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5.84. nova image-create

usage: nova image-create [--metadata <key=value>] [--show] [--poll]
                         <server> <name>
Create a new image by taking a snapshot of a running server.
Important
Images created by nova image-create are only usable by nova (and not glance).

Positional arguments

<server>


        Name or ID of server.

<name>


        Name of snapshot.

Optional arguments

--metadata <key=value>


        Record arbitrary key/value metadata to
      /meta_data.json on the metadata server. Can be
      specified multiple times.

--show


        Print image info.

--poll


        Report the snapshot progress and poll until image
      creation is complete.