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update
Update the compute shape or boot configuration of a Server
Usage
ionosctl compute server update [flags]
Aliases
For server command:
[s svr]
For update command:
[u up]
Description
Use this command to update a Server in a Virtual Data Center. You can rescale an ENTERPRISE/VCPU server (--cores, --ram), change its --cpu-family or --availability-zone, and repoint what it boots from (--volume-id for a boot Volume, --cdrom-id for a boot CD-ROM). Both boot targets must already be attached to the Server.
RAM (--ram) must be a multiple of 256. The default unit is MB, so --ram 256 = 256MB; a unit may be given, e.g. --ram 1GB. Minimum 256MB; the maximum depends on your contract limit.
CUBE constraint: for CUBE Servers only the Name can be updated — their cores, RAM and CPU family are fixed by the instance-size template and cannot be changed here. Some changes (e.g. --nic-multi-queue, CPU family) require a server restart to take effect.
Use --wait (-w) to wait for the resource to reach AVAILABLE state.
-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")
-z, --availability-zone string Physical availability zone of the Server: AUTO (platform-chosen), ZONE_1 or ZONE_2
--cdrom-id string Id of the CD-ROM to set as the Server's boot device. The CD-ROM must already be attached to this Server. Use this to boot from an installer ISO instead of a Volume (--volume-id)
--cols strings Set of columns to be printed on output
Available columns: [ServerId Name Type AvailabilityZone Cores RAM CpuFamily VmState State DatacenterId TemplateId BootCdromId BootVolumeId NicMultiQueue EnabledFeatures]
-c, --config string Configuration file used for authentication (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ionosctl/config.yaml")
--cores int New number of CPU cores (ENTERPRISE/VCPU only; fixed by the template for CUBE/GPU). Maximum depends on your contract resource limits (default 2)
--cpu-family string New CPU family for the Server, e.g. INTEL_SKYLAKE, INTEL_XEON, AMD_OPTERON. Availability depends on the datacenter location; changing it requires a server restart. Not applicable to CUBE/VCPU/GPU
--datacenter-id string The unique Data Center Id (required)
-D, --depth int Level of detail for response objects (default 1)
-F, --filters strings Limit results to results containing the specified filter:KEY1=VALUE1,KEY2=VALUE2
-f, --force Force command to execute without user input
-h, --help Print usage
--limit int Maximum number of items to return per request (default 50)
-n, --name string New display name for the Server. This is the only property updatable on CUBE Servers
--nic-multi-queue Enable NIC Multi Queue to improve NIC throughput; changing this setting restarts the server. Not supported for CUBEs
--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
--ram string New memory size, in multiples of 256. Default unit is MB (e.g. --ram 256 = 256MB); a unit may be given (e.g. --ram 1GB). Minimum 256MB, maximum per contract limit. ENTERPRISE/VCPU only
-i, --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]
--volume-id string Id of the Volume to set as the Server's boot volume. The Volume must already be attached to this Server. Mutually exclusive with booting from a CD-ROM (--cdrom-id)
-w, --wait Wait for the resource to reach AVAILABLE state after the command completes. No-op for list commands
# BASIC: rescale an ENTERPRISE server to 4 cores
ionosctl compute server update --datacenter-id DATACENTER_ID --server-id SERVER_ID --cores 4
# ADVANCED: rescale cores + RAM and set the boot volume to an already-attached Volume, waiting until AVAILABLE
ionosctl compute server update --datacenter-id DATACENTER_ID --server-id SERVER_ID --cores 8 --ram 16GB --volume-id VOLUME_ID --wait