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Chapter 15. compute-profile

Manipulate compute profiles

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile [OPTIONS] SUBCOMMAND [ARG] ...
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Options

  • -h, --help – Print help

15.1. compute-profile create
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Create a compute profile

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile create [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --name VALUE
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

15.2. compute-profile delete
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Delete a compute profile

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile <delete|destroy> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --name VALUE – Compute profile name
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

15.3. compute-profile info
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Show a compute profile

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile <info|show> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --fields LIST – Show specified fields or predefined field sets only. (See below)
  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --name VALUE – Compute profile name
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

Predefined field sets

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FIELDSALLDEFAULTTHIN

Id

x

x

x

Name

x

x

x

Locations/

x

x

 

Organizations/

x

x

 

Created at

x

x

 

Updated at

x

x

 

Compute attributes/id

x

x

 

Compute attributes/name

x

x

 

Compute attributes/compute resource

x

x

 

Compute attributes/vm attributes

x

x

 

15.4. compute-profile list
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List of compute profiles

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile <list|index> [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --fields LIST – Show specified fields or predefined field sets only. (See below)
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --order VALUE – Sort and order by a searchable field, e.g. <field> DESC
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --page NUMBER – Page number, starting at 1
  • --per-page VALUE – Number of results per page to return, all to return all results
  • --search VALUE – Filter results
  • -h, --help – Print help

Predefined field sets

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FIELDSALLDEFAULTTHIN

Id

x

x

x

Name

x

x

x

Search and order fields

  • id – integer
  • name – string

15.5. compute-profile update
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Update a compute profile

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile update [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --name VALUE
  • --new-name VALUE
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

15.6. compute-profile values
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Create update and delete Compute profile values

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile values [OPTIONS] SUBCOMMAND [ARG] ...
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Options

  • -h, --help – Print help

15.6.1. compute-profile values add-interface
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Add interface for Compute Profile

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile values add-interface [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --compute-profile VALUE – Compute profile name
  • --compute-profile-id VALUE
  • --compute-resource VALUE – Compute resource name
  • --compute-resource-id VALUE
  • --interface KEY_VALUE_LIST – Interface parameters, should be comma separated list of values
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

Provider-specific options

Bold attributes are required.

EC2:

  • --interface:

Libvirt:

  • --interface:

    • compute_type – Possible values: bridge, network
    • compute_bridge – Name of interface according to type
    • compute_model – Possible values: virtio, rtl8139, ne2k_pci, pcnet, e1000
    • compute_network – Libvirt instance network, e.g. default

OpenStack:

  • --interface:

VMware:

  • --interface:

    • compute_type – Type of the network adapter, for example one of: VirtualVmxnet3, VirtualE1000, See documentation center for your version of vSphere to find more details about available adapter types: https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/
    • compute_network – Network ID or Network Name from VMware

AzureRM:

  • --interface:

    • compute_network – Select one of available Azure Subnets, must be an ID
    • compute_public_ip – Public IP (None, Static, Dynamic)
    • compute_private_ip – Static Private IP (expressed as true or false)

GCE:

  • --interface:

KubeVirt:

  • --interface:

    • compute_cni_provider – Container Network Interface Provider name
    • compute_network – The network to connect the vm to

15.6.2. compute-profile values add-volume
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Add volume for Compute Profile

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile values add-volume [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --compute-profile VALUE – Compute profile name
  • --compute-profile-id VALUE
  • --compute-resource VALUE – Compute resource name
  • --compute-resource-id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --volume KEY_VALUE_LIST – Volume parameters, should be comma separated list of values
  • -h, --help – Print help

Provider-specific options

Bold attributes are required.

EC2:

  • --volume:

Libvirt:

  • --volume:

    • pool_name – One of available storage pools
    • capacity – String value, e.g. 10G
    • allocation – Initial allocation, e.g. 0G
    • format_type – Possible values: raw, qcow2

OpenStack:

  • --volume:

VMware:

  • --volume:

    • name –
    • storage_pod – Storage Pod ID from VMware
    • datastore – Datastore ID from VMware
    • mode – persistent/independent_persistent/independent_nonpersistent
    • size_gb – Integer number, volume size in GB
    • thin – true/false
    • eager_zero – true/false
    • controller_key – Associated controller key

AzureRM:

  • --volume:

    • disk_size_gb – Volume Size in GB (integer value)
    • data_disk_caching – Data Disk Caching (None, ReadOnly, ReadWrite)

GCE:

  • --volume:

    • size_gb – Volume size in GB, integer value

KubeVirt:

  • --volume:

    • capacity – Volume size in GB, integer value
    • storage_class – Name of the storage class
    • bootable – Boolean, only one volume can be bootable (overrides network interface boot)

15.6.3. compute-profile values create
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Create compute profile set of values

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile values create [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --compute-attributes KEY_VALUE_LIST Compute resource attributes
  • --compute-profile VALUE – Compute profile name
  • --compute-profile-id VALUE
  • --compute-resource VALUE – Compute resource name
  • --compute-resource-id VALUE
  • --interface KEY_VALUE_LIST – Interface parameters, should be comma separated list of values Can be specified multiple times.
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --volume KEY_VALUE_LIST – Volume parameters, should be comma separated list of values Can be specified multiple times.
  • -h, --help – Print help

Provider-specific options

Bold attributes are required.

