# create

## Usage

```
ionosctl compute nic create [flags]
```

## Aliases

For `nic` command:

```
[n]
```

For `create` command:

```
[c]
```

## Description

Use this command to create/add a new NIC to the target Server. You can specify the name, ips, dhcp and Lan Id the NIC will sit on. If the Lan Id does not exist it will be created.

Use `--wait` (`-w`) to wait for the resource to reach AVAILABLE state.

Required values to run a command:

* Data Center Id
* Server Id

## Options

```
  -u, --api-url string         Override default host URL. Preferred over the config file override 'cloud' and env var 'IONOS_API_URL' (default "https://api.ionos.com")
      --cols strings           Set of columns to be printed on output 
                               Available columns: [NicId Name Dhcp LanId Ips IPv6Ips State FirewallActive FirewallType DeviceNumber PciSlot Mac DHCPv6 IPv6CidrBlock]
  -c, --config string          Configuration file used for authentication (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ionosctl/config.yaml")
      --datacenter-id string   The unique Data Center Id (required)
  -D, --depth int              Level of detail for response objects (default 1)
      --dhcp                   Set to false if you wish to disable DHCP on the NIC. E.g.: --dhcp=true, --dhcp=false (default true)
      --dhcpv6                 Set to false if you wish to disable DHCPv6 on the NIC. E.g.: --dhcpv6=true, --dhcpv6=false (default true)
  -F, --filters strings        Limit results to results containing the specified filter:KEY1=VALUE1,KEY2=VALUE2
      --firewall-active        Activate or deactivate the Firewall. E.g.: --firewall-active=true, --firewall-active=false
      --firewall-type string   The type of Firewall Rules that will be allowed on the NIC (default "INGRESS")
  -f, --force                  Force command to execute without user input
  -h, --help                   Print usage
      --ips strings            IPs assigned to the NIC. This can be a collection
      --ipv6-cidr string       The /80 IPv6 Cidr as defined in RFC 4291. It needs to be within the LAN IPv6 Cidr Block range. (default "disable")
      --ipv6-ips strings       IPv6 IPs assigned to the NIC. They need to be within the NIC IPv6 Cidr Block.
      --lan-id int             The LAN ID the NIC will sit on. If the LAN ID does not exist it will be created (default 1)
      --limit int              Maximum number of items to return per request (default 50)
  -n, --name string            The name of the NIC (default "Internet Access")
      --no-headers             Don't print table headers when table output is used
      --offset int             Number of items to skip before starting to collect the results
      --order-by string        Property to order the results by
  -o, --output string          Desired output format [text|json|api-json] (default "text")
      --query string           JMESPath query string to filter the output
  -q, --quiet                  Quiet output
      --server-id string       The unique Server Id (required)
  -t, --timeout int            Timeout in seconds for --wait and other wait operations (default 600)
  -v, --verbose count          Increase verbosity level [-v, -vv, -vvv]
  -w, --wait                   Wait for the resource to reach AVAILABLE state after the command completes. No-op for list commands
```

## Examples

```
ionosctl compute nic create --datacenter-id DATACENTER_ID --server-id SERVER_ID --name NAME
```


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