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Creating, launching, and deleting images in Horizon

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Learn the steps for creating, launching, and deleting images in the Horizon interface, which is used to manage OVHcloud services.

You can add custom images via the OpenStack Horizon interface. For example, you can use it to import images from your old virtual machines to the Public Cloud, provided that they are in a compatible format.

Warning

NOTE: At this time, this feature is not supported on Local Zones instances.

 

Requirements

 

Instructions

From the Horizon interface, make sure that the correct region is selected in the upper-left corner.

Select region - Creation launch deletion of images in Horizon

 

Manage the images

In the left-hand menu, under Compute, select Images.

By default, if no images have been created, the list of default public images appears:

List - Creation launch deletion of images in Horizon

You can then launch an image from a URL, or create a custom image by clicking the + Create Image button, which opens the following menu:

Create - Creation launch deletion of images in Horizon

  • Image name (*)

  • Image description

  • Image file (send from your local desktop)

  • Image format (*):

    Warning

    NOTE: If the image you use is not a cloudready image, the installation may fail. This is a known issue in Horizon. Therefore, we recommend using images with the .raw file format. Images in .qcow2 format are also acceptable.

    ImageDescription
    AKIAmazon Kernel Image
    AMIAmazon Machine Image
    ARIAmazon Ramdisk Image
    ISOISO 9660
    QCOW2QEMU Emulator
    RAWRaw Disk Image
    VDIVirtualBox format
    VHDMicrosoft format
    VMDKVMware format
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Minimum disk space (in GB): if not specified, the default value will be 0.
  • Minimum RAM (in MB): if not specified, the default value will be 0.

You can also define whether the image will be public and whether its deletion will be protected. Once you have confirmed, the image is placed in a queue for creation:

Dashboard - Creation launch deletion of images in Horizon

You can click on the image name for details:

Details - Creation launch deletion of images in Horizon

In the Actions column, you can:

  • launch the image selected to create an instance - when you do this, the menu appears

    Instances details - Creation launch deletion of images in Horizon

  • edit the image details (only for images you have created)
  • delete the image (only for the images you have created), and you are asked to confirm

 

Go further

Browse all the Compute guides.

Browse the rest of the OVHcloud US documentation for guides on our other products and services.

Learn more about Public Cloud Compute on the OVHcloud US website.