EC2:

  • --volume:
  • --interface:

  • --compute-attributes:

    • availability_zone –
    • flavor_id –
    • groups –
    • security_group_ids –
    • managed_ip –

Libvirt:

  • --volume:

    • pool_name – One of available storage pools
    • capacity – String value, e.g. 10G
    • allocation – Initial allocation, e.g. 0G
    • format_type – Possible values: raw, qcow2

  • --interface:

    • compute_type – Possible values: bridge, network
    • compute_bridge – Name of interface according to type
    • compute_model – Possible values: virtio, rtl8139, ne2k_pci, pcnet, e1000
    • compute_network – Libvirt instance network, e.g. default

  • --compute-attributes:

    • cpus – Number of CPUs
    • memory – String, amount of memory, value in bytes
    • boot_order – Device names to specify the boot order
    • firmware – automatic/bios/uefi/uefi_secure_boot (UEFI with Secure Boot enabled)

OpenStack:

  • --volume:
  • --interface:

  • --compute-attributes:

    • availability_zone –
    • boot_from_volume –
    • flavor_ref –
    • image_ref –
    • tenant_id –
    • security_groups –
    • network –

VMware:

  • --volume:

    • name –
    • storage_pod – Storage Pod ID from VMware
    • datastore – Datastore ID from VMware
    • mode – persistent/independent_persistent/independent_nonpersistent
    • size_gb – Integer number, volume size in GB
    • thin – true/false
    • eager_zero – true/false
    • controller_key – Associated controller key

  • --interface:

    • compute_type – Type of the network adapter, for example one of: VirtualVmxnet3, VirtualE1000, See documentation center for your version of vSphere to find more details about available adapter types: https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/
    • compute_network – Network ID or Network Name from VMware

  • --compute-attributes:

    • cluster – Cluster ID from VMware
    • corespersocket – Number of cores per socket (applicable to hardware versions < 10 only)
    • cpus – CPU count
    • memory_mb – Integer number, amount of memory in MB
    • path – Path to folder
    • resource_pool – Resource Pool ID from VMware
    • firmware – automatic/bios/uefi/uefi_secure_boot (UEFI with Secure Boot enabled)
    • guest_id – Guest OS ID form VMware
    • hardware_version – Hardware version ID from VMware
    • memoryHotAddEnabled – Must be a 1 or 0, lets you add memory resources while the machine is on
    • cpuHotAddEnabled – Must be a 1 or 0, lets you add CPU resources while the machine is on
    • add_cdrom – Must be a 1 or 0, Add a CD-ROM drive to the virtual machine
    • annotation – Annotation Notes

    • scsi_controllers – List with SCSI controllers definitions

      • type – ID of the controller type from VMware
      • key – Key of the controller (e.g. 1000)

    • nvme_controllers – List with NVME controllers definitions

      • type – ID of the controller type from VMware
      • key – Key of the controller (e.g. 2000)
    • boot_order – Device names to specify the boot order
    • virtual_tpm – Must be a 1 or 0, Enable virtual TPM. Only compatible with EFI firmware.

AzureRM:

  • --volume:

    • disk_size_gb – Volume Size in GB (integer value)
    • data_disk_caching – Data Disk Caching (None, ReadOnly, ReadWrite)

  • --interface:

    • compute_network – Select one of available Azure Subnets, must be an ID
    • compute_public_ip – Public IP (None, Static, Dynamic)
    • compute_private_ip – Static Private IP (expressed as true or false)

  • --compute-attributes:

    • resource_group – Existing Azure Resource Group of user
    • vm_size – VM Size, eg. Standard_A0 etc.
    • username – The Admin username
    • password – The Admin password
    • platform – OS type eg. Linux
    • ssh_key_data – SSH key for passwordless authentication
    • os_disk_caching – OS disk caching
    • premium_os_disk – Premium OS Disk, Boolean as 0 or 1
    • script_command – Custom Script Command
    • script_uris – Comma seperated file URIs

GCE:

  • --volume:

    • size_gb – Volume size in GB, integer value
  • --interface:

  • --compute-attributes:

    • machine_type –
    • network –
    • associate_external_ip –

KubeVirt:

  • --volume:

