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page_title: host-sets update - Command
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  The "host-sets update" command lets you update an existing host set.
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# host-sets update

Command: `host-sets update`

The `host-sets update` command lets you update an existing host set.

## Example

This example updates a static host set with the ID `hsst_1234567890` to add the name `devops` and the description `For DevOps usage`:

```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets update static -id hsst_1234567890 -name devops -description "For DevOps usage"
```

## Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets update [type] <subcommand> [options] [args]

Please see the typed subcommand help for detailed usage information.

Subcommands:
    plugin    Update a plugin-type host set
    static    Update a static-type host set
```

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### Usages by type

You can update plugin or static host set types.

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<Tab heading="Plugin">

The `boundary host-sets update plugin` command lets you update a plugin type host set.

#### Example

This example updates a plugin type host set with the ID `hsplg_1234567890` to add the name `devops` and the description `Plugin host-set for DevOps`.

```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets update plugin -id hsplg_1234567890 -name "devops" -description "Plugin host-set for DevOps"
```

#### Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets update plugin [options] [args]
```

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#### Command options

- `-description=<string>` - The description to set on the plugin host set.
- `-id=<string>` - The ID of the plugin type host set to update.
- `-name=<string>` - The name to set on the plugin host set.
- `-version=<int>` - The version of the plugin host set to update.
If you do not specify a version, the command automatically performs a check-and-set.

#### Attribute options

- `-attr` - A key=value pair to add to the request's attribute map.
This option can also be a key value only, which sets a JSON null as the value.
If you provide a value, Boundary automatically infers the type.
You can override the type using `-string-attr`, `-bool-attr`, or `-num-attr`.
You can specify this value multiple times.
This option supports referencing values from files using `file://` and environment variables using `env://`.
- `-attributes=<string>` - A JSON map value that you can use as the entirety of the request's attributes map.
Usually this value is sourced from a file using the `file://` syntax.
This option is exclusive with other `attr` flags.
- `-bool-attr` - A key=value Boolean value that you can add to the request's attributes map.
You can specify this value multiple times.
This option supports referencing values from files using `file://` and environment variables using `env://`.
- `-num-attr` - A key=value numeric value that you can add to the request's attributes map.
You can specify this value multiple times.
This attribute supports referencing values from files using `file://` and environment variables using `env://`.
- `-string-attr` - A key=value string value that you can add to the request's attributes map.
You can specify this value multiple times.
This option supports referencing values from files using `file://` and environment variables using `env://`.

#### Plugin host-set options

- `-preferred-endpoint=<string>` - If set, specifies which IP address or DNS name out of a host's available options is preferred as an endpoint.
You can specify your preference using `cidr:<valid IPv4/6 CIDR>` or `dns:<globbed name>`.
You can specify multiple preferences to create an order of preferences.
If you do not specify a preference, Boundary chooses a value from all available values using a built-in priority order.
The endpoint preference option may not be valid for all plugin types.
- `-sync-interval=<string>` - The interval of time between sync operations on the host set.
You can enter an integer number of seconds or a string such as `400s`, `5m`, or `6h`.
The interval is applied to the end of the previous sync operation, not the beginning.
If you set the interval to a negative value, it disables synchronization for that host set.
If you set the interval to null, Boundary uses the default value.
The default value may change between releases.

</Tab>

<Tab heading="Static">

The `boundary host-sets update static` command lets you update a static type host set.

#### Example

This example updates a static type host set with the ID `hsst_1234567890` to add the name `devops` and the description `Static host-set for DevOps`:

```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets update static -id hsst_1234567890 -name "devops" -description "Static host-set for DevOps"
```

#### Usage

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```shell-session
$ boundary host-sets update static [options] [args]
```

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#### Command options

- `-description=<string>` - The description to set on the static host set.
- `-id=<string>` - The ID of the static type host set to update.
- `-name=<string>` - The name to set on the static host set.
- `-version=<int>` - The version of the static type host set to update.
If you do not specify a version, the command automatically performs a check-and-set.

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