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Common Image Properties
When adding an image to Glance, you may specify some common image properties that may prove useful to consumers of your image.
This document explains the names of these properties and the expected values.
The common image properties are also described in a JSON schema, found in etc/schema-image.json in the Glance source code.
architecture
Operating system architecture as specified in http://docs.openstack.org/cli-reference/glance.html#image-service-property-keys
instance_uuid
Metadata which can be used to record which instance this image is associated with. (Informational only, does not create an instance snapshot.)
kernel_id
The ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the kernel when booting an AMI-style image.
ramdisk_id
The ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the ramdisk when booting an AMI-style image.
os_distro
The common name of the operating system distribution as specified in http://docs.openstack.org/cli-reference/glance.html#image-service-property-keys
os_version
The operating system version as specified by the distributor.