diff --git a/src/emuvim/cli/compute.py b/src/emuvim/cli/compute.py
index f2fdc62..6423917 100755
--- a/src/emuvim/cli/compute.py
+++ b/src/emuvim/cli/compute.py
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@
         if args.get("network") is not None:
             nw_list = self._parse_network(args.get("network"))
 
+        pp.pprint('nwlist1: {0}'.format(nw_list))
+
         r = self.c.compute_action_start(
             args.get("datacenter"),
             args.get("name"),
             args.get("image"),
-            network=nw_list,
-            command=args.get("docker_command")
+            nw_list,
+            args.get("docker_command")
             )
         pp.pprint(r)
 
@@ -79,6 +81,22 @@
             args.get("datacenter"), args.get("name"))
         pp.pprint(r)
 
+    def profile(self, args):
+        nw_list = list()
+        if args.get("network") is not None:
+            nw_list = self._parse_network(args.get("network"))
+            logging.info('nwlist: {0}'.format(nw_list))
+        r = self.c.compute_profile(
+            args.get("datacenter"),
+            args.get("name"),
+            args.get("image"),
+            network=nw_list,
+            command=args.get("docker_command"),
+            input=args.get("input"),
+            output=args.get("output")
+        )
+        pp.pprint(r)
+
     def _parse_network(self, network_str):
         '''
         parse the options for all network interfaces of the vnf
@@ -116,6 +134,12 @@
     "--net", dest="network",
     help="Network properties of compute instance e.g. \
           '10.0.0.123/8' or '10.0.0.123/8,11.0.0.123/24' for multiple interfaces.")
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--input", "-in", dest="input",
+    help="input interface of the vnf to profile")
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--output", "-out", dest="output",
+    help="output interface of the vnf to profile")
 
 
 def main(argv):