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OPENSTACK CLI

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• How to Backup an Instance and Download it to the Desktop on NSIS Cloud OpenStack Hosting
  • List Instances in Your Project
  • Create a Backup
  • Download the Backup File
  • Upload the Backed Up File
• How to create a set of VMs using OpenStack Heat Orchestration on NSIS Cloud
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Always use the latest value of image id
  • Basic template for using Heat
  • Typical parts of a Heat template
  • How to get data for Heat template
  • Using Heat with CLI
  • Using Heat with GUI
  • Create four VMs using an advanced Heat template
  • What To Do Next
• How to install OpenStackClient for Linux on NSIS Cloud
  • Prerequisites
  • What Are We Going To Do
  • Step 1: Install the OpenStack CLI client
  • Step 2: Verify whether installation was successful
  • What To Do Next
• How to install OpenStackClient GitBash for Windows on NSIS Cloud
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Step 1: Download and Install Python
  • Step 2: Install Git Bash and pip
  • Step 3: Install pip and update the PythonSSL certificates
  • Step 4: Install Microsoft C++ Build Tools
  • Step 5: Install virtualenv and the OpenStack CLI client
  • Step 6: Download and prepare jq
  • Step 7: Install and configure the OpenStack CLI client
  • Reentering the Isolated Python Environment
  • What To Do Next
• How to share private container from object storage to another user on NSIS Cloud
  • Prerequisites
  • Setting up the test example
  • Download the RC file to share permissions with users
  • Sharing the RC file with the users
  • Owner sources the RC file
  • User_1 sources the RC file
  • User_2 sources the RC file
  • Uploading of test files
  • Granting access
  • What To Do Next
• How to install OpenStackClient on Windows using Windows Subsystem for Linux on NSIS Cloud OpenStack Hosting
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Step 1: Check the version of Windows
  • Step 2: Install Ubuntu on Windows Subsystem for Linux
  • Step 3: Install OpenStack CLI in an isolated Python environment
  • Step 4: Download your OpenStack RC File
  • Step 5: Move the RC file to your Ubuntu environment
  • How to run this environment later?
  • What To Do Next
• How to transfer volumes between domains and projects using OpenStack CLI client on NSIS Cloud
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Step 1: Initiating transfer of volume
  • Step 2: Accepting transfer of volume
  • Cancelling transfer of volume
  • What To Do Next
• How to move data volume between VMs using OpenStack CLI on NSIS Cloud
  • Prerequisites
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Ensure that the transfer is possible
  • Obtaining information about the volume
  • Obtaining information about the virtual machines
  • General concerns about shutting down a virtual machine
  • Shutting down the source virtual machine using OpenStack CLI
  • Disconnecting volume
  • Attaching volume to the destination virtual machine
  • What To Do Next
• How to access object storage using OpenStack CLI on NSIS Cloud
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • How to install Swift
  • Basic openstack commands for object data
  • Basic openstack CLI operations with containers
  • Basic openstack CLI operations with objects
  • What To Do Next
• How to start a VM from instance snapshot using OpenStack CLI on NSIS Cloud
  • Prerequisites
  • Gathering information used to create an instance
  • Creating an instance
  • What can go wrong when recreating instance from instance snapshot
  • Verifying volumes when using persistent storage
  • What To Do Next
• How to create instance snapshot using OpenStack CLI on NSIS Cloud
  • The plan
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Creating a snapshot of instance which uses ephemeral storage
  • Snapshot of instance which uses persistent storage
  • What To Do Next
• How to create a VM from volume snapshot using OpenStack CLI on NSIS Cloud
  • Prerequisites
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Example scenario in which this article applies
  • Creating a VM from volume snapshot using the OpenStack CLI client
  • What To Do Next
• Resizing a virtual machine using OpenStack CLI on NSIS Cloud
  • Introduction
  • Prerequisites
  • Creating a new VM
  • Steps to Resize the VM
  • Reverting a resize
  • What To Do Next
• Use backup command to create rotating backups of virtual machines on NSIS Cloud cloud
  • The rotating backup algorithm
  • backup create vs. image create
  • Prerequisites
  • Create the first backup
  • The problems and shortcomings of backup command
  • Restoring backups
  • What To Do Next
• Use script to create daily weekly and monthly rotating backups of virtual machines on NSIS Cloud
  • backup create vs. image create
  • Prerequisites
  • The rotating backup algorithm
  • Creating a backup manually without rotating
  • Multiple rotating schedules
  • Limitations
  • How to restore backups?
  • Problems and troubleshooting
  • What To Do Next
• How to install OpenStackClient GitBash for Windows on NSIS Cloud
  • What We Are Going To Cover
  • Prerequisites
  • Step 1: Download and Install Python
  • Step 2: Install Git Bash and pip
  • Step 3: Install pip and update the PythonSSL certificates
  • Step 4: Install Microsoft C++ Build Tools
  • Step 5: Install virtualenv and the OpenStack CLI client
  • Step 6: Download and prepare jq
  • Step 7: Install and configure the OpenStack CLI client
  • Reentering the Isolated Python Environment
  • What To Do Next