Creating OpenStack Images

The official documentation for creating OpenStack images from an ISO can be found here. In this article we will discuss how to create an image from a running instance and how to upload an existing image file to an OpenStack instance. To create a new VM image from a running VM instance we first need to install client tools. Install Client Tools for Nova, Glance & Swift: Execute the below command to install nova-client, glance-client and swift on an Ubuntu host. »