.. _hooks-host-cmds:
-Host Commands: Manage Host Reservations Without Restarting Servers
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+``host_cmds``: Host Commands
+============================
Kea can store host reservations in a database; in many larger deployments,
it is useful to be able to manage that information while the server is
-running. The ``host_cmds`` library provides management commands for adding, querying,
+running. The Host Commands library provides management commands for adding, querying,
and deleting host reservations in a safe way without restarting the
server. In particular, it validates the parameters, so an attempt to
insert incorrect data - such as adding a host with a conflicting identifier in the