chpvc Command

Purpose

The chpvc command is a command-line interface (CLI) command that manages the configuration of PowerVC.

Syntax

chpvc [ -h ] [ cloud_config | debug | fdisk | firewall | hostname | locale | netroute | network | network_dns | timezone ]

Description

The chpvc command is a PowerVC appliance utility that is used to view or modify system and network configuration parameters on the appliance controller or managed nodes. The chpvc command provides options to configure essential system settings such as hostname, network interfaces, DNS, routing, firewall, and localization parameters.

Flags

Table 1. Flags
Items	Description
-h or --help	Displays help about the chpvc command.

Subcommands

Note: Run the following command to display help for a subcommand:

chpvc <subcommand> -h

or

chpvc <subcommand> --help

Table 2. Subcommands
Subcommand	Options	Description
cloud_config	--validate `YAML_VALIDATION_FILE`	Validates the cloud configuration data against the YAML validation file.
debug	enable	Enables the debug option for PowerVC.
fdisk	list	Lists all the available disk partitions.
firewall	add \| remove	The firewall subcommand has the following options - add - Allows PowerVC to access the IP address of the system. remove - Denies access to the IP address of the system.
hostname	modify \| show	The hostname subcommand has the following options - modify - Changes the system hostname. show - Displays the current system hostname.
locale	enable \| list \| modify	The locale subcommand has the following options - enable - Displays the currently enabled locale. list - Lists all the available locales. modify - Sets the system locale.
netroute	add \| remove	The netroute subcommand has the following options - add - Adds a network route. remove - Removes a network route.
network	modify \| add \| show	The network subcommand has the following options - modify - Modifies the network settings add - Adds the network settings. For example, IP, mask, gateway. show - Displays the current network settings.
network_dns	add \| remove	The network_dns subcommand has the following options - add - Adds DNS server or domain suffix. remove - Removes DNS server or domain suffix.
timezone	status \| show \| list-timezones \| set-time \| set-timezone	The timezone subcommand has the following options - status - Shows the current time settings. show - Shows the timedated properties list-timezones - Lists all the available time zones. set-time - Sets the system time. set-timezone - Sets the system time zone.