Import snapshot to project
Run
openstack image create --container-format bare --disk-format qcow2 --file <path-to-image-file> <name>
Example
$ openstack image create --container-format bare --disk-format qcow2 --file snapshot.raw test-snapshot
Booting From Image
Create a VM and selecting the image as the boot source
Example
Find the image ID
$ openstack image list +--------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | ID | Name | Status | +--------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | 2b9c6711-4dd8-4e5c-9edc-dd106b8319b5 | test-snapshot | active | +--------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------+
Create the VM
$ openstack server create --flavor c3.small --image 2b9c6711-4dd8-4e5c-9edc-dd106b8319b5 new-instance-from-snapshot