# update

## Usage

```
ionosctl compute networkloadbalancer rule update [flags]
```

## Aliases

For `networkloadbalancer` command:

```
[nlb]
```

For `rule` command:

```
[r forwardingrule]
```

For `update` command:

```
[u up]
```

## Description

Use this command to update a specified Network Load Balancer Forwarding Rule from a Network Load Balancer. You can also update Health Check settings.

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

Required values to run command:

* Data Center Id
* Network Load Balancer Id
* Forwarding Rule Id

## Options

```
      --algorithm string                Algorithm for the balancing (default "ROUND_ROBIN")
  -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")
      --client-timeout int              [Health Check] ClientTimeout is expressed in milliseconds. This inactivity timeout applies when the client is expected to acknowledge or send data (default 5000)
      --cols strings                    Set of columns to be printed on output 
                                        Available columns: [ForwardingRuleId Name Algorithm Protocol ListenerIp ListenerPort State ClientTimeout ConnectTimeout TargetTimeout Retries]
  -c, --config string                   Configuration file used for authentication (default "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ionosctl/config.yaml")
      --connection-timeout int          [Health Check] It specifies the maximum time (in milliseconds) to wait for a connection attempt to a target VM to succeed (default 5000)
      --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)
      --listener-ip ip                  Listening IP (required)
      --listener-port string            Listening port number. Range: 1 to 65535 (required)
  -n, --name string                     The name for the Forwarding Rule
      --networkloadbalancer-id string   The unique NetworkLoadBalancer Id (required)
      --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
      --retries int                     [Health Check] Retries specifies the number of retries to perform on a target VM after a connection failure. Range: 0 to 65535 (default 3)
  -i, --rule-id string                  The unique ForwardingRule Id (required)
      --target-timeout int              [Health Check] TargetTimeout specifies the maximum inactivity time (in milliseconds) on the target VM side (default 5000)
  -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 nlb rule update --datacenter-id DATACENTER_ID --networkloadbalancer-id NETWORKLOADBALANCER_ID -i FORWARDINGRULE_ID --name NAME
```


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