Follow this link https://etherpad.openstack.org/grizzly-boot-from-volumes, it describe the current UX for boot from volume. I have done this successfully. Additional, there is a BP to improve the UX. https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/improve-boot-from-volume On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Bill Owen <billowen at us.ibm.com> wrote: > Hi Greg - > This is not so well documented in Grizzly, but see folsom docs: > > http://docs.openstack.org/folsom/openstack-compute/admin/content/boot-from-volume.html > > to boot from a volume: > nova boot --flavor <f> --block_device_mapping vda=<vol_id>:::0 > test_from_vol > > to boot from a snapshot of a bootable volume: > nova boot --flavor <f> --block_device_mapping vda=<snap_id>:snap::0 > test_from_snap > > Bill Owen > billowen at us.ibm.com > Strategic Test Methods and Tools > 520-799-4829, T/L 321-4829 > > > [image: Inactive hide details for Greg Chavez ---08/15/2013 04:05:49 > PM---I can't figure out what options I need to use with "nova boot]Greg > Chavez ---08/15/2013 04:05:49 PM---I can't figure out what options I need > to use with "nova boot" in order to boot from a bootable volu > > From: Greg Chavez <greg.chavez at gmail.com> > To: openstack at lists.openstack.org, > Date: 08/15/2013 04:05 PM > Subject: [Openstack] Booting from a volume snapshot via the CLI > ------------------------------ > > > > > I can't figure out what options I need to use with "nova boot" in order to > boot from a bootable volume snapshot. Can somebody hit me with the clue > stick please? Thanks in advance. > > -- > \*..+.- > --Greg Chavez > +//..;}; _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack > Post to : openstack at lists.openstack.org > Unsubscribe : > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack > Post to : openstack at lists.openstack.org > Unsubscribe : > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack > > -- Lei Zhang Blog: http://jeffrey4l.github.io twitter/weibo: @jeffrey4l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/attachments/20130816/fc92a764/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: graycol.gif Type: image/gif Size: 105 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/attachments/20130816/fc92a764/attachment.gif>
