.. |p-start| raw:: html
.. |p-end| raw:: html
.. |disk_format_description| replace::
|p-start|\ The format of the disk.\ |p-end|
|p-start|\ Responses may vary based on the configuration available in a
particular OpenStack cloud. See the :ref:`Image Schema `
response from the cloud itself for the valid values available.\ |p-end|
|p-start|\ Example formats are: ``ami``, ``ari``, ``aki``, ``vhd``,
``vhdx``, ``vmdk``, ``raw``, ``qcow2``, ``vdi``, or ``iso``.\ |p-end|
|p-start|\ The value might be ``null`` (JSON null data type).\ |p-end|
**Newton changes**: The ``vhdx`` disk format is a supported value.