From d09bb5c8d4e8a413f8074b3419e906a064629053 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nickolas Vela Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:26:04 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Modified image service documentation Moved a paragraph from table of contents page to the overview page. Change-Id: I314e7399e7cfa48fe0911ff585b0defe3743a80a Closes-Bug: #1643243 --- doc/common/get-started-image-service.rst | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ doc/install-guide/source/glance.rst | 24 ------------------------ 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/common/get-started-image-service.rst b/doc/common/get-started-image-service.rst index 509f4f3c6b..e22da60cd0 100644 --- a/doc/common/get-started-image-service.rst +++ b/doc/common/get-started-image-service.rst @@ -2,6 +2,30 @@ Image service overview ====================== +The Image service (glance) enables users to discover, +register, and retrieve virtual machine images. It offers a +:term:`REST ` API that enables you to query virtual +machine image metadata and retrieve an actual image. +You can store virtual machine images made available through +the Image service in a variety of locations, from simple file +systems to object-storage systems like OpenStack Object Storage. + +.. important:: + + For simplicity, this guide describes configuring the Image service to + use the ``file`` back end, which uploads and stores in a + directory on the controller node hosting the Image service. By + default, this directory is ``/var/lib/glance/images/``. + + Before you proceed, ensure that the controller node has at least + several gigabytes of space available in this directory. Keep in + mind that since the ``file`` back end is often local to a controller + node, it is not typically suitable for a multi-node glance deployment. + + For information on requirements for other back ends, see + `Configuration Reference + `__. + The OpenStack Image service is central to Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) as shown in :ref:`get_started_conceptual_architecture`. It accepts API requests for disk or server images, and metadata definitions from end users or diff --git a/doc/install-guide/source/glance.rst b/doc/install-guide/source/glance.rst index ebaef668de..8729a34704 100644 --- a/doc/install-guide/source/glance.rst +++ b/doc/install-guide/source/glance.rst @@ -7,27 +7,3 @@ Image service common/get-started-image-service.rst glance-install.rst glance-verify.rst - -The Image service (glance) enables users to discover, -register, and retrieve virtual machine images. It offers a -:term:`REST ` API that enables you to query virtual -machine image metadata and retrieve an actual image. -You can store virtual machine images made available through -the Image service in a variety of locations, from simple file -systems to object-storage systems like OpenStack Object Storage. - -.. important:: - - For simplicity, this guide describes configuring the Image service to - use the ``file`` back end, which uploads and stores in a - directory on the controller node hosting the Image service. By - default, this directory is ``/var/lib/glance/images/``. - - Before you proceed, ensure that the controller node has at least - several gigabytes of space available in this directory. Keep in - mind that since the ``file`` back end is often local to a controller - node, it is not typically suitable for a multi-node glance deployment. - - For information on requirements for other back ends, see - `Configuration Reference - `__.