Managing your cloud resources with OpenStack: Difference between revisions

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* <volume_name> can be found from the OpenStack dashboard by clicking on the volume name, and
* <volume_name> can be found from the OpenStack dashboard by clicking on the volume name, and
* <image_name> is a name you choose for the image.
* <image_name> is a name you choose for the image.
You can then download the image as described in [[OpenStack#Downloading an image into a local VirtualBox | Downloading an image into a local VirtualBox]]. It is best to detach the volume from the VM before you create an image from the volume. If the volume is a boot volume you will likely need to delete your VM to detach it, however, make sure you have not checked "Delete Volume on Instance Delete" when creating the VM.
You can then [[OpenStack#Downloading an image |download the image]] as described below. It is best to detach the volume from the VM before you create an image from the volume. If the volume is a boot volume you will likely need to delete your VM to detach it, however, make sure you have not checked "Delete Volume on Instance Delete" when creating the VM.


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