Create new image from snapshot

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

Import snapshot to project

Run

Example

Booting From Image

Create a VM and selecting the image as the boot source

Example

Find the image ID

Create the VM