Changing a BMS Name

Function

This API is used to change the name of a BMS.

Constraints

The new name must meet the following requirements:

Contain 1 to 63 characters, consisting of letters (case-insensitive), digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.).

Note

This API can only be used to change a BMS name. The hostname will not be changed. The new name takes effect after the BMS is restarted.

URI

PUT /v1/{project_id}/baremetalservers/{server_id}

Table 1 lists the parameters.

Table 1 Parameter description

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

project_id

Yes

Specifies the project ID.

For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

server_id

Yes

Specifies the BMS ID.

You can obtain the BMS ID from the BMS console or by calling the API Querying BMSs.

Request Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

server

Yes

Object

Specifies the BMS data structure. For details, see Table 2.

Table 2 server data structure

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

Yes

String

Specifies the new BMS name.

Example Request

Changing the name of a BMS (ID: 95bf2490-5428-432c-ad9b-5e3406f869dd) to new-server-test

PUT https://{BMS Endpoint}/v1/c685484a8cc2416b97260938705deb65/baremetalservers/95bf2490-5428-432c-ad9b-5e3406f869dd

{
  "server":
    {
      "name": "new-server-test"
    }
}

Response Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

server

Object

Specifies the BMS information. For details, see Table 3.

Table 3 server data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

name

String

Specifies the BMS name.

id

String

Specifies the unique ID of the BMS.

status

String

Specifies the BMS status.

  • ACTIVE: Running, Stopping, Deleting

  • BUILD: Creating

  • ERROR: Faulty

  • HARD_REBOOT: Forcibly Restarting

  • REBOOT: Restarting

created

String

Specifies the time when the BMS was created.

The timestamp format is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ (ISO 8601), for example, 2019-05-22T03:30:52Z.

updated

String

Specifies the last time when the BMS was updated.

The timestamp format is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ (ISO 8601), for example, 2019-05-22T04:30:52Z.

flavor

Object

Specifies the BMS flavor. For details, see Table 6.

image

Object

Specifies the BMS image. For details, see Table 7.

tenant_id

String

Specifies the ID of the tenant owning the BMS. The value is in UUID format.

This parameter specifies the same meaning as project_id.

key_name

String

Specifies the SSH key name.

user_id

String

Specifies the ID of the user owning the BMS.

metadata

Object

Specifies the BMS metadata.

The structure is Map<String, String>.

For details, see Table 9.

hostId

String

Specifies the host ID of the BMS.

addresses

Object

Specifies the network address of the BMS.

The structure is Map<String, Object>.

For details, see Table 10.

security_groups

Array of objects

Specifies security groups of the BMS. For details, see Table 12.

links

Array of objects

Specifies shortcut links of the BMS. For details, see Table 8.

OS-DCF:diskConfig

String

Specifies the disk configuration method. This is an extended attribute. The value can be:

  • MANUAL: The BMS is created using the partitioning scheme and file system in the image. If the target flavor has a large disk, the remaining disk space cannot be partitioned.

  • AUTO: The BMS is created using a single partition with the same size as the disk of the target flavor. The file system can automatically adapt to the entire partition.

OS-EXT-AZ:availability_zone

String

Specifies the AZ where the BMS is.

OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host

String

Specifies the hostname of the BMS. This is an extended attribute.

OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:hypervisor_hostname

String

Specifies the hostname of the hypervisor.

OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:instance_name

String

Specifies the BMS alias. This is an extended attribute.

OS-EXT-STS:power_state

Integer

Specifies the power status of the BMS. This is an extended attribute. Examples:

  • 0: indicates NO STATE.

  • 1: indicates RUNNING.

  • 4: indicates SHUTDOWN.

OS-EXT-STS:task_state

String

Specifies the task status of the BMS. This is an extended attribute. Examples:

  • rebooting: The BMS is being restarted.

  • reboot_started: The BMS is normally restarted.

  • reboot_started_hard: The BMS is forcibly restarted.

  • powering-off: The BMS is being powered off.

  • powering-on: The BMS is being powered on.

  • rebuilding: The BMS is being rebuilt.

  • scheduling: The BMS is being scheduled.

  • deleting: The BMS is being deleted.

OS-EXT-STS:vm_state

String

Specifies the BMS status. This is an extended attribute. Examples:

  • active: The BMS is running.

