Image service (glance) command-line client¶

The glance client is the command-line interface (CLI) for the Image service (glance) API and its extensions.

This chapter documents glance version 2.8.0.

For help on a specific glance command, enter:

$ glance help COMMAND

glance usage¶

usage: glance [--version] [-d] [-v] [--get-schema] [-f]
              [--os-image-url OS_IMAGE_URL]
              [--os-image-api-version OS_IMAGE_API_VERSION]
              [--profile HMAC_KEY] [--os-region-name OS_REGION_NAME]
              [--os-auth-token OS_AUTH_TOKEN]
              [--os-service-type OS_SERVICE_TYPE]
              [--os-endpoint-type OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE] [--insecure]
              [--os-cacert <ca-certificate>] [--os-cert <certificate>]
              [--os-key <key>] [--timeout <seconds>] [--os-auth-type <name>]
              [--os-auth-url OS_AUTH_URL] [--os-domain-id OS_DOMAIN_ID]
              [--os-domain-name OS_DOMAIN_NAME]
              [--os-project-id OS_PROJECT_ID]
              [--os-project-name OS_PROJECT_NAME]
              [--os-project-domain-id OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID]
              [--os-project-domain-name OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME]
              [--os-trust-id OS_TRUST_ID]
              [--os-default-domain-id OS_DEFAULT_DOMAIN_ID]
              [--os-default-domain-name OS_DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME]
              [--os-user-id OS_USER_ID] [--os-username OS_USERNAME]
              [--os-user-domain-id OS_USER_DOMAIN_ID]
              [--os-user-domain-name OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME]
              [--os-password OS_PASSWORD]
              <subcommand> ...

glance optional arguments¶

--version: show program’s version number and exit
-d, --debug: Defaults to env[GLANCECLIENT_DEBUG].
-v, --verbose: Print more verbose output.
--get-schema: Ignores cached copy and forces retrieval of schema that generates portions of the help text. Ignored with API version 1.
-f, --force: Prevent select actions from requesting user confirmation.
--os-image-url OS_IMAGE_URL: Defaults to env[OS_IMAGE_URL]. If the provided image url contains a version number and `–os-image-api-version` is omitted the version of the URL will be picked as the image api version to use.
--os-image-api-version OS_IMAGE_API_VERSION: Defaults to env[OS_IMAGE_API_VERSION] or 2.
--profile HMAC_KEY: HMAC key to use for encrypting context data for performance profiling of operation. This key should be the value of HMAC key configured in osprofiler middleware in glance, it is specified in glance configuration file at /etc/glance/glance-api.conf and /etc/glance/glance-registry.conf. Without key the profiling will not be triggered even if osprofiler is enabled on server side. Defaults to env[OS_PROFILE].
--os-region-name OS_REGION_NAME: Defaults to env[OS_REGION_NAME].
--os-auth-token OS_AUTH_TOKEN: Defaults to env[OS_AUTH_TOKEN].
--os-service-type OS_SERVICE_TYPE: Defaults to env[OS_SERVICE_TYPE].
--os-endpoint-type OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE: Defaults to env[OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE].
--os-auth-type <name>, --os-auth-plugin <name>: Authentication type to use

glance explain¶

usage: glance explain <MODEL>

Describe a specific model.

Positional arguments:

<MODEL>: Name of model to describe.

glance image-create¶

usage: glance image-create [--architecture <ARCHITECTURE>]
                           [--protected [True|False]] [--name <NAME>]
                           [--instance-uuid <INSTANCE_UUID>]
                           [--min-disk <MIN_DISK>] [--visibility <VISIBILITY>]
                           [--kernel-id <KERNEL_ID>]
                           [--tags <TAGS> [<TAGS> ...]]
                           [--os-version <OS_VERSION>]
                           [--disk-format <DISK_FORMAT>]
                           [--os-distro <OS_DISTRO>] [--id <ID>]
                           [--owner <OWNER>] [--ramdisk-id <RAMDISK_ID>]
                           [--min-ram <MIN_RAM>]
                           [--container-format <CONTAINER_FORMAT>]
                           [--property <key=value>] [--file <FILE>]
                           [--progress]

Create a new image.

