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Chapter 17. Bare Metal service command-line client

The ironic client is the command-line interface (CLI) for the Bare Metal service API and its extensions. This chapter documents ironic version 0.8.1.
For help on a specific ironic command, enter:
$ ironic help COMMAND

17.1. ironic usage

usage: ironic [--insecure] [--os-cacert <ca-certificate>] [--os-cert <certificate>] [--os-key <key>] [--timeout <seconds>] [--os-user-domain-id OS_USER_DOMAIN_ID] [--os-user-domain-name OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME] [--os-project-id OS_PROJECT_ID] [--os-project-name OS_PROJECT_NAME] [--os-project-domain-id OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID] [--os-project-domain-name OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME] [--version] [--debug] [-v] [--cert-file OS_CERT] [--key-file OS_KEY] [--ca-file OS_CACERT] [--os-username OS_USERNAME] [--os-password OS_PASSWORD] [--os-tenant-id OS_TENANT_ID] [--os-tenant-name OS_TENANT_NAME] [--os-auth-url OS_AUTH_URL] [--os-region-name OS_REGION_NAME] [--os-auth-token OS_AUTH_TOKEN] [--ironic-url IRONIC_URL] [--ironic-api-version IRONIC_API_VERSION] [--os-service-type OS_SERVICE_TYPE] [--os-endpoint OS_ENDPOINT] [--os-endpoint-type OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE] [--max-retries MAX_RETRIES] [--retry-interval RETRY_INTERVAL] <subcommand> ...

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 a node 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-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
Provision, rebuild, delete, inspect, provide or manage an instance.
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-list
List the enabled drivers.
driver-properties
Get properties of 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.

17.2. ironic optional arguments

--insecure
Explicitly allow client to perform "insecure" TLS (https) requests. The server's certificate will not be verified against any certificate authorities. This option should be used with caution.
--os-cacert <ca-certificate>
Specify a CA bundle file to use in verifying a TLS (https) server certificate. Defaults to env[OS_CACERT].
--os-cert <certificate>
Defaults to env[OS_CERT].
--os-key <key>
Defaults to env[OS_KEY].
--timeout <seconds>
Set request timeout (in seconds).
--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].
--version
show program's version number and exit
--debug
Defaults to env[IRONICCLIENT_DEBUG]
-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 OS_ENDPOINT
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"
--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.

17.3. ironic chassis-create

usage: ironic chassis-create [-d <description>] [-e <key=value>]
Create a new chassis.

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.

17.4. ironic chassis-delete

usage: ironic chassis-delete <chassis> [<chassis> ...]
Delete a chassis.

Positional arguments

<chassis>
UUID of the chassis.

17.5. ironic chassis-list

usage: ironic chassis-list [--detail] [--limit <limit>] [--marker <chassis>] [--sort-key <field>] [--sort-dir <direction>] [--fields <field> [<field> ...]]
List 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.

17.6. ironic chassis-node-list

usage: ironic chassis-node-list [--detail] [--limit <limit>] [--marker <node>] [--sort-key <field>] [--sort-dir <direction>] [--fields <field> [<field> ...]] <chassis>
List the nodes contained in a chassis.

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.

17.7. ironic chassis-show

usage: ironic chassis-show [--fields <field> [<field> ...]] <chassis>
Show detailed information about a chassis.

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.

17.8. ironic chassis-update

usage: ironic chassis-update <chassis> <op> <path=value> [<path=value> ...]
Update information about a chassis.

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.

17.9. ironic driver-list

usage: ironic driver-list
List the enabled drivers.

17.10. ironic driver-properties

usage: ironic driver-properties <driver>
Get properties of a driver.

Positional arguments

<driver>
Name of the driver.

17.11. ironic driver-show

usage: ironic driver-show <driver>
Show information about a driver.

Positional arguments

<driver>
Name of the driver.

17.12. ironic driver-vendor-passthru

usage: ironic driver-vendor-passthru [--http-method <http-method>] <driver> <method> [<arg=value> [<arg=value> ...]]
Call a vendor-passthru extension for a 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'.

17.13. ironic node-create

usage: ironic node-create [-c <chassis>] -d <driver> [-i <key=value>] [-p <key=value>] [-e <key=value>] [-u <uuid>] [-n <name>]
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.

