viocli create Command

The viocli create command supports a variety of actions to perform different tasks. The following parameters apply to all actions.


Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Description
-f `config-file` or --file `config-file`	Optional	Runs the command using a specified configuration file.
-i or --interactive	Optional	Opens the configuration template in a text editor so that you can enter the required information interactively. After entering the information, save and quit the text editor to run the command.
-o or --out	Optional	Runs the command without prompting for confirmation.
-v or --verbose	Optional	Displays output in verbose mode.

To display the parameters for the command, run viocli create -h or viocli create --help. You can also use the -h or --help option to display parameters for any action. For example, viocli create backup -h shows parameters for the backup action.

Use viocli create to perform the following actions.

`viocli create backup {-f config-file | -i | -o} --content-vcenter <vcenter-name> [-t timeout] [-v]`

Creates a backup of your OpenStack deployment. The following additional parameters apply to the backup action.


Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Description
-t `timeout` or --timeout `timeout`	Optional	Specifies the time in seconds for which viocli will display the progress of the backup operation. If you do not include this parameter, the default value of 1800 seconds will be used.

For more information, see Back Up Your Deployment.

`viocli create backupschedule {-f config-file | -i | -o} --content-vcenter <vcenter-name> [-t timeout] [-v]`

Creates a scheduled backup of your OpenStack deployment. For more information, see Scheduled Backup.

`viocli create csr -c country-code -t state-name -l city-name -o org-name -u org-unit [-s service-name] [-d output-dir] [-f config-file | -i | -o] [-v]`

Creates a certificate signing request to send to a certificate authority. The following additional parameters apply to the csr action.


Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Description
-c `country-code` or --countries `country-code`	Mandatory	Two-letter ISO country code in which the organization applying for the certificate is located.
-t `state-name` or --states `state-name`	Mandatory	Full name of the state or province.
-l `city-name` or --localities `city-name`	Mandatory	Name of the town or city.
-n `org-name` or --org-names `org-name`	Mandatory	Legal name of the organization.
-u `org-unit` or --org-units `org-unit`	Mandatory	Name of the department or organizational unit.
-s `service-name` or --services `service-name`	Optional	Name of one or more VMware Integrated OpenStack services for which to generate the CSR. Separate multiple names with commas (,). If you do not include this parameter, a CSR is generated for every VMware Integrated OpenStack service.
-d `output-dir` or --output `output-dir`	Optional	Directory to which CSRs are saved. If you do not include this parameter, CSRs are saved to the ./csr directory.

`viocli create swift {-f config-file | -i | -o} [-v]`

Creates a Swift cluster. For more information, see Add the Swift Cluster.

`viocli create tenant-vdc --compute compute-node --name vdc-name --project-id project-uuid [--cpu-reserve cpu-min] [--cpu-limit cpu-max] [--mem-reserve memory-min] [--mem-limit memory-max] [-f config-file | -i | -o] [-v]`

Creates a tenant virtual data center (VDC) with the specified settings. The following additional parameters apply to the tenant-vdc action.


Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Description
--compute `compute-node`	Mandatory	Compute node on which to create the tenant VDC. You can find the names of compute nodes by running the openstack compute service list command.
--name `vdc-name`	Mandatory	Name of the tenant VDC.
--project-id `project-uuid`	Mandatory	UUID of the project under which to create the tenant VDC.
--cpu-reserve `cpu-min`	Optional	CPU cycles in megahertz to reserve for the VDC. If you do not enter a value, `0` is used by default. The provided value should be >=0 as value=0 indicates “no resource reserved”.
--cpu-limit `cpu-max`	Optional	Maximum limit for CPU usage on the VDC (in megahertz). If you do not enter a value, CPU usage is not limited. The provided value should >=0 or -1. -1 indicates no limit set on that resource.
--mem-reserve `memory-min`	Optional	Memory in megabytes to reserve for the VDC. If you do not enter a value, `0` is used by default. The provided value should be >=0 as value=0 indicates “no resource reserved”.
--mem-limit `memory-max`	Optional	Maximum limit for memory consumption on the VDC (in megabytes). If you do not enter a value, memory consumption is not limited. The provided value should >=0 or -1. -1 indicates no limit set on that resource.

`viocli create vcenter --vc_hostname <hostname> --vc_password <password> --vc_username <username>`

Creates a new vCenter for backup, restoration, or other requests. The following additional parameters apply to the vcenter action.


Parameter	Mandatory or Optional	Description
-n `hostname` or --vc_hostname `hostname`	Mandatory	vCenter hostname or IP address of new object.
-p `password` or --vc_password `password`	Mandatory	vCenter password required to create the new object.
-u `username` or --vc_username `username`	Mandatory	vCenter username required to create the new object.