Cinder Commands

The cinder client is the command-line interface (CLI) for the OpenStack Block Storage API and its extensions.

For help on a specific cinder command, enter:

$ cinder help COMMAND

cinder usage

[--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>] [--service-type <service-type>]

[--service-name <service-name>]

[--volume-service-name <volume-service-name>]

[--endpoint-type <endpoint-type>]

[--os-volume-api-version <volume-api-ver>]

[--os-cacert <ca-certificate>] [--retries <retries>]

<subcommand> ...

Subcommands

Command Description
backup-create Creates a backup.
backup-delete Remove a backup.
backup-list List all the backups.
backup-restore Restore a backup.
backup-show Show details about a backup.
create Add a new volume.
credentials Show user credentials returned from auth.
delete Remove volume(s).
endpoints Discover endpoints that get returned from the authenticate services.
extend Attempt to extend the size of an existing volume.
force-delete Attempt forced removal of volume(s), regardless of the state(s).
list List all the volumes.
metadata Set or Delete metadata on a volume.
metadata-show Show metadata of given volume.
metadata-update-all Update all metadata of a volume.
rate-limits Print a list of rate limits for a user
readonly-mode-update Update volume read-only access mode read_only.
rename Rename a volume.
show Show details about a volume.
snapshot-create Add a new snapshot.
snapshot-delete Remove a snapshot.
snapshot-list List all the snapshots.
snapshot-metadata Set or Delete metadata of a snapshot.
snapshot-metadata-show Show metadata of given snapshot.
snapshot-metadata-update-all Update all metadata of a snapshot.
snapshot-rename Rename a snapshot.
snapshot-show Show details about a snapshot.
transfer-accept Accepts a volume transfer.
transfer-create Creates a volume transfer.
transfer-delete Undo a transfer.
transfer-list List all the transfers.
transfer-show Show details about a transfer.
type-list Print a list of available 'volume types'.
upload-to-image Upload volume to image service as image.
bash-completion Print arguments for bash_completion.
help Display help about this program or one of its subcommands.
list-extensions List all the os-api extensions that are available.

cinder optional arguments

Command Description
--version show program's version number and exit
--debug Print debugging output
--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].
--service-type <service-type> Defaults to volume for most actions
--service-name <service-name> Defaults to env[CINDER_SERVICE_NAME]
--volume-service-name <volume-service-name> Defaults to env[CINDER_VOLUME_SERVICE_NAME]
--endpoint-type <endpoint-type> Defaults to env[CINDER_ENDPOINT_TYPE] or publicURL.
--os-volume-api-version <volume-api-ver> Accepts 1 or 2,defaults to env[OS_VOLUME_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]
--retries <retries> Number of retries.

cinder backup-create command

usage: cinder backup-create [--container <container>]

[--display-name <display-name>]

[--display-description <display-description>]

<volume>

Creates a backup.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> Name or ID of the volume to backup.

Optional arguments

Command Description
--container <container> Optional Backup container name. (Default=None)
--display-name <display-name> Optional backup name. (Default=None)
--display-description <display-description> Optional backup description. (Default=None)

cinder backup-delete command

usage: cinder backup-delete <backup>

Remove a backup.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<backup> Name or ID of the backup to delete.

cinder backup-list command

usage: cinder backup-list

List all the backups.

cinder backup-restore command

usage: cinder backup-restore [--volume-id <volume>] <backup>

Restore a backup.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<backup> ID of the backup to restore.

Optional arguments

Command Description
--volume-id <volume> Optional ID(or name) of the volume to restore to.

cinder backup-show command

usage: cinder backup-show <backup>

Show details about a backup.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<backup> Name or ID of the backup.

cinder create command

usage: cinder create [--snapshot-id <snapshot-id>]

[--source-volid <source-volid>] [--image-id <image-id>]

[--display-name <display-name>]

[--display-description <display-description>]

[--volume-type <volume-type>]

[--availability-zone <availability-zone>]

[--metadata [<key=value> [<key=value> ...]]]

<size>

Add a new volume.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<size> Size of volume in GB

Optional arguments

Command Description
--snapshot-id <snapshot-id> Create volume from snapshot id (Optional, Default=None)
--source-volid <source-volid> Create volume from volume id (Optional, Default=None)
--image-id <image-id> Create volume from image id (Optional, Default=None)
--display-name <display-name> Volume name (Optional, Default=None)
--display-description <display-description> Volume description (Optional, Default=None)
--volume-type <volume-type> Volume type (Optional, Default=None)
--availability-zone <availability-zone> Availability zone for volume (Optional, Default=None)
--metadata [<key=value> [<key=value> ...]] Metadata key=value pairs (Optional, Default=None)

cinder credentials command

usage: cinder credentials

Show user credentials returned from auth.

cinder delete command

usage: cinder delete <volume> [<volume> ...]

Remove volume(s).

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> Name or ID of the volume(s) to delete.

cinder endpoints command

usage: cinder endpoints

Discover endpoints that get returned from the authenticate services.

cinder extend command

usage: cinder extend <volume> <new-size>

Attempt to extend the size of an existing volume.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> Name or ID of the volume to extend.
<new-size> New size of volume in GB

cinder force-delete command

usage: cinder force-delete <volume> [<volume> ...]

Attempt forced removal of volume(s), regardless of the state(s).

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> Name or ID of the volume(s) to delete.

cinder list command

usage: cinder list [--all-tenants [<0|1>]] [--display-name <display-name>]

[--status <status>]

[--metadata [<key=value> [<key=value> ...]]]