17.14. ironic node-delete

usage: ironic node-delete <node> [<node> ...]
Unregister a node from the Ironic service.

Positional arguments

<node>
Name or UUID of the node.

17.15. ironic node-get-boot-device

usage: ironic node-get-boot-device <node>
Get the current boot device for a node.

Positional arguments

<node>
Name or UUID of the node.

17.16. ironic node-get-console

usage: ironic node-get-console <node>
Get the connection information for a node's console, if enabled.

Positional arguments

<node>
Name or UUID of the node.

17.17. ironic node-get-supported-boot-devices

usage: ironic node-get-supported-boot-devices <node>
Get the supported boot devices for a node.

Positional arguments

<node>
Name or UUID of the node.

17.18. ironic node-list

usage: ironic node-list [--limit <limit>] [--marker <node>] [--sort-key <field>] [--sort-dir <direction>] [--maintenance <boolean>] [--associated <boolean>] [--provision-state <provision-state>] [--detail] [--fields <field> [<field> ...]]
List the nodes which are registered with the Ironic service.

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.
--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.

17.19. ironic node-port-list

usage: ironic node-port-list [--detail] [--limit <limit>] [--marker <port>] [--sort-key <field>] [--sort-dir <direction>] [--fields <field> [<field> ...]] <node>
List the ports associated with a node.

Positional arguments

<node>
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.

17.20. ironic node-set-boot-device

usage: ironic node-set-boot-device [--persistent] <node> <boot-device>
Set the boot device for a node.

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.

17.21. ironic node-set-console-mode

usage: ironic node-set-console-mode <node> <enabled>
Enable or disable serial console access for a node.

Positional arguments

<node>
Name or UUID of the node.
<enabled>
Enable or disable console access for a node: 'true' or 'false'.

17.22. ironic node-set-maintenance

usage: ironic node-set-maintenance [--reason <reason>] <node> <maintenance-mode>
Enable or disable maintenance mode for a node.

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'.

17.23. ironic node-set-power-state

usage: ironic node-set-power-state <node> <power-state>
Power a node on or off or reboot.

Positional arguments

<node>
Name or UUID of the node.
<power-state>
'on', 'off', or 'reboot'.

17.24. ironic node-set-provision-state

usage: ironic node-set-provision-state [--config-drive <config-drive>] <node> <provision-state>
Provision, rebuild, delete, inspect, provide or manage an instance.

Positional arguments

<node>
Name or UUID of the node.
<provision-state>
Supported states: 'active', 'deleted', 'rebuild', 'inspect', 'provide' or 'manage'

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 parameter is only valid when setting provision state to 'active'.

17.25. ironic node-show

usage: ironic node-show [--instance] [--fields <field> [<field> ...]] <id>
Show detailed information about a 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.

17.26. ironic node-show-states

usage: ironic node-show-states <node>
Show information about the node's states.

Positional arguments

<node>
Name or UUID of the node.

17.27. ironic node-update

usage: ironic node-update <node> <op> <path=value> [<path=value> ...]
Update information about a registered 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.

17.28. ironic node-validate

usage: ironic node-validate <node>
Validate a node's driver interfaces.

Positional arguments

<node>
Name or UUID of the node.

17.29. ironic node-vendor-passthru

usage: ironic node-vendor-passthru [--http-method <http-method>] <node> <method> [<arg=value> [<arg=value> ...]]
Call a vendor-passthru extension for a 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 mutiple 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'.

17.30. ironic port-create

usage: ironic port-create -a <address> -n <node> [-e <key=value>]
Create a new port.

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.

17.31. ironic port-delete

usage: ironic port-delete <port> [<port> ...]
Delete a port.

Positional arguments

<port>
UUID of the port.

17.32. ironic port-list

usage: ironic port-list [--detail] [--address <mac-address>] [--limit <limit>] [--marker <port>] [--sort-key <field>] [--sort-dir <direction>] [--fields <field> [<field> ...]]
List the ports.

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.

17.33. ironic port-show

usage: ironic port-show [--address] [--fields <field> [<field> ...]] <id>
Show detailed information about a port.

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.

17.34. ironic port-update

usage: ironic port-update <port> <op> <path=value> [<path=value> ...]
Update information about a port.

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.