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NOVA(1) 							   User Commands							   NOVA(1)

NAME

       nova - Command-line interface to the OpenStack Compute API.

SYNOPSIS

       nova [ --username USERNAME ] [ --apikey APIKEY ] [ --url AUTH_URL ] <subcommand>

DESCRIPTION

       nova is a command line interface to the OpenStack Compute API.

COMMAND OVERVIEW

       nova actions
	      Retrieve server actions.

       nova backup-schedule
	      Show or edit the backup schedule for a server.

       nova backup-schedule-delete
	      Delete the backup schedule for a server.

       nova boot
	      Boot a new server.

       nova delete
	      Immediately shut down and delete a server.

       nova diagnostics
	      Retrieve server diagnostics.

       nova flavor-list
	      Print a list of available 'flavors' (sizes of servers).

       nova help
	      Display help about this program or one of its subcommands.

       nova image-create
	      Create a new image by taking a snapshot of a running server.

       nova image-delete
	      Delete an image.

       nova image-list
	      Print a list of available images to boot from.

       nova ip-share
	      Share an IP address from the given IP group onto a server.

       nova ip-unshare
	      Stop sharing an given address with a server.

       nova ipgroup-create
	      Create a new IP group.

       nova ipgroup-delete
	      Delete an IP group.

       nova ipgroup-list
	      Show IP groups.

       nova ipgroup-show
	      Show details about a particular IP group.

       nova list
	      List active servers.

       nova pause
	      Pause a server.

       nova reboot
	      Reboot a server.

       nova rebuild
	      Shutdown, re-image, and re-boot a server.

       nova rename
	      Rename a server.

       nova rescue
	      Rescue a server.

       nova resize
	      Resize a server.

       nova resize-confirm
	      Confirm a previous resize.

       nova resize-revert
	      Revert a previous resize (and return to the previous VM).

       nova resume
	      Resume a server.

       nova root-password
	      Change the root password for a server.

       nova show
	      Show details about the given server.

       nova suspend
	      Suspend a server.

       nova unpause
	      Unpause a server.

       nova unrescue
	      Unrescue a server.

       nova zone
	      Show or edit a child zone.

       nova zone-add
	      Add a new child zone.

       nova zone-delete
	      Delete a zone.

       nova zone-info
	      Get this zones name and capabilities.

       nova zone-list
	      List the children of a zone.

   Optional arguments:
       --username USERNAME
	      Defaults to env[NOVA_USERNAME].

       --apikey APIKEY
	      Defaults to env[NOVA_API_KEY].

       --url AUTH_URL
	      Defaults to https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0 or env[NOVA_URL] if defined.

       See "nova help COMMAND" for help on a specific command.

nova								   February 2011							   NOVA(1)