Optional arguments:

--architecture <ARCHITECTURE>: Operating system architecture as specified in https://docs.openstack.org/glance/latest/user/common-image-properties.html#architecture
--protected [True|False]: If true, image will not be deletable.
--name <NAME>: Descriptive name for the image
--instance-uuid <INSTANCE_UUID>: Metadata which can be used to record which instance this image is associated with. (Informational only, does not create an instance snapshot.)
--min-disk <MIN_DISK>: Amount of disk space (in GB) required to boot image.
--visibility <VISIBILITY>: Scope of image accessibility Valid values: public, private, community, shared
--kernel-id <KERNEL_ID>: ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the kernel when booting an AMI-style image.
--tags <TAGS> [<TAGS> ...]: List of strings related to the image
--os-version <OS_VERSION>: Operating system version as specified by the distributor
--disk-format <DISK_FORMAT>: Format of the disk Valid values: None, ami, ari, aki, vhd, vhdx, vmdk, raw, qcow2, vdi, iso, ploop
--os-distro <OS_DISTRO>: Common name of operating system distribution as specified in https://docs.openstack.org/glance/latest/user/common-image-properties.html#os-distro
--id <ID>: An identifier for the image
--owner <OWNER>: Owner of the image
--ramdisk-id <RAMDISK_ID>: ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the ramdisk when booting an AMI-style image.
--min-ram <MIN_RAM>: Amount of ram (in MB) required to boot image.
--container-format <CONTAINER_FORMAT>: Format of the container Valid values: None, ami, ari, aki, bare, ovf, ova, docker
--property <key=value>: Arbitrary property to associate with image. May be used multiple times.
--file <FILE>: Local file that contains disk image to be uploaded during creation. Alternatively, the image data can be passed to the client via stdin.
--progress: Show upload progress bar.

glance image-deactivate¶

usage: glance image-deactivate <IMAGE_ID>

Deactivate specified image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image to deactivate.

glance image-delete¶

usage: glance image-delete <IMAGE_ID> [<IMAGE_ID> ...]

Delete specified image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image(s) to delete.

glance image-download¶

usage: glance image-download [--file <FILE>] [--progress] <IMAGE_ID>

Download a specific image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image to download.

Optional arguments:

--file <FILE>: Local file to save downloaded image data to. If this is not specified and there is no redirection the image data will not be saved.
--progress: Show download progress bar.

glance image-list¶

usage: glance image-list [--limit <LIMIT>] [--page-size <SIZE>]
                         [--visibility <VISIBILITY>]
                         [--member-status <MEMBER_STATUS>] [--owner <OWNER>]
                         [--property-filter <KEY=VALUE>]
                         [--checksum <CHECKSUM>] [--tag <TAG>]
                         [--sort-key {name,status,container_format,disk_format,size,id,created_at,updated_at}]
                         [--sort-dir {asc,desc}] [--sort <key>[:<direction>]]

List images you can access.

Optional arguments:

--limit <LIMIT>: Maximum number of images to get.
--page-size <SIZE>: Number of images to request in each paginated request.
--visibility <VISIBILITY>: The visibility of the images to display.
--member-status <MEMBER_STATUS>: The status of images to display.
--owner <OWNER>: Display images owned by <OWNER>.
--property-filter <KEY=VALUE>: Filter images by a user-defined image property.
--checksum <CHECKSUM>: Displays images that match the MD5 checksum.
--tag <TAG>: Filter images by a user-defined tag.
--sort-key {name,status,container_format,disk_format,size,id,created_at,updated_at}: Sort image list by specified fields. May be used multiple times.
--sort-dir {asc,desc}: Sort image list in specified directions.
--sort <key>[:<direction>]: Comma-separated list of sort keys and directions in the form of <key>[:<asc|desc>]. Valid keys: name, status, container_format, disk_format, size, id, created_at, updated_at. OPTIONAL.

glance image-reactivate¶

usage: glance image-reactivate <IMAGE_ID>

Reactivate specified image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image to reactivate.

glance image-show¶

usage: glance image-show [--human-readable] [--max-column-width <integer>]
                         <IMAGE_ID>

Describe a specific image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image to describe.