  • stopped: The BMS is stopped.

OS-SRV-USG:launched_at

String

Specifies the time when the BMS was started. This is an extended attribute.

The timestamp format is ISO 8601, for example, 2019-05-25T03:40:25.000000.

OS-SRV-USG:terminated_at

String

Specifies the time when the BMS was stopped. This is an extended attribute.

The timestamp format is ISO 8601, for example, 2019-06-25T03:40:25.000000.

os-extended-volumes:volumes_attached

Array of objects

Specifies EVS disks attached to the BMS. For details, see Table 13.

accessIPv4

String

This is a reserved attribute.

accessIPv6

String

This is a reserved attribute.

fault

Object

Specifies the cause of a BMS fault. For details, see Table 14.

config_drive

String

This is a reserved attribute.

progress

Integer

This is a reserved attribute.

description

String

Specifies description about the BMS.

host_status

String

Specifies the status of the BMS host.

  • UP: The nova-compute status is normal.

  • UNKNOWN: The nova-compute status is unknown.

  • DOWN: the nova-compute status is abnormal.

  • MAINTENANCE: The nova-compute is in the maintenance state.

  • Empty string: There is no BMS host information.

OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:hostname

String

Specifies the host name of the BMS.

OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:reservation_id

String

Specifies reserved IDs for multiple BMS s created in a batch.

For BMSs created in a batch, they have the same reservation_id.

OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:launch_index

Integer

Specifies the startup sequence for BMSs created in a batch.

OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:kernel_id

String

Specifies the UUID of the kernel image when the AMI image is used. In other scenarios, leave this parameter blank.

OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:ramdisk_id

String

Specifies the UUID of the Ramdisk image when the AMI image is used. In other scenarios, leave this parameter blank.

OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:root_device_name

String

Specifies the device name of the BMS system disk, for example, /dev/sdb.

OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:user_data

String

Specifies the user_data specified during BMS creation. The value is encoded using Base64 or an empty string.

locked

Boolean

Specifies whether the BMS is locked.

  • true: The BMS is locked.

  • false: The BMS is not locked.

tags

Array of strings

Specifies tags of the BMS.

sys_tags

Array of objects

Specifies system tags of the BMS. For details, see Table 4.

enterprise_project_id

String

Specifies the enterprise project ID.

os:scheduler_hints

Object

Specifies the BMS scheduling information. For details, see Table 5.

Table 4 sys_tags data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

key

String

Specifies the system tag key.

value

String

Specifies the system tag value.

Table 5 os:scheduler_hints data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

group

Array of strings

Specifies the BMS group ID in UUID format.

Table 6 flavor data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Specifies the flavor ID.

links

Array of objects

Specifies shortcut links of the flavor. For details, see Table 8.

Table 7 image data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Specifies the image ID of the BMS.

links

Array of objects

Specifies shortcut links of the BMS image. For details, see Table 8.

Table 8 links data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

rel

String

Specifies the shortcut link marker name. The value can be:

  • self: resource link that contains the version number. It is used when immediate tracing is required.

  • bookmark: resource link that can be stored for a long time.

href

String

Specifies the corresponding shortcut link.

Table 9 metadata data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

key

String

Specifies the key and value pair of the metadata.

Each key or value contains a maximum of 255 characters.

Table 10 addresses data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

vpc_id

Array of objects

Specifies the VPC where the BMS is.

  • key: indicates the VPC ID.

  • value: indicates the VPC details. For details, see Table 11.

Table 11 address data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

addr

String

Specifies the IP address.

version

Integer

Specifies the type of the IP address. The value can be 4 or 6.

  • 4: The type of the IP address is IPv4.

  • 6: The type of the IP address is IPv6.

OS-EXT-IPS-MAC:mac_addr

String

Specifies the MAC address. This is an extended attribute.

OS-EXT-IPS:type

String

Specifies the IP address assignment mode. This is an extended attribute.

OS-EXT-IPS:port_id

String

Specifies the port ID corresponding to the IP address.

Table 12 security_groups data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

name

String

  • If no security group is specified during the BMS creation, the default security group is used.

  • When creating a BMS, you need to specify the ID of an existing security group (in UUID format).

