Launch an instance

In environments that include the Orchestration service, you can create a stack that launches an instance.

Create a template

The Orchestration service uses templates to describe stacks. To learn about the template language, see the Template Guide.

• Create the demo-template.yml file with the following content:

  heat_template_version: 2015-10-15
  description: Launch a basic instance with CirrOS image using the
               ``m1.tiny`` flavor, ``mykey`` key,  and one network.
  
  parameters:
    NetID:
      type: string
      description: Network ID to use for the instance.
  
  resources:
    server:
      type: OS::Nova::Server
      properties:
        image: cirros
        flavor: m1.tiny
        key_name: mykey
        networks:
        - network: { get_param: NetID }
  
  outputs:
    instance_name:
      description: Name of the instance.
      value: { get_attr: [ server, name ] }
    instance_ip:
      description: IP address of the instance.
      value: { get_attr: [ server, first_address ] }
  

Create a stack

Create a stack using the demo-template.yml template.

1. Source the demo credentials to perform the following steps as a non-administrative project:

   $ . demo-openrc
   

2. Determine available networks.

   $ openstack network list
   +--------------------------------------+-------------+--------------------------------------+
   | ID                                   | Name        | Subnets                              |
   +--------------------------------------+-------------+--------------------------------------+
   | 4716ddfe-6e60-40e7-b2a8-42e57bf3c31c | selfservice | 2112d5eb-f9d6-45fd-906e-7cabd38b7c7c |
   | b5b6993c-ddf9-40e7-91d0-86806a42edb8 | provider    | 310911f6-acf0-4a47-824e-3032916582ff |
   +--------------------------------------+-------------+--------------------------------------+
   

   Note

   This output may differ from your environment.

3. Set the NET_ID environment variable to reflect the ID of a network. For example, using the provider network:

   $ export NET_ID=$(openstack network list | awk '/ provider / { print $2 }')
   

4. Create a stack of one CirrOS instance on the provider network:

   $ openstack stack create -t demo-template.yml --parameter "NetID=$NET_ID" stack
   +--------------------------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------+
   | ID                                   | Stack Name | Stack Status       | Creation Time       | Updated Time |
   +--------------------------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------+
   | dbf46d1b-0b97-4d45-a0b3-9662a1eb6cf3 | stack      | CREATE_IN_PROGRESS | 2015-10-13T15:27:20 | None         |
   +--------------------------------------+------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------+
   

5. After a short time, verify successful creation of the stack:

   $ openstack stack list
   +--------------------------------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+
   | ID                                   | Stack Name | Stack Status    | Creation Time       | Updated Time |
   +--------------------------------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+
   | dbf46d1b-0b97-4d45-a0b3-9662a1eb6cf3 | stack      | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2015-10-13T15:27:20 | None         |
   +--------------------------------------+------------+-----------------+---------------------+--------------+
   

6. Show the name and IP address of the instance and compare with the output of the OpenStack client:

   $ openstack stack output show --all stack
   [
     {
       "output_value": "stack-server-3nzfyfofu6d4",
       "description": "Name of the instance.",
       "output_key": "instance_name"
     },
     {
       "output_value": "10.4.31.106",
       "description": "IP address of the instance.",
       "output_key": "instance_ip"
     }
   ]
   

   $ openstack server list
   +--------------------------------------+---------------------------+--------+---------------------------------+
   | ID                                   | Name                      | Status | Networks                        |
   +--------------------------------------+---------------------------+--------+---------------------------------+
   | 0fc2af0c-ae79-4d22-8f36-9e860c257da5 | stack-server-3nzfyfofu6d4 | ACTIVE | public=10.4.31.106              |
   +--------------------------------------+---------------------------+--------+---------------------------------+
   

7. Delete the stack.

   $ openstack stack delete --yes stack