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ONETEMPLATE(1) onetemplate(1) -- manages OpenNebula templates ONETEMPLATE(1)

NAME

onetemplate - manages OpenNebula templates

SYNOPSIS

onetemplate command [args] [options]

OPTIONS


--name name Name of the new VM or TEMPLATE. When
instantiating multiple VMs you can use the "%i"
wildcard to produce different names such as
vm-0, vm-1...
--cpu cpu CPU percentage reserved for the VM (1=100% one
CPU)
--vcpu vcpu Number of virtualized CPUs
--arch arch Architecture of the VM, e.g.: i386 or x86_64
--memory memory Memory amount given to the VM. By default the
unit is megabytes. To use gigabytes add a ´g´,
floats can be used: 8g=8192, 0.5g=512
--disk image0,image1 Disks to attach. To use an image owned by other
user use user[disk]
--nic network0,network1 Networks to attach. To use a network owned by
other user use user[network]
--raw string Raw string to add to the template. Not to be
confused with the RAW attribute
--vnc Add VNC server to the VM
--vnc-password password VNC password
--vnc-listen ip VNC IP where to listen for connections. By
default is 0.0.0.0 (all interfaces).
--spice Add spice server to the VM
--spice-password password spice password
--spice-listen ip spice IP where to listen for connections. By
default is 0.0.0.0 (all interfaces).
--ssh [file] Add an ssh public key to the context. If the file
is omited then the user variable SSH_PUBLIC_KEY
will be used.
--net_context Add network contextualization parameters
--context line1,line2,line3 Lines to add to the context section
--boot device Select boot device (hd|fd|cdrom|network)
--files_ds file1,file2 Add files to the contextualization CD from
thefiles datastore
--init script1,script2 Script or scripts to start in context
--dry Just print the template
-m, --multiple x Instance multiple VMs
--userdata userdata Integrate userdata into the EC2 section
--hold Creates the new VM on hold state instead of
pending
-a, --append Append new attributes to the current template
-l, --list x,y,z Selects columns to display with list command
-d, --delay x Sets the delay in seconds for top command
-f, --filter x,y,z Filter data. An array is specified with
column=value pairs.
--csv Write table in csv format
-x, --xml Show the resource in xml format
-n, --numeric Do not translate user and group IDs
--describe Describe list columns
-v, --verbose Verbose mode
-h, --help Show this message
-V, --version Show version and copyright information
--user name User name used to connect to OpenNebula
--password password Password to authenticate with OpenNebula
--endpoint endpoint URL of OpenNebula xmlrpc frontend

COMMANDS

create [file] Creates a new VM Template from the given description
Examples:

- using a VM Template description file:
onetemplate create vm_description.tmpl
- new VM Template named "arch vm" with a disk and a nic:
onetemplate create --name "arch vm" --memory 128 --cpu 1 \
--disk arch --network private_lan
- using two disks:
onetempate create --name "test vm" --memory 128 --cpu 1 \
--disk arch,data valid options: name, cpu, vcpu, arch, memory, disk, nic, raw, vnc, vnc_password, vnc_listen, spice, spice_password, spice_listen, ssh, net_context, context, boot, files_ds, init, dry

  • clone templateid name Creates a new Template from an existing one
  • delete range|templateid_list Deletes the given Image
  • instantiate templateid [file] Creates a new VM instance from the given Template. This VM can be managed with the ´onevm´ command.
The source Template can be modified adding or replacing attributes with
the optional file argument, or with the options.
valid options: name, multiple, userdata, hold, cpu, vcpu, arch, memory, disk, nic, raw, vnc, vnc_password, vnc_listen, spice, spice_password, spice_listen, ssh, net_context, context, boot, files_ds, init

  • chgrp range|templateid_list groupid Changes the Template group
  • chown range|templateid_list userid [groupid] Changes the Template owner and group
  • chmod range|templateid_list octet Changes the Template permissions
  • update templateid [file] Update the template contents. If a path is not provided the editor will be launched to modify the current content. valid options: append
  • rename templateid name Renames the Template
  • list [filterflag] Lists Templates in the pool valid options: list, delay, filter, csv, xml, numeric, describe
  • show templateid Shows information for the given Template valid options: xml
  • top [filterflag] Lists Templates continuously valid options: list, delay, filter, csv, xml, numeric, describe

ARGUMENT FORMATS

  • file Path to a file
  • range List of id´s in the form 1,8..15
  • text String
  • groupid OpenNebula GROUP name or id
  • userid OpenNebula USER name or id
  • templateid OpenNebula VMTEMPLATE name or id
  • templateid_list Comma-separated list of OpenNebula VMTEMPLATE names or ids
  • filterflag a, all all the known VMTEMPLATEs m, mine the VMTEMPLATE belonging to the user in ONE_AUTH g, group ´mine´ plus the VMTEMPLATE belonging to the groups the user is member of uid VMTEMPLATE of the user identified by this uid user VMTEMPLATE of the user identified by the username

LICENSE

OpenNebula 4.12.3 Copyright 2002-2015, OpenNebula Project (OpenNebula.org), C12G Labs

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

March 2015