Upload an Image to an OpenStack Environment
This is the process of uploading the qcow2 image. The image is provided via OSDC.
Note:
This procedure is executed from the OpenStack Desktop.Table 2-14 Upload an Image to an OpenStack Environment
| Step # | Procedure | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.
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Navigate to Images |
Go to Compute → Images |
| 2.
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Create Image |
Select the +Create Image button. This brings up a new dialog. You have to enter a name for the image. Use the same name as was used to create and download the imag (ex: occne_bootstrap-1.3.0.qcow2). |
| 3.
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Choose the source of the image |
Using the Image Source pull down select: Image File. This will enable a Browse button. Select this button to bring up a Windows Explorer dialog. From the Windows dialog, select the image that was created in the previous procedures. This will insert the image name into the OpenStack Create Image dialog and set the Format for you. |
| 4.
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Upload Image | Select the Create Image button at the bottom right of the dialog. This will start the image upload process. It will take a while so be patient. You will not be able to actually see the image being uploaded even if you log into another OpenStack instance. |
| 5.
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Check the image | When the process is complete, the image should be listed in the Compute → Images screen. Again you will have to use Next to go through all the images and finally get to the image you uploaded depending on how many images are on the system. |
