Gold Images

Tab is designed to work with golden (ready-made) images. Gold images are listed:

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Golden images list

Following golden image information is available:
Field name Description
ID Gold Image ID.
Name Name of the gold image.
Format

Format of the gold image. There are following formats:

  • openstack is OpenStack virtual machine image format;
  • vmware is vmware virtual machine image format;
  • hyperv is hyperv image format.
File Name of the gold image file.
Size Gold image size (in GB).
Base Image Base image that the golden image is based on.
Layers Additional layers (settings of various software) of the golden image.
Status Gold image status.

Sorting and filtering tools are available for the list of gold images. Fields are sorted in ascending and descending order. Filtering is performed by the following parameters:

  • ID is Gold Image ID. Incomplete input is allowed;
  • Name is the name of the golden image. Incomplete input is allowed;
  • Format is Gold Image format. Incomplete input is allowed;
  • File is the name of the gold image file. Incomplete input is allowed;
  • Size is the size of the gold image. Incomplete input is allowed;
  • Base image is the base image that the gold image is based on. Incomplete input is allowed;
  • Layers are additional layers of the gold image. Incomplete input is allowed;
  • Status is status of the gold image. Incomplete input is allowed.
For gold images, depending on the status, the following actions are available:
N Action Description
1 Create Gold Image Creating gold image from base image.
2 Create Base Image Creating base image from gold image.
3 Delete Deleting Existing Gold Image.

Actions are available for performing with respect to one selected gold image - by selecting the desired action in the “Actions” field of the corresponding entry in the list of all images.

Features of working with gold images

Creating gold image

In the general list of gold images on the control panel with the “Create gold image” button, open the wizard for creating a gold image:

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Creating gold image window

In the window that opens, specify:

  • Name is the name of the golden image, field is required;
  • Base image, selection of the base image on the basis of which the golden image will be created;
  • Format, selection the format of the golden image. Following formats are available for selection:
    • openstack is OpenStack virtual machine image format;
    • vmware is vmware virtual machine image format;
    • hyperv is hyperv image format.
  • Layers, selection of additional layers (additional software settings) that will be added to the golden image.

Creating base image

In the general list of gold images, using the “Create base image” button, we open the wizard for creating a base image based on the selected gold image.