Optional arguments:

--human-readable: Print image size in a human-friendly format.
--max-column-width <integer>: The max column width of the printed table.

glance image-tag-delete¶

usage: glance image-tag-delete <IMAGE_ID> <TAG_VALUE>

Delete the tag associated with the given image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of the image from which to delete tag.
<TAG_VALUE>: Value of the tag.

glance image-tag-update¶

usage: glance image-tag-update <IMAGE_ID> <TAG_VALUE>

Update an image with the given tag.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: Image to be updated with the given tag.
<TAG_VALUE>: Value of the tag.

glance image-update¶

usage: glance image-update [--architecture <ARCHITECTURE>]
                           [--protected [True|False]] [--name <NAME>]
                           [--instance-uuid <INSTANCE_UUID>]
                           [--min-disk <MIN_DISK>] [--visibility <VISIBILITY>]
                           [--kernel-id <KERNEL_ID>]
                           [--os-version <OS_VERSION>]
                           [--disk-format <DISK_FORMAT>]
                           [--os-distro <OS_DISTRO>] [--owner <OWNER>]
                           [--ramdisk-id <RAMDISK_ID>] [--min-ram <MIN_RAM>]
                           [--container-format <CONTAINER_FORMAT>]
                           [--property <key=value>] [--remove-property key]
                           <IMAGE_ID>

Update an existing image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image to update.

Optional arguments:

--architecture <ARCHITECTURE>: Operating system architecture as specified in https://docs.openstack.org/glance/latest/user/common-image-properties.html#architecture
--protected [True|False]: If true, image will not be deletable.
--name <NAME>: Descriptive name for the image
--instance-uuid <INSTANCE_UUID>: Metadata which can be used to record which instance this image is associated with. (Informational only, does not create an instance snapshot.)
--min-disk <MIN_DISK>: Amount of disk space (in GB) required to boot image.
--visibility <VISIBILITY>: Scope of image accessibility Valid values: public, private, community, shared
--kernel-id <KERNEL_ID>: ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the kernel when booting an AMI-style image.
--os-version <OS_VERSION>: Operating system version as specified by the distributor
--disk-format <DISK_FORMAT>: Format of the disk Valid values: None, ami, ari, aki, vhd, vhdx, vmdk, raw, qcow2, vdi, iso, ploop
--os-distro <OS_DISTRO>: Common name of operating system distribution as specified in https://docs.openstack.org/glance/latest/user/common-image-properties.html#os-distro
--owner <OWNER>: Owner of the image
--ramdisk-id <RAMDISK_ID>: ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the ramdisk when booting an AMI-style image.
--min-ram <MIN_RAM>: Amount of ram (in MB) required to boot image.
--container-format <CONTAINER_FORMAT>: Format of the container Valid values: None, ami, ari, aki, bare, ovf, ova, docker
--property <key=value>: Arbitrary property to associate with image. May be used multiple times.
--remove-property: key Name of arbitrary property to remove from the image.

glance image-upload¶

usage: glance image-upload [--file <FILE>] [--size <IMAGE_SIZE>] [--progress]
                           <IMAGE_ID>

Upload data for a specific image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image to upload data to.

Optional arguments:

--file <FILE>: Local file that contains disk image to be uploaded. Alternatively, images can be passed to the client via stdin.
--size <IMAGE_SIZE>: Size in bytes of image to be uploaded. Default is to get size from provided data object but this is supported in case where size cannot be inferred.
--progress: Show upload progress bar.

glance import-info¶

usage: glance import-info

Prints the import methods available from Glance, or a message if the target Glance does not support image import.

glance image-stage¶

usage: glance image-stage [--file <FILE>] [--size <IMAGE_SIZE>]
                          [--progress]
                          <IMAGE_ID>

Upload data for a specific image to staging.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image to upload data to.

Optional arguments:

--file <FILE>: Local file that contains disk image to be uploaded. Alternatively, images can be passed to the client via stdin.
--size <IMAGE_SIZE>: Size in bytes of image to be uploaded. Default is to get size from provided data object but this is supported in case where size cannot be inferred.
--progress: Show upload progress bar.

glance image-import¶

usage: glance image-import [--import-method <METHOD>]
                           <IMAGE_ID>

Initiate the image import taskflow.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image to import.