    • capacity – Volume size in GB, integer value
    • storage_class – Name of the storage class
    • bootable – Boolean, only one volume can be bootable (overrides network interface boot)

  • --interface:

    • compute_cni_provider – Container Network Interface Provider name
    • compute_network – The network to connect the vm to

  • --compute-attributes:

    • cpu_cores – number of cores, Integer value
    • memory – Amount of memory, integer value in bytes

15.6.4. compute-profile values remove-interface
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Remove compute profile interface

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile values remove-interface [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --compute-profile VALUE – Compute profile name
  • --compute-profile-id VALUE
  • --compute-resource VALUE – Compute resource name
  • --compute-resource-id VALUE
  • --interface-id NUMBER – Interface id
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

15.6.5. compute-profile values remove-volume
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Remove compute profile volume

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile values remove-volume [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --compute-profile VALUE – Compute profile name
  • --compute-profile-id VALUE
  • --compute-resource VALUE – Compute resource name
  • --compute-resource-id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --volume-id NUMBER – Volume id
  • -h, --help – Print help

15.6.6. compute-profile values update
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Update compute profile values

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile values update [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --compute-attributes KEY_VALUE_LIST Compute resource attributes, should be comma separated list of values
  • --compute-profile VALUE – Compute profile name
  • --compute-profile-id VALUE
  • --compute-resource VALUE – Compute resource name
  • --compute-resource-id VALUE
  • --interface KEY_VALUE_LIST – Interface parameters, should be comma separated list of values Can be specified multiple times.
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --volume KEY_VALUE_LIST – Volume parameters, should be comma separated list of values Can be specified multiple times.
  • -h, --help – Print help

Provider-specific options

Bold attributes are required.

EC2:

  • --volume:
  • --interface:

  • --compute-attributes:

    • availability_zone –
    • flavor_id –
    • groups –
    • security_group_ids –
    • managed_ip –

Libvirt:

  • --volume:

    • pool_name – One of available storage pools
    • capacity – String value, e.g. 10G
    • allocation – Initial allocation, e.g. 0G
    • format_type – Possible values: raw, qcow2

  • --interface:

    • compute_type – Possible values: bridge, network
    • compute_bridge – Name of interface according to type
    • compute_model – Possible values: virtio, rtl8139, ne2k_pci, pcnet, e1000
    • compute_network – Libvirt instance network, e.g. default

  • --compute-attributes:

    • cpus – Number of CPUs
    • memory – String, amount of memory, value in bytes
    • boot_order – Device names to specify the boot order
    • firmware – automatic/bios/uefi/uefi_secure_boot (UEFI with Secure Boot enabled)

OpenStack:

  • --volume:
  • --interface:

  • --compute-attributes:

    • availability_zone –
    • boot_from_volume –
    • flavor_ref –
    • image_ref –
    • tenant_id –
    • security_groups –
    • network –

VMware:

  • --volume:

    • name –
    • storage_pod – Storage Pod ID from VMware
    • datastore – Datastore ID from VMware
    • mode – persistent/independent_persistent/independent_nonpersistent
    • size_gb – Integer number, volume size in GB
    • thin – true/false
    • eager_zero – true/false
    • controller_key – Associated controller key

  • --interface:

    • compute_type – Type of the network adapter, for example one of: VirtualVmxnet3, VirtualE1000, See documentation center for your version of vSphere to find more details about available adapter types: https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/
    • compute_network – Network ID or Network Name from VMware

  • --compute-attributes:

    • cluster – Cluster ID from VMware
    • corespersocket – Number of cores per socket (applicable to hardware versions < 10 only)
    • cpus – CPU count
    • memory_mb – Integer number, amount of memory in MB
    • path – Path to folder
    • resource_pool – Resource Pool ID from VMware
    • firmware – automatic/bios/uefi/uefi_secure_boot (UEFI with Secure Boot enabled)
    • guest_id – Guest OS ID form VMware
    • hardware_version – Hardware version ID from VMware
    • memoryHotAddEnabled – Must be a 1 or 0, lets you add memory resources while the machine is on
    • cpuHotAddEnabled – Must be a 1 or 0, lets you add CPU resources while the machine is on
    • add_cdrom – Must be a 1 or 0, Add a CD-ROM drive to the virtual machine
    • annotation – Annotation Notes

    • scsi_controllers – List with SCSI controllers definitions

      • type – ID of the controller type from VMware
      • key – Key of the controller (e.g. 1000)

    • nvme_controllers – List with NVME controllers definitions

      • type – ID of the controller type from VMware
      • key – Key of the controller (e.g. 2000)
    • boot_order – Device names to specify the boot order
    • virtual_tpm – Must be a 1 or 0, Enable virtual TPM. Only compatible with EFI firmware.

