information about a chassis.

node-create

Register a new node with the Ironic service.

node-delete

Unregister node(s) from the Ironic service.

node-get-boot-device

Get the current boot device for a node.

node-get-console

Get the connection information for a node's console, if enabled.

node-get-supported-boot-devices

Get the supported boot devices for a node.

node-get-vendor-passthru-methods

Get the vendor passthru methods for a node.

node-list

List the nodes which are registered with the Ironic service.

node-port-list

List the ports associated with a node.

node-set-boot-device

Set the boot device for a node.

node-set-console-mode

Enable or disable serial console access for a node.

node-set-maintenance

Enable or disable maintenance mode for a node.

node-set-power-state

Power a node on or off or reboot.

node-set-provision-state

Initiate a provisioning state change for a node.

node-set-target-raid-config

Set target RAID config on a node.

node-show

Show detailed information about a node.

node-show-states

Show information about the node's states.

node-update

Update information about a registered node.

node-validate

Validate a node's driver interfaces.

node-vendor-passthru

Call a vendor-passthru extension for a node.

port-create

Create a new port.

port-delete

Delete a port.

port-list

List the ports.

port-show

Show detailed information about a port.

port-update

Update information about a port.

driver-get-vendor-passthru-methods

Get the vendor passthru methods for a driver.

driver-list

List the enabled drivers.

driver-properties

Get properties of a driver.

driver-raid-logical-disk-properties

Get RAID logical disk properties for a driver.

driver-show

Show information about a driver.

driver-vendor-passthru

Call a vendor-passthru extension for a driver.

bash-completion

Prints all of the commands and options for bash- completion.

help

Display help about this program or one of its subcommands.

--version

show program's version number and exit

--debug

Defaults to env[IRONICCLIENT_DEBUG]

--json

Print JSON response without formatting.

-v, --verbose

Print more verbose output

--cert-file OS_CERT

DEPRECATED! Use --os-cert.

--key-file OS_KEY

DEPRECATED! Use --os-key.

--ca-file OS_CACERT

DEPRECATED! Use --os-cacert.

--os-username OS_USERNAME

Defaults to env[OS_USERNAME]

--os-password OS_PASSWORD

Defaults to env[OS_PASSWORD]

--os-tenant-id OS_TENANT_ID

Defaults to env[OS_TENANT_ID]

--os-tenant-name OS_TENANT_NAME

Defaults to env[OS_TENANT_NAME]

--os-auth-url OS_AUTH_URL

Defaults to env[OS_AUTH_URL]

--os-region-name OS_REGION_NAME

Defaults to env[OS_REGION_NAME]

--os-auth-token OS_AUTH_TOKEN

Defaults to env[OS_AUTH_TOKEN]

--ironic-url IRONIC_URL

Defaults to env[IRONIC_URL]

--ironic-api-version IRONIC_API_VERSION

Accepts 1.x (where "x" is microversion) or "latest", Defaults to env[IRONIC_API_VERSION] or 1

--os-service-type OS_SERVICE_TYPE

Defaults to env[OS_SERVICE_TYPE] or "baremetal"

--os-endpoint IRONIC_URL

Specify an endpoint to use instead of retrieving one from the service catalog (via authentication). Defaults to env[OS_SERVICE_ENDPOINT].

--os-endpoint-type OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE

Defaults to env[OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE] or "publicURL"

--os-user-domain-id OS_USER_DOMAIN_ID

Defaults to env[OS_USER_DOMAIN_ID].

--os-user-domain-name OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME

Defaults to env[OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME].

--os-project-id OS_PROJECT_ID

Another way to specify tenant ID. This option is mutually exclusive with --os-tenant-id. Defaults to env[OS_PROJECT_ID].

--os-project-name OS_PROJECT_NAME

Another way to specify tenant name. This option is mutually exclusive with --os-tenant-name. Defaults to env[OS_PROJECT_NAME].

--os-project-domain-id OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID

Defaults to env[OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID].

--os-project-domain-name OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME

Defaults to env[OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME].

--max-retries MAX_RETRIES

Maximum number of retries in case of conflict error (HTTP 409). Defaults to env[IRONIC_MAX_RETRIES] or 5. Use 0 to disable retrying.

