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Merge "[user-guide]Reorganize the steps in "Create Instance" form"

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@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ Launch an instance
:guilabel:`Details` tab
Instance Name
Assign a name to the virtual machine.
Availability Zone
By default, this value is set to the availability zone given by the
cloud provider (for example, ``us-west`` or ``apac-south``). For some
cases, it could be ``nova``.
Instance Name
Assign a name to the virtual machine.
.. note::
The name you assign here becomes the initial host name of the server.
@ -53,21 +53,12 @@ Launch an instance
Server names are not guaranteed to be unique when created so you
could have two instances with the same host name.
Flavor
Specify the size of the instance to launch.
.. note::
The flavor is selected based on the size of the image selected
for launching an instance. For example, while creating an image, if
you have entered the value in the :guilabel:`Minimum RAM (MB)` field
as 2048, then on selecting the image, the default flavor is
``m1.small``.
Instance Count
Count
To launch multiple instances, enter a value greater than ``1``. The
default is ``1``.
:guilabel:`Source` tab
Instance Boot Source
Your options are:
@ -115,14 +106,31 @@ Launch an instance
If you want to delete the volume on instance delete,
check the :guilabel:`Delete Volume on Instance Delete` option.
:guilabel:`Access & Security` tab
:guilabel:`Flavor` tab
Key Pair
Specify a key pair.
Flavor
Specify the size of the instance to launch.
If the image uses a static root password or a static key set
(neither is recommended), you do not need to provide a key pair
to launch the instance.
.. note::
The flavor is selected based on the size of the image selected
for launching an instance. For example, while creating an image, if
you have entered the value in the :guilabel:`Minimum RAM (MB)` field
as 2048, then on selecting the image, the default flavor is
``m1.small``.
:guilabel:`Networks` tab
Selected Networks
To add a network to the instance, click the :guilabel:`+` in the
:guilabel:`Available` field.
:guilabel:`Network Ports` tab
Ports
Activate the ports that you want to assign to the instance.
:guilabel:`Security Groups` tab
Security Groups
Activate the security groups that you want to assign to the instance.
@ -133,36 +141,27 @@ Launch an instance
If you have not created any security groups, you can assign
only the default security group to the instance.
:guilabel:`Networking` tab
:guilabel:`Key Pair` tab
Selected Networks
To add a network to the instance, click the :guilabel:`+` in the
:guilabel:`Available Networks` field.
Key Pair
Specify a key pair.
If the image uses a static root password or a static key set
(neither is recommended), you do not need to provide a key pair
to launch the instance.
:guilabel:`Network Ports` tab
Ports
Activate the ports that you want to assign to the instance.
:guilabel:`Post-Creation` tab
:guilabel:`Configuration` tab
Customization Script Source
Specify a customization script that runs after your instance
launches.
:guilabel:`Advanced Options` tab
:guilabel:`Metadata` tab
Disk Partition
Select the type of disk partition from the dropdown list:
Available Metadata
Add Metadata items to your instance.
Automatic
Entire disk is single partition and automatically resizes.
Manual
Faster build times but requires manual partitioning.
#. Click :guilabel:`Launch`.
#. Click :guilabel:`Launch Instance`.
The instance starts on a compute node in the cloud.