Launch an instance on the public network¶
Determine instance options¶
To launch an instance, you must at least specify the flavor, image name, network, security group, key, and instance name.
On the controller node, source the demo credentials to gain access to user-only CLI commands:
$ source demo-openrc.sh
A flavor specifies a virtual resource allocation profile which includes processor, memory, and storage.
List available flavors:
$ nova flavor-list +-----+-----------+-----------+------+-----------+------+-------+-------------+-----------+ | ID | Name | Memory_MB | Disk | Ephemeral | Swap | VCPUs | RXTX_Factor | Is_Public | +-----+-----------+-----------+------+-----------+------+-------+-------------+-----------+ | 1 | m1.tiny | 512 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 1.0 | True | | 2 | m1.small | 2048 | 20 | 0 | | 1 | 1.0 | True | | 3 | m1.medium | 4096 | 40 | 0 | | 2 | 1.0 | True | | 4 | m1.large | 8192 | 80 | 0 | | 4 | 1.0 | True | | 5 | m1.xlarge | 16384 | 160 | 0 | | 8 | 1.0 | True | +-----+-----------+-----------+------+-----------+------+-------+-------------+-----------+
This instance uses the m1.tiny flavor.
Note
You can also reference a flavor by ID.
List available images:
$ nova image-list +--------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | ID | Name | Status | Server | +--------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+ | 38047887-61a7-41ea-9b49-27987d5e8bb9 | cirros | ACTIVE | | +--------------------------------------+--------+--------+--------+
This instance uses the cirros image.
List available networks:
$ neutron net-list +--------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | id | name | subnets | +--------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | 7e25a106-e978-4adb-a4ef-d46c6170254a | public | 0e62efcd-8cee-46c7-b163-d8df05c3c5ad 203.0.113.0/24 | +--------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------+
This instance uses the public provider network. However, you must reference this network using the ID instead of the name.
Note
If you chose option 2, the output should also contain the private network.
List available security groups:
$ nova secgroup-list +--------------------------------------+---------+-------------+ | Id | Name | Description | +--------------------------------------+---------+-------------+ | ad8d4ea5-3cad-4f7d-b164-ada67ec59473 | default | default | +--------------------------------------+---------+-------------+
This instance uses the default security group.
Launch the instance¶
Launch the instance:
Replace PUBLIC_NET_ID with the ID of the public provider network.
Note
If you chose option 1 and your environment contains only one network, you can omit the --nic option because OpenStack automatically chooses the only network available.
$ nova boot --flavor m1.tiny --image cirros --nic net-id=PUBLIC_NET_ID \ --security-group default --key-name mykey public-instance +--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | Property | Value | +--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | OS-DCF:diskConfig | MANUAL | | OS-EXT-AZ:availability_zone | nova | | OS-EXT-STS:power_state | 0 | | OS-EXT-STS:task_state | scheduling | | OS-EXT-STS:vm_state | building | | OS-SRV-USG:launched_at | - | | OS-SRV-USG:terminated_at | - | | accessIPv4 | | | accessIPv6 | | | adminPass | hdF4LMQqC5PB | | config_drive | | | created | 2015-09-17T21:58:18Z | | flavor | m1.tiny (1) | | hostId | | | id | 181c52ba-aebc-4c32-a97d-2e8e82e4eaaf | | image | cirros (38047887-61a7-41ea-9b49-27987d5e8bb9) | | key_name | mykey | | metadata | {} | | name | public-instance | | os-extended-volumes:volumes_attached | [] | | progress | 0 | | security_groups | default | | status | BUILD | | tenant_id | f5b2ccaa75ac413591f12fcaa096aa5c | | updated | 2015-09-17T21:58:18Z | | user_id | 684286a9079845359882afc3aa5011fb | +--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
Check the status of your instance:
$ nova list +--------------------------------------+-----------------+--------+------------+-------------+----------------------+ | ID | Name | Status | Task State | Power State | Networks | +--------------------------------------+-----------------+--------+------------+-------------+----------------------+ | 181c52ba-aebc-4c32-a97d-2e8e82e4eaaf | public-instance | ACTIVE | - | Running | public=203.0.113.103 | +--------------------------------------+-----------------+--------+------------+-------------+----------------------+
The status changes from BUILD to ACTIVE when the build process successfully completes.
Access the instance using the virtual console¶
Obtain a Virtual Network Computing (VNC) session URL for your instance and access it from a web browser:
$ nova get-vnc-console public-instance novnc +-------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Type | Url | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | novnc | http://controller:6080/vnc_auto.html?token=2f6dd985-f906-4bfc-b566-e87ce656375b | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Note
If your web browser runs on a host that cannot resolve the controller host name, you can replace controller with the IP address of the management interface on your controller node.
The CirrOS image includes conventional user name/password authentication and provides these credentials at the login prompt. After logging into CirrOS, we recommend that you verify network connectivity using ping.
Verify access to the public provider network gateway:
$ ping -c 4 203.0.113.1 PING 203.0.113.1 (203.0.113.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 203.0.113.1: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=0.357 ms 64 bytes from 203.0.113.1: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=0.473 ms 64 bytes from 203.0.113.1: icmp_req=3 ttl=64 time=0.504 ms 64 bytes from 203.0.113.1: icmp_req=4 ttl=64 time=0.470 ms --- 203.0.113.1 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 2998ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.357/0.451/0.504/0.055 ms
Verify access to the internet:
$ ping -c 4 openstack.org PING openstack.org (174.143.194.225) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 174.143.194.225: icmp_req=1 ttl=53 time=17.4 ms 64 bytes from 174.143.194.225: icmp_req=2 ttl=53 time=17.5 ms 64 bytes from 174.143.194.225: icmp_req=3 ttl=53 time=17.7 ms 64 bytes from 174.143.194.225: icmp_req=4 ttl=53 time=17.5 ms --- openstack.org ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 17.431/17.575/17.734/0.143 ms
Access the instance remotely¶
Verify connectivity to the instance from the controller node or any host on the public physical network:
$ ping -c 4 203.0.113.103 PING 203.0.113.103 (203.0.113.103) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 203.0.113.103: icmp_req=1 ttl=63 time=3.18 ms 64 bytes from 203.0.113.103: icmp_req=2 ttl=63 time=0.981 ms 64 bytes from 203.0.113.103: icmp_req=3 ttl=63 time=1.06 ms 64 bytes from 203.0.113.103: icmp_req=4 ttl=63 time=0.929 ms --- 203.0.113.103 ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3002ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.929/1.539/3.183/0.951 ms
Access your instance using SSH from the controller node or any host on the public physical network:
$ ssh cirros@203.0.113.103 The authenticity of host '203.0.113.102 (203.0.113.102)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is ed:05:e9:e7:52:a0:ff:83:68:94:c7:d1:f2:f8:e2:e9. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes Warning: Permanently added '203.0.113.102' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. $
Note
If your host does not contain the public/private key pair created in an earlier step, SSH prompts for the default password associated with the cirros user, cubswin:).
If your instance does not launch or seem to work as you expect, see the OpenStack Operations Guide for more information or use one of the many other options to seek assistance. We want your first installation to work!
Return to Launch an instance.
Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. See all OpenStack Legal Documents.