openstack-manuals/doc/install-guide/ch_glance.xml
Christian Berendt a2d662d600 Unified the syntax of the XML root element (install-guide)
The XML root element of Docbook XML files should match the following
format:

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  xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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  xml:id="THE_XML_ID_OF_THE_ELEMENT">

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
version="5.0"
xml:id="ch_glance">
<title>Add the Image Service</title>
<para>The OpenStack Image Service (glance) enables users to discover,
register, and retrieve virtual machine images. It offers a <glossterm
baseform="RESTful">REST</glossterm> 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.</para>
<important>
<para>For simplicity, this guide describes configuring the Image Service to
use the <literal>file</literal> back end, which uploads and stores in a
directory on the controller node hosting the Image Service. By
default, this directory is <filename>/var/lib/glance/images/</filename>.
</para>
<para>Before you proceed, ensure that the controller node has at least
several gigabytes of space available in this directory.</para>
<para>For information on requirements for other back ends, see <link
xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/config-reference/content/ch_configuring-openstack-image-service.html"
><citetitle>Configuration
Reference</citetitle></link>.</para>
</important>
<xi:include href="../common/section_getstart_image.xml"/>
<xi:include href="section_glance-install.xml"/>
<xi:include href="section_glance-verify.xml"/>
</chapter>