List all the volumes.

Optional arguments

Command Description
--all-tenants [<0|1>] Display information from all tenants (Admin only).
--display-name <display-name> Filter results by display-name
--status <status> Filter results by status
--metadata [<key=value> [<key=value> ...]] Filter results by metadata

cinder list-extensions command

usage: cinder list-extensions

List all the os-api extensions that are available.

cinder metadata command

usage: cinder metadata <volume> <action> <key=value> [<key=value> ...]

Set or Delete metadata on a volume.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> Name or ID of the volume to update metadata on.
<action> Actions: 'set' or 'unset'
<key=value> Metadata to set/unset (only key is necessary on unset)

cinder metadata-show command

usage: cinder metadata-show <volume>

Show metadata of given volume.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> ID of volume

cinder metadata-update-all command

usage: cinder metadata-update-all <volume> <key=value> [<key=value> ...]

Update all metadata of a volume.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> ID of the volume to update metadata on.
<key=value> Metadata entry/entries to update.

cinder rate-limits command

usage: cinder rate-limits

Print a list of rate limits for a user

cinder readonly-mode-update command

usage: cinder readonly-mode-update <volume> <True|true|False|false>

Update volume read-only access mode read_only.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> ID of the volume to update.
<True|true|False|false> Flag to indicate whether to update volume to read-only access mode.

cinder rename command

usage: cinder rename [--display-description <display-description>]

<volume> [<display-name>]

Rename a volume.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> Name or ID of the volume to rename.
<display-name> New display-name for the volume.

Optional arguments

Command Description
--display-description <display-description> Optional volume description. (Default=None)

cinder show command

usage: cinder show <volume>

Show details about a volume.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> Name or ID of the volume.

cinder snapshot-create command

usage: cinder snapshot-create [--force <True|False>]

[--display-name <display-name>]

[--display-description <display-description>]

<volume>

Add a new snapshot.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> Name or ID of the volume to snapshot

Optional arguments

Command Description
--force <True|False> Optional flag to indicate whether to snapshot a volume even if it's attached to an instance. (Default=False)
--display-name <display-name> Optional snapshot name. (Default=None)
--display-description <display-description> Optional snapshot description. (Default=None)

cinder snapshot-delete command

usage: cinder snapshot-delete <snapshot>

Remove a snapshot.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<snapshot> Name or ID of the snapshot to delete.

cinder snapshot-list command

usage: cinder snapshot-list [--all-tenants [<0|1>]]

[--display-name <display-name>]

[--status <status>] [--volume-id <volume-id>]

List all the snapshots.

Optional arguments

Command Description
--all-tenants [<0|1>] Display information from all tenants (Admin only).
--display-name <display-name> Filter results by display-name
--status <status> Filter results by status
--volume-id <volume-id> Filter results by volume-id

cinder snapshot-metadata command

usage: cinder snapshot-metadata <snapshot> <action> <key=value>

[<key=value> ...]

Set or Delete metadata of a snapshot.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<snapshot> ID of the snapshot to update metadata on.
<action> Actions: 'set' or 'unset'
<key=value> Metadata to set/unset (only key is necessary on unset)

cinder snapshot-metadata-show command

usage: cinder snapshot-metadata-show <snapshot>

Show metadata of given snapshot.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<snapshot> ID of snapshot

cinder snapshot-metadata-update-all command

usage: cinder snapshot-metadata-update-all <snapshot> <key=value>

[<key=value> ...]

Update all metadata of a snapshot.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<snapshot> ID of the snapshot to update metadata on.
<key=value> Metadata entry/entries to update.

cinder snapshot-rename command

usage: cinder snapshot-rename [--display-description <display-description>]

<snapshot> [<display-name>]

Rename a snapshot.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<snapshot> Name or ID of the snapshot.
<display-name> New display-name for the snapshot.

Optional arguments

Command Description
--display-description <display-description> Optional snapshot description. (Default=None)

cinder snapshot-show command

usage: cinder snapshot-show <snapshot>

Show details about a snapshot.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<snapshot> Name or ID of the snapshot.

cinder transfer-accept command

usage: cinder transfer-accept <transfer> <auth_key>

Accepts a volume transfer.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<transfer> ID of the transfer to accept.
<auth_key> Auth key of the transfer to accept.

cinder transfer-create command

usage: cinder transfer-create [--display-name <display-name>] <volume>

Creates a volume transfer.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> Name or ID of the volume to transfer.

Optional arguments

Command Description
--display-name <display-name> Optional transfer name. (Default=None)

cinder transfer-delete command

usage: cinder transfer-delete <transfer>

Undo a transfer.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<transfer> Name or ID of the transfer to delete.

cinder transfer-list command

usage: cinder transfer-list

List all the transfers.

cinder transfer-show command

usage: cinder transfer-show <transfer>

Show details about a transfer.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<transfer> Name or ID of the transfer to accept.

cinder type-list command

usage: cinder type-list

Print a list of available 'volume types'.

cinder upload-to-image command

usage: cinder upload-to-image [--force <True|False>]

[--container-format <container-format>]

[--disk-format <disk-format>]

<volume> <image-name>

Upload volume to image service as image.

Positional arguments

Command Description
<volume> Name or ID of the volume to upload to an image
<image-name> Name for created image

Optional arguments

Command Description
--force <True|False> Optional flag to indicate whether to upload a volume even if it's attached to an instance. (Default=False)
--container-format <container-format> Optional type for container format (Default=bare)
--disk-format <disk-format> Optional type for disk format (Default=raw)
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