Optional arguments:

--import-method <METHOD>: Import method used for Image Import workflow. Valid values can be retrieved with import-info command and the default “glance-direct” is used with “image-stage”.

glance image-create-via-import¶

This is an EXPERIMENTAL command. It may be renamed or removed in future releases.

usage: glance image-create-via import [--architecture <ARCHITECTURE>]
                                      [--protected [True|False]] [--name <NAME>]
                                      [--instance-uuid <INSTANCE_UUID>]
                                      [--min-disk <MIN_DISK>] [--visibility <VISIBILITY>]
                                      [--kernel-id <KERNEL_ID>]
                                      [--tags <TAGS> [<TAGS> ...]]
                                      [--os-version <OS_VERSION>]
                                      [--disk-format <DISK_FORMAT>]
                                      [--os-distro <OS_DISTRO>] [--id <ID>]
                                      [--owner <OWNER>] [--ramdisk-id <RAMDISK_ID>]
                                      [--min-ram <MIN_RAM>]
                                      [--container-format <CONTAINER_FORMAT>]
                                      [--property <key=value>] [--file <FILE>]
                                      [--progress]

Create a new image using the image import process.

NOTE This is an EXPERIMENTAL command. It may be renamed or removed in future releases.

Optional arguments:

--architecture <ARCHITECTURE>: Operating system architecture as specified in https://docs.openstack.org/glance/latest/user/common-image-properties.html#architecture
--protected [True|False]: If true, image will not be deletable.
--name <NAME>: Descriptive name for the image
--instance-uuid <INSTANCE_UUID>: Metadata which can be used to record which instance this image is associated with. (Informational only, does not create an instance snapshot.)
--min-disk <MIN_DISK>: Amount of disk space (in GB) required to boot image.
--visibility <VISIBILITY>: Scope of image accessibility Valid values: public, private, community, shared
--kernel-id <KERNEL_ID>: ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the kernel when booting an AMI-style image.
--tags <TAGS> [<TAGS> ...]: List of strings related to the image
--os-version <OS_VERSION>: Operating system version as specified by the distributor
--disk-format <DISK_FORMAT>: Format of the disk Valid values: None, ami, ari, aki, vhd, vhdx, vmdk, raw, qcow2, vdi, iso, ploop
--os-distro <OS_DISTRO>: Common name of operating system distribution as specified in https://docs.openstack.org/glance/latest/user/common-image-properties.html#os-distro
--id <ID>: An identifier for the image
--owner <OWNER>: Owner of the image
--ramdisk-id <RAMDISK_ID>: ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the ramdisk when booting an AMI-style image.
--min-ram <MIN_RAM>: Amount of ram (in MB) required to boot image.
--container-format <CONTAINER_FORMAT>: Format of the container Valid values: None, ami, ari, aki, bare, ovf, ova, docker
--property <key=value>: Arbitrary property to associate with image. May be used multiple times.
--file <FILE>: Local file that contains disk image to be uploaded during creation. Alternatively, the image data can be passed to the client via stdin.
--progress: Show upload progress bar.

glance location-add¶

usage: glance location-add --url <URL> [--metadata <STRING>] <IMAGE_ID>

Add a location (and related metadata) to an image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image to which the location is to be added.

Optional arguments:

--url <URL>: URL of location to add.
--metadata <STRING>: Metadata associated with the location. Must be a valid JSON object (default: {})

glance location-delete¶

usage: glance location-delete --url <URL> <IMAGE_ID>

Remove locations (and related metadata) from an image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image whose locations are to be removed.

Optional arguments:

--url <URL>: URL of location to remove. May be used multiple times.

glance location-update¶

usage: glance location-update --url <URL> [--metadata <STRING>] <IMAGE_ID>

Update metadata of an image’s location.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: ID of image whose location is to be updated.

Optional arguments:

--url <URL>: URL of location to update.
--metadata <STRING>: Metadata associated with the location. Must be a valid JSON object (default: {})

glance md-namespace-create¶

usage: glance md-namespace-create [--schema <SCHEMA>]
                                  [--created-at <CREATED_AT>]
                                  [--resource-type-associations <RESOURCE_TYPE_ASSOCIATIONS> [<RESOURCE_TYPE_ASSOCIATIONS> ...]]
                                  [--protected [True|False]] [--self <SELF>]
                                  [--display-name <DISPLAY_NAME>]
                                  [--owner <OWNER>]
                                  [--visibility <VISIBILITY>]
                                  [--updated-at <UPDATED_AT>]
                                  [--description <DESCRIPTION>]
                                  <NAMESPACE>

Create a new metadata definitions namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of the namespace.

Optional arguments:

--schema <SCHEMA>

--created-at <CREATED_AT>: Date and time of namespace creation.

--resource-type-associations <RESOURCE_TYPE_ASSOCIATIONS> [...]

--protected [True|False]: If true, namespace will not be deletable.

