The nova client is the command-line interface for the Compute API and its extensions. For help on a specific nova command, enter: $ nova help COMMAND nova [--version] [--debug] [--os-cache] [--timings] [--timeout <seconds>] [--os-username <auth-user-name>] [--os-password <auth-password>] [--os-tenant-name <auth-tenant-name>] [--os-tenant-id <auth-tenant-id>] [--os-auth-url <auth-url>] [--os-region-name <region-name>] [--os-auth-system <auth-system>] [--service-type <service-type>] [--service-name <service-name>] [--volume-service-name <volume-service-name>] [--endpoint-type <endpoint-type>] [--os-compute-api-version <compute-api-ver>] [--os-cacert <ca-certificate>] [--insecure] [--bypass-url <bypass-url>] <subcommand> ... <subcommand> absolute-limits Print a list of absolute limits for a user. add-fixed-ip Add new IP address on a network to server. add-floating-ip Add a floating IP address to a server. add-secgroup Add a Security Group to a server. agent-create Creates a new agent build. agent-delete Deletes an existing agent build. agent-list List all builds. agent-modify Modify an existing agent build. aggregate-add-host Add the host to the specified aggregate. aggregate-create Create a new aggregate with the specified details. aggregate-delete Delete the aggregate by its id. aggregate-details Show details of the specified aggregate. aggregate-list Print a list of all aggregates. aggregate-remove-host Remove the specified host from the specified aggregate. aggregate-set-metadata Update the metadata associated with the aggregate. aggregate-update Update the aggregate's name and optionally availability zone. availability-zone-list List all the availability zones. backup Backup a instance by create a 'backup' type snapshot. boot Boot a new server. clear-password Clear password for a server. cloudpipe-configure Update the VPN IP/port of a cloudpipe instance. cloudpipe-create Create a cloudpipe instance for the given project. cloudpipe-list Print a list of all cloudpipe instances. console-log Get console log output of a server. coverage-report Generate a coverage report. coverage-reset Reset coverage data. coverage-start Start Nova coverage reporting. coverage-stop Stop Nova coverage reporting. credentials Show user credentials returned from auth delete Immediately shut down and delete specified server(s). diagnostics Retrieve server diagnostics. dns-create Create a DNS entry for domain, name and ip. dns-create-private-domain Create the specified DNS domain. dns-create-public-domain Create the specified DNS domain. dns-delete Delete the specified DNS entry. dns-delete-domain Delete the specified DNS domain. dns-domains Print a list of available dns domains. dns-list List current DNS entries for domain and ip or domain and name. endpoints Discover endpoints that get returned from the authenticate services. evacuate Evacuate server from failed host to specified one. fixed-ip-get Get info on a fixed ip. fixed-ip-reserve Reserve a fixed ip. fixed-ip-unreserve Unreserve a fixed ip. flavor-access-add Add flavor access for the given tenant. flavor-access-list Print access information about the given flavor. flavor-access-remove Remove flavor access for the given tenant. flavor-create Create a new flavor. flavor-delete Delete a specific flavor flavor-key Set or unset extra_spec for a flavor. flavor-list Print a list of available 'flavors' (sizes of servers). flavor-show Show details about the given flavor. floating-ip-bulk-create Bulk create floating ips by range floating-ip-bulk-delete Bulk delete floating ips by range floating-ip-bulk-list List all floating ips floating-ip-create Allocate a floating IP for the current tenant. floating-ip-delete De-allocate a floating IP. floating-ip-list List floating ips for this tenant. floating-ip-pool-list List all floating ip pools. get-password Get password for a server. get-spice-console Get a spice console to a server. get-vnc-console Get a vnc console to a server. host-action Perform a power action on a host. host-describe Describe a specific host. host-list List all hosts by service. host-update Update host settings. hypervisor-list List hypervisors. hypervisor-servers List instances belonging to specific hypervisors. hypervisor-show Display the details of the specified hypervisor. hypervisor-stats Get hypervisor statistics over all compute nodes. hypervisor-uptime Display the uptime of the specified hypervisor. image-create Create a new image by taking a snapshot of a running server. image-delete Delete specified image(s). image-list Print a list of available images to boot from. image-meta Set or Delete metadata on an image. image-show Show details about the given image. interface-attach Attach a network interface to an instance. interface-detach Detach a network interface from an instance. interface-list List interfaces attached to an instance. keypair-add Create a new key pair for use with instances. keypair-delete Delete keypair by its name. keypair-list Print a list of keypairs for a user. list List active servers. list-secgroup List Security Group(s) of a server. live-migration Migrates a running instance to a new machine. lock Lock a server. meta Set or Delete metadata on a server. migrate Migrate a server. The new host will be selected by the scheduler. network-associate-host Associate host with network. network-associate-project Associate project with network. network-create Create a network. network-disassociate Disassociate host and/or project from the given network. network-list Print a list of available networks. network-show Show details about the given network. pause Pause