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Upgrade a VM to a new image while preserving /var data. Use when user wants to update a VM's base image without losing data.
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| name | upgrade-vm |
| description | Upgrade a VM to a new image while preserving /var data. Use when user wants to update a VM's base image without losing data. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Bash, AskUserQuestion |
Upgrade a VM to a rebuilt base image while preserving all /var data.
Run just list to show existing VMs. Ask which VM to upgrade.
Tell the user:
Ask for confirmation to proceed.
Run:
yes | just upgrade {NAME}
This may take several minutes to rebuild and transfer the image.
Confirm the upgrade completed and the VM is running.