If you are using automation outside the instance (for example to create the instance) you can pass arbitrary metadata to the instance Check nova meta and nova boot --meta On February 18, 2016 10:56:57 PM GMT+08:00, "Davíð Örn Jóhannsson" <davidoj at siminn.is> wrote: >In order to access the API, I'd already have to know the Tenant name. > >This is for automation purposes where I need to be able to run scripts >with unique parameters/name per each tenant. > >________________________________________ >Frá: Mohammed Naser <mnaser at vexxhost.com> >Sent: 18. febrúar 2016 14:53 >Til: Davíð Örn Jóhannsson >Afrit: openstack at lists.openstack.org >Efni: Re: [Openstack] Tenant name from within an instance > >Hey, > >I don’t think there is an alternative, you will need to make an API >call to get the name. > >The Nova API doesn’t know anything about tenant/project names, it only >works with IDs anyways. > >Mohammed > >On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 9:38 AM, Davíð Örn Jóhannsson ><davidoj at siminn.is> wrote: >> I'm currently looking for ways to be able to retrieve information on >what >> tenant a given openstack instance lives in from within that instance >it >> self. >> >> >> This information is not available from >> http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data and setting up a nova client >to >> access the api is not the way I want to go. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/attachments/20160218/379be90a/attachment.html>