--self <SELF>

--display-name <DISPLAY_NAME>: The user friendly name for the namespace. Used by UI if available.
--owner <OWNER>: Owner of the namespace.
--visibility <VISIBILITY>: Scope of namespace accessibility. Valid values: public, private
--updated-at <UPDATED_AT>: Date and time of the last namespace modification.
--description <DESCRIPTION>: Provides a user friendly description of the namespace.

glance md-namespace-delete¶

usage: glance md-namespace-delete <NAMESPACE>

Delete specified metadata definitions namespace with its contents.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace to delete.

glance md-namespace-import¶

usage: glance md-namespace-import [--file <FILEPATH>]

Import a metadata definitions namespace from file or standard input.

Optional arguments:

--file <FILEPATH>: Path to file with namespace schema to import. Alternatively, namespaces schema can be passed to the client via stdin.

glance md-namespace-list¶

usage: glance md-namespace-list [--resource-types <RESOURCE_TYPES>]
                                [--visibility <VISIBILITY>]
                                [--page-size <SIZE>]

List metadata definitions namespaces.

Optional arguments:

--resource-types <RESOURCE_TYPES>: Resource type to filter namespaces.
--visibility <VISIBILITY>: Visibility parameter to filter namespaces.
--page-size <SIZE>: Number of namespaces to request in each paginated request.

glance md-namespace-objects-delete¶

usage: glance md-namespace-objects-delete <NAMESPACE>

Delete all metadata definitions objects inside a specific namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace.

glance md-namespace-properties-delete¶

usage: glance md-namespace-properties-delete <NAMESPACE>

Delete all metadata definitions property inside a specific namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace.

glance md-namespace-resource-type-list¶

usage: glance md-namespace-resource-type-list <NAMESPACE>

List resource types associated to specific namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace.

glance md-namespace-show¶

usage: glance md-namespace-show [--resource-type <RESOURCE_TYPE>]
                                [--max-column-width <integer>]
                                <NAMESPACE>

Describe a specific metadata definitions namespace. Lists also the namespace properties, objects and resource type associations.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace to describe.

Optional arguments:

--resource-type <RESOURCE_TYPE>: Applies prefix of given resource type associated to a namespace to all properties of a namespace.
--max-column-width <integer>: The max column width of the printed table.

glance md-namespace-tags-delete¶

usage: glance md-namespace-tags-delete <NAMESPACE>

Delete all metadata definitions tags inside a specific namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace.

glance md-namespace-update¶

usage: glance md-namespace-update [--created-at <CREATED_AT>]
                                  [--protected [True|False]]
                                  [--namespace <NAMESPACE>] [--self <SELF>]
                                  [--display-name <DISPLAY_NAME>]
                                  [--owner <OWNER>]
                                  [--visibility <VISIBILITY>]
                                  [--updated-at <UPDATED_AT>]
                                  [--description <DESCRIPTION>]
                                  <NAMESPACE>

Update an existing metadata definitions namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace to update.

Optional arguments:

--created-at <CREATED_AT>: Date and time of namespace creation.
--protected [True|False]: If true, namespace will not be deletable.
--namespace <NAMESPACE>: The unique namespace text.

--self <SELF>

--display-name <DISPLAY_NAME>: The user friendly name for the namespace. Used by UI if available.
--owner <OWNER>: Owner of the namespace.
--visibility <VISIBILITY>: Scope of namespace accessibility. Valid values: public, private
--updated-at <UPDATED_AT>: Date and time of the last namespace modification.
--description <DESCRIPTION>: Provides a user friendly description of the namespace.

glance md-object-create¶

usage: glance md-object-create --name <NAME> --schema <SCHEMA> <NAMESPACE>

Create a new metadata definitions object inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace the object will belong.

Optional arguments:

--name <NAME>: Internal name of an object.
--schema <SCHEMA>: Valid JSON schema of an object.

glance md-object-delete¶

usage: glance md-object-delete <NAMESPACE> <OBJECT>

Delete a specific metadata definitions object inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace the object belongs.
<OBJECT>: Name of an object.

glance md-object-list¶

usage: glance md-object-list <NAMESPACE>

List metadata definitions objects inside a specific namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace.

glance md-object-property-show¶

usage: glance md-object-property-show [--max-column-width <integer>]
                                      <NAMESPACE> <OBJECT> <PROPERTY>

Describe a specific metadata definitions property inside an object.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace the object belongs.
<OBJECT>: Name of an object.
<PROPERTY>: Name of a property.

