cloudmonkey

Manage Apache CloudStack infrastructure using the cloudmonkey (cmk) CLI — list/start/stop/destroy VMs, manage networks, volumes, snapshots, and run any CloudStack API command.

CloudMonkey (cmk) Skill

You have access to cmk, the Apache CloudStack CLI. Use it to manage CloudStack infrastructure by running shell commands via the exec tool.

Basic usage

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cmk <verb> <noun> [parameters]

Examples:

• cmk list virtualmachines — list all VMs
• cmk list virtualmachines state=Running — filter by state
• cmk start virtualmachine id=<uuid> — start a VM
• cmk stop virtualmachine id=<uuid> — stop a VM
• cmk destroy virtualmachine id=<uuid> — destroy a VM
• cmk list zones — list availability zones
• cmk list templates templatefilter=featured — list templates
• cmk list volumes — list storage volumes
• cmk create snapshot volumeid=<uuid> — snapshot a volume
• cmk list networks — list networks
• cmk list publicipaddresses — list public IPs

Profiles

CloudMonkey supports multiple profiles (e.g. for different CloudStack environments).

• cmk set profile <name> — switch profile
• cmk list profiles — list configured profiles
• Config is stored in ~/.cmk/config

Output format

• cmk set display json — switch to JSON output
• cmk set display table — switch to table output (default)
• cmk set display text — plain text

Tips

• Always confirm destructive operations (destroy, expunge) with the user before running.
• Use cmk list apis to discover all available CloudStack API commands.
• UUIDs are required for most operations — use list commands first to find them.
• Filter results using key=value pairs after the command (e.g. name=myvm)