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Launch an instance from an image
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Follow the steps below to launch an instance from an image.
#. After you gather required parameters, run the following command to
launch an instance. Specify the server name, flavor ID, and image ID.
.. code-block:: console
$ nova boot --flavor FLAVOR_ID --image IMAGE_ID --key-name KEY_NAME \
--user-data USER_DATA_FILE --security-groups SEC_GROUP_NAME --meta KEY=VALUE \
INSTANCE_NAME
Optionally, you can provide a key name for access control and a security
group for security. You can also include metadata key and value pairs.
For example, you can add a description for your server by providing the
``--meta description="My Server"`` parameter.
You can pass user data in a local file at instance launch by using the
``--user-data USER-DATA-FILE`` parameter.
.. important::
If you boot an instance with an INSTANCE_NAME greater than 63 characters,
Compute truncates it automatically when turning it into a host name to
ensure the correct work of dnsmasq. The corresponding warning is written
into the ``nova-network.log`` file.
The following command launches the ``MyCirrosServer`` instance with the
``m1.small`` flavor (ID of ``1``), ``cirros-0.3.2-x86_64-uec`` image (ID
of ``397e713c-b95b-4186-ad46-6126863ea0a9``), ``default`` security
group, ``KeyPair01`` key, and a user data file called
``cloudinit.file``:
.. code-block:: console
$ nova boot --flavor 1 --image 397e713c-b95b-4186-ad46-6126863ea0a9 \
--security-groups default --key-name KeyPair01 --user-data cloudinit.file \
myCirrosServer
Depending on the parameters that you provide, the command returns a list
of server properties.
.. code-block:: console
+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Property | Value |
+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| OS-EXT-STS:task_state | scheduling |
| image | cirros-0.3.2-x86_64-uec |
| OS-EXT-STS:vm_state | building |
| OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:instance_name | instance-00000002 |
| flavor | m1.small |
| id | b3cdc6c0-85a7-4904-ae85-71918f734048|
| security_groups | [{u'name': u'default'}] |
| user_id | 376744b5910b4b4da7d8e6cb483b06a8 |
| OS-DCF:diskConfig | MANUAL |
| accessIPv4 | |
| accessIPv6 | |
| progress | 0 |
| OS-EXT-STS:power_state | 0 |
| OS-EXT-AZ:availability_zone | nova |
| config_drive | |
| status | BUILD |
| updated | 2013-07-16T16:25:34Z |
| hostId | |
| OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host | None |
| key_name | KeyPair01 |
| OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:hypervisor_hostname | None |
| name | myCirrosServer |
| adminPass | tVs5pL8HcPGw |
| tenant_id | 66265572db174a7aa66eba661f58eb9e |
| created | 2013-07-16T16:25:34Z |
| metadata | {u'KEY': u'VALUE'} |
+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A status of ``BUILD`` indicates that the instance has started, but is
not yet online.
A status of ``ACTIVE`` indicates that the instance is active.
#. Copy the server ID value from the ``id`` field in the output. Use the
ID to get server details or to delete your server.
#. Copy the administrative password value from the ``adminPass`` field. Use the
password to log in to your server.
.. note::
You can also place arbitrary local files into the instance file
system at creation time by using the ``--file <dst-path=src-path>``
option. You can store up to five files. For example, if you have a
special authorized keys file named ``special_authorized_keysfile`` that
you want to put on the instance rather than using the regular SSH key
injection, you can use the :option:`--file` option as shown in the following
example.
.. code-block:: console
$ nova boot --image ubuntu-cloudimage --flavor 1 vm-name \
--file /root/.ssh/authorized_keys=special_authorized_keysfile
#. Check if the instance is online.
.. code-block:: console
$ nova list
The list shows the ID, name, status, and private (and if assigned,
public) IP addresses for all instances in the project to which you
belong:
.. code-block:: console
+-------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+
| ID | Name | Status | Task State | Power State | Networks |
+-------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+
| 84c6e57d... | myCirrosServer | ACTIVE | None | Running | private=10.0.0.3 |
| 8a99547e... | myInstanceFromVolume | ACTIVE | None | Running | private=10.0.0.4 |
+-------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+
If the status for the instance is ACTIVE, the instance is online.
#. To view the available options for the :command:`nova list` command, run the
following command:
.. code-block:: console
$ nova help list
.. note::
If you did not provide a key pair, security groups, or rules, you
can access the instance only from inside the cloud through VNC. Even
pinging the instance is not possible.