Optional arguments:

--max-column-width <integer>: The max column width of the printed table.

glance md-object-show¶

usage: glance md-object-show [--max-column-width <integer>]
                             <NAMESPACE> <OBJECT>

Describe a specific metadata definitions object inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace the object belongs.
<OBJECT>: Name of an object.

Optional arguments:

--max-column-width <integer>: The max column width of the printed table.

glance md-object-update¶

usage: glance md-object-update [--name <NAME>] [--schema <SCHEMA>]
                               <NAMESPACE> <OBJECT>

Update metadata definitions object inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace the object belongs.
<OBJECT>: Name of an object.

Optional arguments:

--name <NAME>: New name of an object.
--schema <SCHEMA>: Valid JSON schema of an object.

glance md-property-create¶

usage: glance md-property-create --name <NAME> --title <TITLE> --schema
                                 <SCHEMA>
                                 <NAMESPACE>

Create a new metadata definitions property inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace the property will belong.

Optional arguments:

--name <NAME>: Internal name of a property.
--title <TITLE>: Property name displayed to the user.
--schema <SCHEMA>: Valid JSON schema of a property.

glance md-property-delete¶

usage: glance md-property-delete <NAMESPACE> <PROPERTY>

Delete a specific metadata definitions property inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace the property belongs.
<PROPERTY>: Name of a property.

glance md-property-list¶

usage: glance md-property-list <NAMESPACE>

List metadata definitions properties inside a specific namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace.

glance md-property-show¶

usage: glance md-property-show [--max-column-width <integer>]
                               <NAMESPACE> <PROPERTY>

Describe a specific metadata definitions property inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace the property belongs.
<PROPERTY>: Name of a property.

Optional arguments:

--max-column-width <integer>: The max column width of the printed table.

glance md-property-update¶

usage: glance md-property-update [--name <NAME>] [--title <TITLE>]
                                 [--schema <SCHEMA>]
                                 <NAMESPACE> <PROPERTY>

Update metadata definitions property inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace the property belongs.
<PROPERTY>: Name of a property.

Optional arguments:

--name <NAME>: New name of a property.
--title <TITLE>: Property name displayed to the user.
--schema <SCHEMA>: Valid JSON schema of a property.

glance md-resource-type-associate¶

usage: glance md-resource-type-associate [--updated-at <UPDATED_AT>]
                                         [--name <NAME>]
                                         [--properties-target <PROPERTIES_TARGET>]
                                         [--prefix <PREFIX>]
                                         [--created-at <CREATED_AT>]
                                         <NAMESPACE>

Associate resource type with a metadata definitions namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace.

Optional arguments:

--updated-at <UPDATED_AT>: Date and time of the last resource type association modification.
--name <NAME>: Resource type names should be aligned with Heat resource types whenever possible: https://docs.openstack.org/heat/latest/template_guide/openstack.html
--properties-target <PROPERTIES_TARGET>: Some resource types allow more than one key / value pair per instance. For example, Cinder allows user and image metadata on volumes. Only the image properties metadata is evaluated by Nova (scheduling or drivers). This property allows a namespace target to remove the ambiguity.
--prefix <PREFIX>: Specifies the prefix to use for the given resource type. Any properties in the namespace should be prefixed with this prefix when being applied to the specified resource type. Must include prefix separator (e.g. a colon :).
--created-at <CREATED_AT>: Date and time of resource type association.

glance md-resource-type-deassociate¶

usage: glance md-resource-type-deassociate <NAMESPACE> <RESOURCE_TYPE>

Deassociate resource type with a metadata definitions namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of namespace.
<RESOURCE_TYPE>: Name of resource type.

glance md-resource-type-list¶

usage: glance md-resource-type-list

List available resource type names.

glance md-tag-create¶

usage: glance md-tag-create --name <NAME> <NAMESPACE>

Add a new metadata definitions tag inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of the namespace the tag will belong to.

Optional arguments:

--name <NAME>: The name of the new tag to add.

glance md-tag-create-multiple¶

usage: glance md-tag-create-multiple --names <NAMES> [--delim <DELIM>]
                                     <NAMESPACE>

Create new metadata definitions tags inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of the namespace the tags will belong to.

