You can import images in the VMware Integrated OpenStack dashboard.

The following image formats are supported:
  • VMDK
  • ISO
  • OVA

To upload images in another format, see Import Images in Unsupported Formats.

Note: ISO images cannot be used to create volumes.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the VMware Integrated OpenStack dashboard.
  2. Select your project from the drop-down menu in the title bar.
  3. Select Project > Compute > Images and click Create Image.
  4. Configure the image.
    Option Action
    Image Name

    Enter a name for the image.

    Image Description

    Enter a description for the image.

    Source Type

    Select File to select a local file or URL to specify a remote file.

    Format

    Select ISO or VMDK.

    For images in OVA format, select VMDK as the disk format.

    Disk Adapter Type

    For VMDK images, select the adapter type.

    Minimum Disk (GB)

    Specify the minimum disk size for the image in gigabytes.

    Minimum RAM (MB)

    Specify the minimum RAM for the image in megabytes.

    Protected

    Select Yes to prevent the image from being deleted.

  5. (Optional) Click Next and configure metadata for the image.
  6. Click Create Image.

What to do next

You can launch OpenStack instances using the imported image. See Start an OpenStack Instance from an Image.

In the Actions column next to an image, you can also edit the image, update its metadata, delete the image, or create a volume from the image.