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# vm-realize

- 3.23. vm-realize
  - 3.23.1. Name
  - 3.23.2. Description
  - 3.23.3. Example

3.23.1

## Name

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vm-realize - Realize a virtual machine
3.23.2

## Description

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The vm-realize command realizes a virtual machine. Realizing a virtual machine may be unnecessary if you have already manually created all of the resources (such as ZFS volumes) that the machine needs to run. The vm-run command will validate that all of the required resources exist when attempting to start a virtual machine.
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### 3.23.2.2 Parameters

Parameter | Type | Required | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
--configuration | Path | false | The path to the configuration file (environment variable: $WAXMILL_CONFIGURATION_FILE)
--dry-run | Boolean | false | Show the commands that would be executed, but do not execute them.
--machine | UUID | true | The ID of the virtual machine
--verbose | Log Level | false | Set the minimum logging verbosity level.

3.23.3

## Example

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### 3.23.3.1 Example

    (Formatted for legibility)

    $ waxmill vm-realize \
      --machine 538a90e4-d50d-4511-8643-ae418279bac4 \
      --dry-run true

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