Creating an Image for a Project in OpenStack

date:

2018-04-26

To specify an image to upload to the Image Service for a project in your system by using the OpenStack dashboard:

1. In OpenStack, select Project > Compute > Images. The Images window is displayed.

   

2. Make sure you have selected the correct project to which you are associating an image.

3. Click Create Image.

   The Create An Image window is displayed.

   

4. Complete the fields to specify your image. Table 1 describes each of the fields on the window.

   Note

   Only images available through an HTTP URL are supported, and the image location must be accessible to the Image Service. Compressed image binaries are supported (*.zip and *.tar.gz).

   Table 1: Create an Image Fields

   Field	Description
   Name	Enter a name for this image.
   Description	Enter a description for the image.
   Image Source	Select Image File or Image Location. If you select Image File, you are prompted to browse to the local location of the file.
   Image Location	Enter an external HTTP URL from which to load the image. The URL must be a valid and direct URL to the image binary. URLs that redirect or serve error pages result in unusable images.
   Format	Required field. Select the format of the image from a list: AKI– Amazon Kernel Image AMI– Amazon Machine Image ARI– Amazon Ramdisk Image ISO– Optical Disk Image QCOW2– QEMU Emulator Raw– An unstructured image format VDI– Virtual Disk Imade VHD– Virtual Hard Disk VMDK– Virtual Machine Disk
   Architecture	Enter the architecture
   Minimum Disk (GB)	Enter the minimum disk size required to boot the image. If you do not specify a size, the default is 0 (no minimum).
   Minimum Ram (MB)	Enter the minimum RAM required to boot the image. If you do not specify a size, the default is 0 (no minimum).
   Public	Select this check box if this is a public image. Leave unselected for a private image.
   Protected	Select this check box for a protected image.

5. When you are finished, click Create Image.