Verify operationVerify operation of the Image Service using
CirrOS, a small
Linux image that helps you test your OpenStack deployment.For more information about how to download and build images,
see OpenStack Virtual Machine Image
Guide. For information about how to manage
images, see the OpenStack User Guide.Source the admin credentials to gain access to
admin-only CLI commands:$source admin-openrc.shCreate a temporary local directory:$mkdir /tmp/imagesDownload the source image into it:$wget -P /tmp/images http://cdn.download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.3/cirros-0.3.3-x86_64-disk.imgUpload the image to the Image Service using the
QCOW2
disk format, bare container format, and
public visibility so all projects can access it:$glance image-create --name "cirros-0.3.3-x86_64" --file /tmp/images/cirros-0.3.3-x86_64-disk.img \
--disk-format qcow2 --container-format bare --visibility public --progress[=============================>] 100%
+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| Property | Value |
+------------------+--------------------------------------+
| checksum | 133eae9fb1c98f45894a4e60d8736619 |
| container_format | bare |
| created_at | 2015-03-26T16:52:10Z |
| disk_format | qcow2 |
| id | 38047887-61a7-41ea-9b49-27987d5e8bb9 |
| min_disk | 0 |
| min_ram | 0 |
| name | cirros-0.3.3-x86_64 |
| owner | ae7a98326b9c455588edd2656d723b9d |
| protected | False |
| size | 13200896 |
| status | active |
| tags | [] |
| updated_at | 2015-03-26T16:52:10Z |
| virtual_size | None |
| visibility | public |
+------------------+--------------------------------------+For information about the glance image-create
parameters, see Image Service command-line client in the
OpenStack Command-Line Interface
Reference.For information about disk and container formats for
images, see Disk and container formats for images in the
OpenStack Virtual Machine Image Guide.OpenStack generates IDs dynamically, so you will see
different values in the example command output.Confirm upload of the image and validate
attributes:$glance image-list+--------------------------------------+---------------------+
| ID | Name |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------+
| 38047887-61a7-41ea-9b49-27987d5e8bb9 | cirros-0.3.3-x86_64 |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------+Remove the temporary local directory and source image:$rm -r /tmp/images