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# pvsadm

## Overview
Power Systems Virtual Server projects deliver flexible compute capacity for Power Systems workloads.
Integrated with the IBM Cloud platform for on-demand provisioning.

This is a tool built for the Power Systems Virtual Server helps managing and maintaining the resources easily

```shell script
./pvsadm --help
Power Systems Virtual Server projects deliver flexible compute capacity for Power Systems workloads.
Integrated with the IBM Cloud platform for on-demand provisioning.

This is a tool built for the Power Systems Virtual Server helps managing and maintaining the resources easily

Usage:
pvsadm [command]

Available Commands:
help Help about any command
purge Purge the powervs resources

Flags:
-k, --api-key string IBMCLOUD API Key(env name: IBMCLOUD_API_KEY)
--debug Enable PowerVS debug option
-h, --help help for pvsadm

Use "pvsadm [command] --help" for more information about a command.
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## Purge PowerVS Resources:

```shell script
$ ./pvsadm purge --help
Purge the powervs resources

Usage:
pvsadm purge [command]
This is a tool to help with managing of resources in IBM Power Systems Virtual Server.

Available Commands:
images Purge the powervs images
networks Purge the powervs networks
vms Purge the powervs vms
volumes Purge the powervs volumes
## Installation
1. Go to the [releases page](https://github.com/ppc64le-cloud/pvsadm/releases/)
2. Select the latest release and download the relevant binary under the Assets section.
3. Run the `pvsadm --help` command to check the available subcommands and the options.

Flags:
--before duration Remove resources before mentioned duration(format: 99h99m00s), mutually exclusive with --since
--dry-run dry run the action and don't delete the actual resources
-h, --help help for purge
--ignore-errors Ignore any errors during the operations
-i, --instance-id string Instance ID of the PowerVS instance
-n, --instance-name string Instance name of the PowerVS
--no-prompt Show prompt before doing any destructive operations
--since duration Remove resources since mentioned duration(format: 99h99m00s), mutually exclusive with --before
## Image Management
Sub command under the pvsadm tool to perform image related tasks like image conversion, uploading and importing into the IBM Power Systems Virtual Server instances. For more information, refer to the `pvsadm image --help` command.

Global Flags:
-k, --api-key string IBMCLOUD API Key(env name: IBMCLOUD_API_KEY)
--debug Enable PowerVS debug option
The typical image workflow comprises of the following steps:

Use "pvsadm purge [command] --help" for more information about a command.
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1. Download the qcow2 image.
2. Convert the downloaded qcow2 image to ova using `pvsadm image qcow2ova` command.
3. Upload the ova image to IBM Cloud Object Store Bucket using `pvsadm image upload` command.
4. Import the ova image to IBM Power Systems Virtual Server instances using `pvsadm image import` command.

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