Optional arguments:

--names <NAMES>: A comma separated list of tag names.
--delim <DELIM>: The delimiter used to separate the names (if none is provided then the default is a comma).

glance md-tag-delete¶

usage: glance md-tag-delete <NAMESPACE> <TAG>

Delete a specific metadata definitions tag inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of the namespace to which the tag belongs.
<TAG>: Name of the tag.

glance md-tag-show¶

usage: glance md-tag-show <NAMESPACE> <TAG>

Describe a specific metadata definitions tag inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of the namespace to which the tag belongs.
<TAG>: Name of the tag.

glance md-tag-update¶

usage: glance md-tag-update --name <NAME> <NAMESPACE> <TAG>

Rename a metadata definitions tag inside a namespace.

Positional arguments:

<NAMESPACE>: Name of the namespace to which the tag belongs.
<TAG>: Name of the old tag.

Optional arguments:

--name <NAME>: New name of the new tag.

glance member-create¶

usage: glance member-create <IMAGE_ID> <MEMBER_ID>

Create member for a given image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: Image with which to create member.
<MEMBER_ID>: Tenant to add as member.

glance member-delete¶

usage: glance member-delete <IMAGE_ID> <MEMBER_ID>

Delete image member.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: Image from which to remove member.
<MEMBER_ID>: Tenant to remove as member.

glance member-list¶

usage: glance member-list --image-id <IMAGE_ID>

Describe sharing permissions by image.

Optional arguments:

--image-id <IMAGE_ID>: Image to display members of.

glance member-update¶

usage: glance member-update <IMAGE_ID> <MEMBER_ID> <MEMBER_STATUS>

Update the status of a member for a given image.

Positional arguments:

<IMAGE_ID>: Image from which to update member.
<MEMBER_ID>: Tenant to update.
<MEMBER_STATUS>: Updated status of member. Valid Values: accepted, rejected, pending

glance task-create¶

usage: glance task-create [--type <TYPE>] [--input <STRING>]

Create a new task.

Optional arguments:

--type <TYPE>: Type of Task. Please refer to Glance schema or documentation to see which tasks are supported.
--input <STRING>: Parameters of the task to be launched

glance task-list¶

usage: glance task-list [--sort-key {id,type,status}] [--sort-dir {asc,desc}]
                        [--page-size <SIZE>] [--type <TYPE>]
                        [--status <STATUS>]

List tasks you can access.

Optional arguments:

--sort-key {id,type,status}: Sort task list by specified field.
--sort-dir {asc,desc}: Sort task list in specified direction.
--page-size <SIZE>: Number of tasks to request in each paginated request.
--type <TYPE>: Filter tasks to those that have this type.
--status <STATUS>: Filter tasks to those that have this status.

glance task-show¶

usage: glance task-show <TASK_ID>

Describe a specific task.

Positional arguments:

<TASK_ID>: ID of task to describe.

Image service (glance) command-line client

Image service (glance) command-line client¶

glance usage¶

glance optional arguments¶

glance explain¶

glance image-create¶

glance image-deactivate¶

glance image-delete¶

glance image-download¶

glance image-list¶

glance image-reactivate¶

glance image-show¶

glance image-tag-delete¶

glance image-tag-update¶

glance image-update¶

glance image-upload¶

glance import-info¶

glance image-stage¶

glance image-import¶

glance image-create-via-import¶

glance location-add¶

glance location-delete¶

glance location-update¶

glance md-namespace-create¶

glance md-namespace-delete¶

glance md-namespace-import¶

glance md-namespace-list¶

glance md-namespace-objects-delete¶

glance md-namespace-properties-delete¶

glance md-namespace-resource-type-list¶

glance md-namespace-show¶

glance md-namespace-tags-delete¶

glance md-namespace-update¶

glance md-object-create¶

glance md-object-delete¶

glance md-object-list¶

glance md-object-property-show¶

glance md-object-show¶

glance md-object-update¶

glance md-property-create¶

glance md-property-delete¶

glance md-property-list¶

glance md-property-show¶

glance md-property-update¶

glance md-resource-type-associate¶

glance md-resource-type-deassociate¶

glance md-resource-type-list¶

glance md-tag-create¶

glance md-tag-create-multiple¶

glance md-tag-delete¶

glance md-tag-list¶

glance md-tag-show¶

glance md-tag-update¶

glance member-create¶

glance member-delete¶

glance member-list¶

glance member-update¶

glance task-create¶

glance task-list¶

glance task-show¶

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