Table 13 os-extended-volumes:volumes_attached data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Specifies the EVS disk ID.

delete_on_termination

Boolean

Specifies whether to delete the disk when deleting the BMS.

  • true: Yes

  • false: No

Table 14 fault data structure

Parameter

Type

Description

message

String

Specifies the fault information.

code

Integer

Specifies the fault code.

details

String

Specifies the fault details.

created

String

Specifies the time when a fault occurred.

The timestamp format is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ (ISO 8601), for example, 2019-05-22T03:30:52Z.

Example Response

{
     "server": {
         "tenant_id": "c685484a8cc2416b97260938705deb65",
         "addresses": {
             "08a7715f-7de6-4ff9-a343-95ba4209f24a": [
                 {
                     "OS-EXT-IPS-MAC:mac_addr": "fa:16:3e:0e:c4:77",
                     "OS-EXT-IPS:type": "fixed",
                     "OS-EXT-IPS:port_id": "0c111191-9785-49e6-8b42-66ef2802bd8f",
                     "addr": "192.168.0.107",
                     "version": 4
                 }
             ]
         },
         "metadata": {
             "op_svc_userid": "1311c433dd9b408886f57d695c229cbe"
         },
         "OS-EXT-STS:task_state": null,
         "OS-DCF:diskConfig": "MANUAL",
         "OS-EXT-AZ:availability_zone": "az-dc-1",
         "links": [
             {
                 "rel": "self",
                 "href": "https://bms.az0.dc1.domainname.com/v2.1/c685484a8cc2416b97260938705deb65/servers/95bf2490-5428-432c-ad9b-5e3406f869dd"
             },
             {
                 "rel": "bookmark",
                 "href": "https://bms.az0.dc1.domainname.com/c685484a8cc2416b97260938705deb65/servers/95bf2490-5428-432c-ad9b-5e3406f869dd"
             }
         ],
         "OS-EXT-STS:power_state": 1,
         "id": "95bf2490-5428-432c-ad9b-5e3406f869dd",
         "os-extended-volumes:volumes_attached": [
             {
                 "id": "dfa375b5-9856-44ad-a937-a4802b6434c3"
             },
             {
                 "id": "bb9f1b27-843b-4561-b62e-ca18eeaec417"
             },
             {
                 "id": "86e801c3-acc6-465d-890c-d43ba493f553"
             },
             {
                 "id": "0994d3ac-3c6a-495c-a439-c597a4f08fa6"
             }
         ],
         "OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host": "bms.az-dc-1",
         "image": {
             "links": [
                 {
                     "rel": "bookmark",
                     "href": "https://bms.az0.dc1.domainname.com/c685484a8cc2416b97260938705deb65/images/1a6635d8-afea-4f2b-abb6-27a202bad319"
                 }
             ],
             "id": "1a6635d8-afea-4f2b-abb6-27a202bad319"
         },
         "OS-SRV-USG:terminated_at": null,
         "accessIPv4": "",
         "accessIPv6": "",
         "created": "2017-05-24T06:14:05Z",
         "hostId": "e9c3ee0fcc58ab6085cf30df70b5544eab958858fb50d925f023e53e",
         "OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:hypervisor_hostname": "nova004@2",
         "key_name": "$key_name",
         "flavor": {
             "links": [
                 {
                     "rel": "bookmark",
                     "href": "https://bms.az0.dc1.domainname.com/c685484a8cc2416b97260938705deb65/flavors/physical.83.medium"
                 }
             ],
             "id": "physical.83.medium"
         },
         "security_groups": [
             {
                 "name": "0011b620-4982-42e4-ad12-47c95ca495c4"
             }
         ],
         "config_drive": "",
         "OS-EXT-STS:vm_state": "active",
         "OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:instance_name": "instance-0000ebd3",
         "user_id": "1311c433dd9b408886f57d695c229cbe",
         "name": "bms-83",
         "progress": 0,
         "OS-SRV-USG:launched_at": "2017-05-25T03:40:25.066078",
         "updated": "2017-05-25T03:40:25Z",
         "status": "ACTIVE"
     }
 }

Returned Values

Normal values

Returned Values

Description

200

The request has been successfully processed.

For details about other returned values, see Status Codes.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.

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