1.2.4. Importing an image
You can import images into the Image service (glance) by using web-download to import an image from a URI and glance-direct to import an image from a local file system. The web-download option is enabled by default.
Import methods are configured by the cloud administrator. Run the glance import-info command to list available import options.
1.2.4.1. Importing from a remote URI
You can use the web-download method to copy an image from a remote URI by using a two-stage process. First, an image record is created and then the image is retrieved from a URI. This method provides a more secure way to import images than the deprecated copy-from method used in Image API v1.
Procedure
Create an image and specify the URI of the image to import.
$ glance image-create --uri <URI>
You can monitor the availability of the image:
$ openstack image show <image_id> command.
Replace the ID with the one provided during image creation.