a server. quota-class-show List the quotas for a quota class. quota-class-update Update the quotas for a quota class. quota-defaults List the default quotas for a tenant. quota-delete Delete quota for a tenant so their quota will revert back to default. quota-show List the quotas for a tenant. quota-update Update the quotas for a tenant. rate-limits Print a list of rate limits for a user. reboot Reboot a server. rebuild Shutdown, re-image, and re-boot a server. remove-fixed-ip Remove an IP address from a server. remove-floating-ip Remove a floating IP address from a server. remove-secgroup Remove a Security Group from a server. rename Rename a server. rescue Rescue a server. reset-network Reset network of an instance. reset-state Reset the state of an instance. resize Resize a server. resize-confirm Confirm a previous resize. resize-revert Revert a previous resize (and return to the previous VM). resume Resume a server. root-password Change the root password for a server. scrub Deletes data associated with the project. secgroup-add-group-rule Add a source group rule to a security group. secgroup-add-rule Add a rule to a security group. secgroup-create Create a security group. secgroup-delete Delete a security group. secgroup-delete-group-rule Delete a source group rule from a security group. secgroup-delete-rule Delete a rule from a security group. secgroup-list List security groups for the current tenant. secgroup-list-rules List rules for a security group. secgroup-update Update a security group. service-disable Disable the service. service-enable Enable the service. service-list Show a list of all running services. Filter by host & binary. show Show details about the given server. ssh SSH into a server. start Start a server. stop Stop a server. suspend Suspend a server. unlock Unlock a server. unpause Unpause a server. unrescue Unrescue a server. usage Show usage data for a single tenant usage-list List usage data for all tenants volume-attach Attach a volume to a server. volume-create Add a new volume. volume-delete Remove a volume. volume-detach Detach a volume from a server. volume-list List all the volumes. volume-show Show details about a volume. volume-snapshot-create Add a new snapshot. volume-snapshot-delete Remove a snapshot. volume-snapshot-list List all the snapshots. volume-snapshot-show Show details about a snapshot. volume-type-create Create a new volume type. volume-type-delete Delete a specific flavor. volume-type-list Print a list of available 'volume types'. volume-update Update volume attachment. x509-create-cert Create x509 cert for a user in tenant. x509-get-root-cert Fetches the x509 root cert. bash-completion Prints out a list of all possible commands and flags that the nova command can accept. Can be used by bash for tab-completion of commands. help Display help about this program or one of its subcommands. cell-capacities Get cell capacities for all cells or a given cell. cell-show Show details of a given cell. host-servers-migrate Migrate all instances of the specified host to other available hosts. net Show a network net-create Create a network net-delete Delete a network net-list List networks force-delete Force delete a server. restore Restore a soft-deleted server. baremetal-interface-add Add a network interface to a baremetal node. baremetal-interface-list List network interfaces associated with a baremetal node. baremetal-interface-remove Remove a network interface from a baremetal node. baremetal-node-create Create a baremetal node. baremetal-node-delete Remove a baremetal node and any associated interfaces. baremetal-node-list Print a list of available baremetal nodes. baremetal-node-show Show information about a baremetal node. migration-list Print a list of migrations. host-meta Set or Delete metadata on all instances of a host. host-evacuate Evacuate all instances from failed host to specified one. instance-action Show an action. instance-action-list List actions on a server. list-extensions List all the os-api extensions that are available. instance-action Show an action. instance-action-list List actions on a server. --version Show program's version number and exit. --debug Print debugging output. --force Force quota-update. --os-cache Use the auth token cache. --timings Print call timing info. --timeout <seconds> Set HTTP call timeout (in seconds). --os-username <auth-user-name> Defaults to env[OS_USERNAME]. --os-password <auth-password> Defaults to env[OS_PASSWORD]. --os-tenant-name <auth-tenant-name> Defaults to env[OS_TENANT_NAME]. --os-tenant-id <auth-tenant-id> Defaults to env[OS_TENANT_ID]. --os-auth-url <auth-url> Defaults to env[OS_AUTH_URL]. --os-region-name <region-name> Defaults to env[OS_REGION_NAME]. --os-auth-system <auth-system> Defaults to env[OS_AUTH_SYSTEM]. --service-type <service-type> Defaults to compute for most actions. --service-name <service-name> Defaults to env[NOVA_SERVICE_NAME]. --volume-service-name <volume-service-name> Defaults to env[NOVA_VOLUME_SERVICE_NAME]. --endpoint-type <endpoint-type> Defaults to env[NOVA_ENDPOINT_TYPE] or publicURL. --os-compute-api-version <compute-api-ver> Accepts 1.1, defaults to env[OS_COMPUTE_API_VERSION]. --os-cacert <ca-certificate> Specify a CA bundle file to use in verifying a TLS (https) server certificate. Defaults to env[OS_CACERT] --insecure Explicitly allow novaclient to perform "insecure" SSL (https) requests. The server's certificate will not be verified against any certificate authorities. This option should be used with caution. --bypass-url <bypass-url> Use this API endpoint instead of the Service Catalog.