AzureRM:

  • --volume:

    • disk_size_gb – Volume Size in GB (integer value)
    • data_disk_caching – Data Disk Caching (None, ReadOnly, ReadWrite)

  • --interface:

    • compute_network – Select one of available Azure Subnets, must be an ID
    • compute_public_ip – Public IP (None, Static, Dynamic)
    • compute_private_ip – Static Private IP (expressed as true or false)

  • --compute-attributes:

    • resource_group – Existing Azure Resource Group of user
    • vm_size – VM Size, eg. Standard_A0 etc.
    • username – The Admin username
    • password – The Admin password
    • platform – OS type eg. Linux
    • ssh_key_data – SSH key for passwordless authentication
    • os_disk_caching – OS disk caching
    • premium_os_disk – Premium OS Disk, Boolean as 0 or 1
    • script_command – Custom Script Command
    • script_uris – Comma seperated file URIs

GCE:

  • --volume:

    • size_gb – Volume size in GB, integer value
  • --interface:

  • --compute-attributes:

    • machine_type –
    • network –
    • associate_external_ip –

KubeVirt:

  • --volume:

    • capacity – Volume size in GB, integer value
    • storage_class – Name of the storage class
    • bootable – Boolean, only one volume can be bootable (overrides network interface boot)

  • --interface:

    • compute_cni_provider – Container Network Interface Provider name
    • compute_network – The network to connect the vm to

  • --compute-attributes:

    • cpu_cores – number of cores, Integer value
    • memory – Amount of memory, integer value in bytes

15.6.7. compute-profile values update-interface
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Update compute profile interface

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile values update-interface [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --compute-profile VALUE – Compute profile name
  • --compute-profile-id VALUE
  • --compute-resource VALUE – Compute resource name
  • --compute-resource-id VALUE
  • --interface KEY_VALUE_LIST – Interface parameters, should be comma separated list of values
  • --interface-id NUMBER – Interface id
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • -h, --help – Print help

Provider-specific options

Bold attributes are required.

EC2:

  • --interface:

Libvirt:

  • --interface:

    • compute_type – Possible values: bridge, network
    • compute_bridge – Name of interface according to type
    • compute_model – Possible values: virtio, rtl8139, ne2k_pci, pcnet, e1000
    • compute_network – Libvirt instance network, e.g. default

OpenStack:

  • --interface:

VMware:

  • --interface:

    • compute_type – Type of the network adapter, for example one of: VirtualVmxnet3, VirtualE1000, See documentation center for your version of vSphere to find more details about available adapter types: https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/
    • compute_network – Network ID or Network Name from VMware

AzureRM:

  • --interface:

    • compute_network – Select one of available Azure Subnets, must be an ID
    • compute_public_ip – Public IP (None, Static, Dynamic)
    • compute_private_ip – Static Private IP (expressed as true or false)

GCE:

  • --interface:

KubeVirt:

  • --interface:

    • compute_cni_provider – Container Network Interface Provider name
    • compute_network – The network to connect the vm to

15.6.8. compute-profile values update-volume
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Update compute profile volume

Usage 

# hammer compute-profile values update-volume [OPTIONS]
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Options

  • --compute-profile VALUE – Compute profile name
  • --compute-profile-id VALUE
  • --compute-resource VALUE – Compute resource name
  • --compute-resource-id VALUE
  • --location VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-id NUMBER – Set the current location context for the request
  • --location-title VALUE – Set the current location context for the request
  • --organization VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-id NUMBER – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --organization-title VALUE – Set the current organization context for the request
  • --volume KEY_VALUE_LIST – Volume parameters, should be comma separated list of values
  • --volume-id NUMBER – Volume id
  • -h, --help – Print help

Provider-specific options

Bold attributes are required.

EC2:

  • --volume:

Libvirt:

  • --volume:

    • pool_name – One of available storage pools
    • capacity – String value, e.g. 10G
    • allocation – Initial allocation, e.g. 0G
    • format_type – Possible values: raw, qcow2

OpenStack:

  • --volume:

VMware:

  • --volume:

    • name –
    • storage_pod – Storage Pod ID from VMware
    • datastore – Datastore ID from VMware
    • mode – persistent/independent_persistent/independent_nonpersistent
    • size_gb – Integer number, volume size in GB
    • thin – true/false
    • eager_zero – true/false
    • controller_key – Associated controller key

AzureRM:

  • --volume:

    • disk_size_gb – Volume Size in GB (integer value)
    • data_disk_caching – Data Disk Caching (None, ReadOnly, ReadWrite)

GCE:

  • --volume:

    • size_gb – Volume size in GB, integer value

KubeVirt:

  • --volume:

    • capacity – Volume size in GB, integer value
    • storage_class – Name of the storage class
    • bootable – Boolean, only one volume can be bootable (overrides network interface boot)
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