--retry-interval RETRY_INTERVAL

Amount of time (in seconds) between retries in case of conflict error (HTTP 409). Defaults to env[IRONIC_RETRY_INTERVAL] or 2.

Optional arguments

-d <description>, --description <description>

Description of the chassis.

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

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

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

UUID of the chassis.

Positional arguments

<chassis>

UUID of the chassis.

Optional arguments

--detail

Show detailed information about the chassis.

--limit <limit>

Maximum number of chassis to return per request, 0 for no limit. Default is the maximum number used by the Ironic API Service.

--marker <chassis>

Chassis UUID (for example, of the last chassis in the list from a previous request). Returns the list of chassis after this UUID.

--sort-key <field>

Chassis field that will be used for sorting.

--sort-dir <direction>

Sort direction: "asc" (the default) or "desc".

--fields <field> [<field> ...]

One or more chassis fields. Only these fields will be fetched from the server. Can not be used when '-- detail' is specified.

Positional arguments

<chassis>

UUID of the chassis.

Optional arguments

--detail

Show detailed information about the nodes.

--limit <limit>

Maximum number of nodes to return per request, 0 for no limit. Default is the maximum number used by the Ironic API Service.

--marker <node>

Node UUID (for example, of the last node in the list from a previous request). Returns the list of nodes after this UUID.

--sort-key <field>

Node field that will be used for sorting.

--sort-dir <direction>

Sort direction: "asc" (the default) or "desc".

--fields <field> [<field> ...]

One or more node fields. Only these fields will be fetched from the server. Can not be used when '-- detail' is specified.

--maintenance <boolean>

List nodes in maintenance mode: 'true' or 'false'.

--associated <boolean>

List nodes by instance association: 'true' or 'false'.

--provision-state <provision-state>

List nodes in specified provision state.

Positional arguments

<chassis>

UUID of the chassis.

Optional arguments

--fields <field> [<field> ...]

One or more chassis fields. Only these fields will be fetched from the server.

Positional arguments

<chassis>

UUID of the chassis.

<op>

Operation: 'add', 'replace', or 'remove'.

<path=value>

Attribute to add, replace, or remove. Can be specified multiple times. For 'remove', only <path> is necessary.

Positional arguments

<driver>

Name of the driver.

Positional arguments

<driver>

Name of the driver.

Optional arguments

--wrap <integer>

Wrap the output to a specified length. Positive number can realize wrap functionality. 0 is default for disabled.

Positional arguments

<driver>

Name of the driver.

Optional arguments

--wrap <integer>

Wrap the output to a specified length. Positive number can realize wrap functionality. 0 is default for disabled.

Positional arguments

<driver>

Name of the driver.

Positional arguments

<driver>

Name of the driver.

<method>

Vendor-passthru method to be called.

<arg=value>

Argument to be passed to the vendor-passthru method. Can be specified multiple times.

Optional arguments

--http-method <http-method>

The HTTP method to use in the request. Valid HTTP methods are: 'POST', 'PUT', 'GET', 'DELETE', and 'PATCH'. Defaults to 'POST'.

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.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

Optional arguments

--limit <limit>

Maximum number of nodes to return per request, 0 for no limit. Default is the maximum number used by the Ironic API Service.

--marker <node>

Node UUID (for example, of the last node in the list from a previous request). Returns the list of nodes after this UUID.

--sort-key <field>

Node field that will be used for sorting.

--sort-dir <direction>

Sort direction: "asc" (the default) or "desc".

--maintenance <boolean>

List nodes in maintenance mode: 'true' or 'false'.

--associated <boolean>

List nodes by instance association: 'true' or 'false'.

--provision-state <provision-state>

List nodes in specified provision state.

--driver <driver>

List nodes using specified driver.

--detail

Show detailed information about the nodes.

--fields <field> [<field> ...]

One or more node fields. Only these fields will be fetched from the server. Can not be used when '-- detail' is specified.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

Optional arguments

--detail

Show detailed information about the ports.

