The Image Service provides a catalog of virtual machine images from which you can launch instances. For example, if a Ubuntu 12.04Fedora 19openSUSE 12.3 image exists, you can use it to launch a Ubuntu 12.04Fedora 19 openSUSE 12.3 instance. Install the OpenStack Image packages, as follows: # apt-get install glance # yum install openstack-glance # zypper install openstack-glance python-glanceclient Configure the OpenStack Image Service, as follows: The OpenStack Image Service provides the glance-api and glance-registry services. You configure these services identically. However, be aware that each provides a distinct service. Edit /etc/glance/glance-api.conf and /etc/glance/glance-registry.conf, as follows: [DEFAULT] sql_connection = mysql://glance:password@localhost/glance [keystone_authtoken] admin_tenant_name = service admin_user = glance admin_password = password [paste_deploy] flavor=keystone Restart both services, as follows: # service glance-api restart && service glance-registry restart # service openstack-glance-api restart # service openstack-glance-registry restart # systemctl restart openstack-glance-api # systemctl restart openstack-glance-registry Check the /var/log/glance/*.log files for errors that cause the Image Service to fail to start. Enable both Glance services: # systemctl enable openstack-glance-api openstack-glance-registry Create the OpenStack Image tables in the database, as follows: # glance-manage db_sync Download and import Ubuntu 12.04 LTS UEC image: $ wget http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/precise/current/precise-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img $ glance image-create --is-public true --disk-format qcow2 \ --container-format bare --name "Ubuntu" \ < precise-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img Download and import the latest Fedora cloud image: $ wget http://cloud.fedoraproject.org/fedora-latest.x86_64.qcow2 # glance image-create --is-public true --disk-format qcow2 \ --container-format bare --name "Fedora" < fedora-latest.x86_64.qcow2 Download and import the CirrOS QCOW2 Image: $ wget http://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.1/cirros-0.3.1-x86_64\ -disk.img $ glance image-create --is-public true --disk-format qcow2 \ --container-format bare --name "CirrOS 0.3.1" \ < cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-disk.img Check if the images have been introduced in the index: $ glance image-list+--------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+------------------+-----------+--------+ | ID | Name | Disk Format | Container Format | Size | Status | +--------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+------------------+-----------+--------+ | acafc7c0-40aa-4026-9673-b879898e1fc2 | CirrOS 0.3.1 | qcow2 | bare | 13147648 | active | | 62f9278e-a26e-4fa0-9537-1eb503aa2f01 | Ubuntu | qcow2 | bare | 253755392 | active | +--------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+------------------+-----------+--------+$ glance image-list+--------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+------------------+-----------+--------+ | ID | Name | Disk Format | Container Format | Size | Status | +--------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+------------------+-----------+--------+ | acafc7c0-40aa-4026-9673-b879898e1fc2 | CirrOS 0.3.1 | qcow2 | bare | 13147648 | active | | 62f9278e-a26e-4fa0-9537-1eb503aa2f01 | Fedora | qcow2 | bare | 237371392 | active | +--------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+------------------+-----------+--------+