vdsm-client(1)

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NAME

vdsm-client - VDSM's command line interface

SYNOPSIS

vdsm-client [-a HOST] [-p PORT] [--insecure] [--timeout TIMEOUT] [-f FILE] namespace method [args]

DESCRIPTION

The vdsm-client is a command-line client to vdsmd(8) API. It is intended to assist testing and debugging of the oVirt suite.

Invoking commands with simple parameters

simple command parameters should have pattern of name1=value name2=value



    vdsm-client VM getStats vmID=b3f6fa00-b315-4ad4-8108-f73da817b5c5

will print stats of a VM by its ID.

Invoking commands with complex parameters

For invoking commands with complex or many arguments, you can read a JSON dictionary from a file:



    vdsm-client -f lease.json Lease info

where lease.json file content is:



    {


        "lease": {


            "sd_id": "75ab40e3-06b1-4a54-a825-2df7a40b93b2",


            "lease_id": "b3f6fa00-b315-4ad4-8108-f73da817b5c5"


        }


    }

Reading from standard input

It is also possible to read parameters from standard input, creating complex parameters interactively

cat <<EOF | vdsm-client -f - Lease info
{
"lease": {


        "sd_id": "75ab40e3-06b1-4a54-a825-2df7a40b93b2",


        "lease_id": "b3f6fa00-b315-4ad4-8108-f73da817b5c5"
}
}
EOF

WARNING

vdsm-client is a debug tool, which is capable of harming the operation of a single oVirt node and even a complete oVirt cluster. Its use is not supported or endorsed.

OPTIONS

-h: Display vdsm-client's help
--insecure: Connect to server in an insecure manner.
--timeout TIMEOUT: Change the method timeout. Default value is 60 seconds.
-f --file FILE: Provide a file that contains method parameters in JSON format.

BUGS

Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>

COPYRIGHT

19 January, 2017

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