--limit <limit>

Maximum number of ports to return per request, 0 for no limit. Default is the maximum number used by the Ironic API Service.

--marker <port>

Port UUID (for example, of the last port in the list from a previous request). Returns the list of ports after this UUID.

--sort-key <field>

Port field that will be used for sorting.

--sort-dir <direction>

Sort direction: "asc" (the default) or "desc".

--fields <field> [<field> ...]

One or more port fields. Only these fields will be fetched from the server. Can not be used when '-- detail' is specified.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

<boot-device>

'pxe', 'disk', 'cdrom', 'bios', or 'safe'.

Optional arguments

--persistent

Make changes persistent for all future boots.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

<enabled>

Enable or disable console access for a node: 'true' or 'false'.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

<maintenance-mode>

'true' or 'false'; 'on' or 'off'.

Optional arguments

--reason <reason>

Reason for setting maintenance mode to 'true' or 'on'; not valid when setting to 'false' or 'off'.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

<power-state>

'on', 'off', or 'reboot'.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

<provision-state>

Supported states: 'active', 'deleted', 'rebuild', 'inspect', 'provide', 'manage', 'clean' or 'abort'.

Optional arguments

--config-drive <config-drive>

A gzipped, base64-encoded configuration drive string OR the path to the configuration drive file OR the path to a directory containing the config drive files. In case it's a directory, a config drive will be generated from it. This argument is only valid when setting provision-state to 'active'.

--clean-steps <clean-steps>

The clean steps in JSON format. May be the path to a file containing the clean steps; OR '-', with the clean steps being read from standard input; OR a string. The value should be a list of clean-step dictionaries; each dictionary should have keys 'interface' and 'step', and optional key 'args'. This argument must be specified (and is only valid) when setting provision-state to 'clean'.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

<target-raid-config>

A file containing JSON data of the desired RAID configuration. Use '-' to read the contents from standard input. It also accepts the valid json string as input if file/standard input are not used for providing input. The input can be an empty dictionary too which unsets the node.target_raid_config on the node.

Positional arguments

<id>

Name or UUID of the node (or instance UUID if --instance is specified).

Optional arguments

--instance <id>

is an instance UUID.

--fields <field> [<field> ...]

One or more node fields. Only these fields will be fetched from the server.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

<op>

Operation: 'add', 'replace', or 'remove'.

<path=value>

Attribute to add, replace, or remove. Can be specified multiple times. For 'remove', only <path> is necessary.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

Positional arguments

<node>

Name or UUID of the node.

<method>

Vendor-passthru method to be called.

<arg=value>

Argument to be passed to the vendor-passthru method. Can be specified multiple times.

Optional arguments

--http-method <http-method>

The HTTP method to use in the request. Valid HTTP methods are: 'POST', 'PUT', 'GET', 'DELETE', and 'PATCH'. Defaults to 'POST'.

Optional arguments

-a <address>, --address <address>

MAC address for this port.

-n <node>, --node <node>, --node_uuid <node>

UUID of the node that this port belongs to.

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

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

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

UUID of the port.

Positional arguments

<port>

UUID of the port.

Optional arguments

--detail

Show detailed information about ports.

--address <mac-address>

Only show information for the port with this MAC address.

--limit <limit>

Maximum number of ports to return per request, 0 for no limit. Default is the maximum number used by the Ironic API Service.

--marker <port>

Port UUID (for example, of the last port in the list from a previous request). Returns the list of ports after this UUID.

--sort-key <field>

Port field that will be used for sorting.

--sort-dir <direction>

Sort direction: "asc" (the default) or "desc".

--fields <field> [<field> ...]

One or more port fields. Only these fields will be fetched from the server. Can not be used when '-- detail' is specified.

Positional arguments

<id>

UUID of the port (or MAC address if --address is specified).

Optional arguments

--address <id>

is the MAC address (instead of the UUID) of the port.

--fields <field> [<field> ...]

One or more port fields. Only these fields will be fetched from the server.

Positional arguments

<port>

UUID of the port.

<op>

Operation: 'add', 'replace', or 'remove'.

<path=value>

Attribute to add, replace, or remove. Can be specified multiple times. For 'remove', only <path> is necessary.