========================================================= OpenStack Command Line Tool (compatible with v2 API only) ========================================================= The python-designateclient package comes with a plugin for the openstack command line tool (installed as :program:`openstack`). This can be used to access a Designate API without having to manipulate JSON by hand, it can also produce the output in a variety of formats (JSON, CSV) and allow you to select columns to be displayed. Installation ------------ Both *python-openstackclient* and *python-designateclient* must be installed: :: $ pip install python-openstackclient python-designateclient Configuration ------------- :program:`openstack` requires certain information to talk to the REST API. An in-depth explanation is covered in the `OpenStack Client configuration documentation`_. Using the Command Line Tool --------------------------- With enough details now in the environment, you can use the :program:`openstack` to create a zone and populate it with some records: .. code-block:: shell-session $ openstack zone create --email admin@example.com example.com. +----------------+--------------------------------------+ | Field | Value | +----------------+--------------------------------------+ | action | CREATE | | created_at | 2016-04-19T17:44:04.000000 | | description | None | | email | admin@example.com | | id | 388814ef-3c5d-415e-a866-5b1d13d78dae | | masters | | | name | example.com. | | pool_id | 794ccc2c-d751-44fe-b57f-8894c9f5c842 | | project_id | 123456 | | serial | 1461087844 | | status | PENDING | | transferred_at | None | | ttl | 3600 | | type | PRIMARY | | updated_at | None | | version | 1 | +----------------+--------------------------------------+ Now that the zone has been created, we can start adding records. You'll note that the zone name (example.com) has a trailing ``.``, as per the DNS standard, and we didn't set a TTL. .. code-block:: shell-session $ openstack recordset create --type A --records 192.0.2.20 example.com. www +-------------+--------------------------------------+ | Field | Value | +-------------+--------------------------------------+ | action | CREATE | | created_at | 2016-04-19T17:51:12.000000 | | description | None | | id | 180d3574-3c29-4ea2-b6ff-df904bd3f126 | | name | www.example.com. | | records | 192.0.2.20 | | status | PENDING | | ttl | None | | type | A | | updated_at | None | | version | 1 | | zone_id | 388814ef-3c5d-415e-a866-5b1d13d78dae | +-------------+--------------------------------------+ Designate-specific Subcommands ------------------------------ Aside from the ``zone create`` and ``recordset create`` subcommands, this is the full list of subcommands that enable Designate V2 support: ============================ ====================================================== =============== subcommand Notes Admin Required ============================ ====================================================== =============== zone create Create new zone zone list List zones zone show Show zone details zone set Set zone properties zone delete Delete zone recordset create Create new recordset recordset list List recordsets recordset show Show recordset details recordset set Set recordset properties recordset delete Delete recordset ptr record list List floatingip ptr records ptr record show Show floatingip ptr record details ptr record set Set floatingip ptr record ptr record unset Unset floatingip ptr record zone export create Export a Zone zone export list List Zone Exports zone export show Show a Zone Export zone export delete Delete a Zone Export zone export showfile Show the zone file for the Zone Export zone import create Import a Zone from a file on the filesystem zone import list List Zone Imports zone import show Show a Zone Import zone import delete Delete a Zone Import zone transfer request create Create new zone transfer request zone transfer request list List Zone Transfer Requests zone transfer request show Show Zone Transfer Request Details zone transfer request set Set a Zone Transfer Request zone transfer request delete Delete a Zone Transfer Request zone transfer accept request Accept a Zone Transfer Request zone transfer accept list List Zone Transfer Accepts zone transfer accept show Show Zone Transfer Accept zone abandon Abandon a zone zone axfr AXFR a zone zone blacklist create Create new blacklist Yes zone blacklist list List blacklists Yes zone blacklist show Show blacklist details Yes zone blacklist set Set blacklist properties Yes zone blacklist delete Delete blacklist Yes tld create Create new tld Yes tld list List tlds Yes tld show Show tld details Yes tld set Set tld properties Yes tld delete Delete tld Yes ============================ ====================================================== =============== Built-in Designate Documentation -------------------------------- You'll find complete documentation on the shell by running: ``openstack --help`` For a specific command, you can execute: ``openstack subcommand help`` .. _OpenStack Client configuration documentation: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/python-openstackclient/configuration.html