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Openstack commands

Nova:
  • List of instances:
openstack server list
nova list
  • Details on a specific instance:
openstack server show <server id>
nova show <server id>
  • Rebuild an instance:
openstack server rebuild --image <image id> <server id>
  • Attach a port to an instance:
nova interface-attach --port-id <port id> <instance id>
  • Create a baremetal instance:
nova boot --availability-zone nova:metal01:SERVERID --flavor OAS2.2xE5-2650v4.64GB.2x480GB.SSD.10GbE --image IMG-ID --nic port-id=PORT-ID name-of-mechine
  • Create a new VM
openstack server create --image <image id> --flavor <flavor id> --nic net-id=<network id>,v4-fixed-ip=<ip-address> --security-group <security group id> --key-name <keypair name> vmname

    Remove error state from instance  
    nova reset-state --active <ID>
      Change the flavour (resize) 
      openstack server resize --flavor <flavor> <ID>
      Neutron:
      • List of subnets and network ID:
      openstack network list
neutron net-list
      • List of subnets, their IDs and allocation pools:
      openstack subnet list
neutron subnet-list
      • List ports:
      openstack port list
neutron port-list
      • Create port:
      openstack port create --network <network id> --fixed-ip subnet=<subnet id>,ip-address=<ip-address>
neutron port-create --fixed-ip subnet_id=<subnet id>,ip_address=<X.X.X.X> <network id>
      • Update port:
      openstack port set --fixed-ip subnet=<subnet id>,ip-address=<ip-address> --fixed-ip subnet=<subnet id>,ip-address=<ip-address> <port id>
neutron port-update --fixed-ip subnet_id=<subnet id>,ip_address=<ip-address> --fixed-ip subnet_id=<subnet id>,ip_address=<X.X.X.X> <port id>
      • Unset Port
      openstack port unset --fixed-ip subnet=<subnet id>,ip-address=<ip-address>
      • Get details on a port:
      openstack port <port id>
neutron port-show <port id>
      Glance:
      • List images:
      openstack image list
glance image-list
      • Get details on an image:
      glance image-show <image id>
      Other:
      • List flavors
      openstack flavor list
      • List keypairs
      openstack keypair list
      • List Security groups
      openstack security group list

       

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