Managing Images using the GUI

To manage your images, use the Images page at CHI@TACC or CHI@UC, by clicking on Project > Compute > Images.

Note

The Chameleon logo next to an image’s name indicates that this image is an appliance supported by the Chameleon project, and is part of the Appliance Catalog.

Tip

Select Details from the dropdown menu to the right of any Chameleon supported appliance to view the relevant entry from the Chameleon Appliance Catalog.

Note

Images at each site are stored independently. An Image made at CHI@TACC will not be available at CHI@UC (or vice versa) unless transferred manually.

Uploading an Image

Use + Create Image button to upload an image.

In the Create Image dialog:

Enter an Image Name and, optionally, a description.
Click Browse to select a file on your local machine to upload.
Select a Format of the image. Images created by the cc-snapshot utility are QCOW2 images.
To add additional metadata for your image, use the Metadata section by clicking Metadata in the sidebar.
Click the Create Image button to upload your image.

Launching Instance using an Image

During the process of launching instance from the Instance page, it will ask you to select an image. Alternatively, you can launch instances with a selected image from the Image page by simply clicking on the Launch button located in the same row of the targeted image.

Tip

Other than Launch, there are other actions you may perform on the image. Clicking on the dropdown to explore more on what you can do.

Viewing Image Details

To view image details, click on the name of the Image.

The dropdown list in the top right corner allows you to perform various actions on the selected image, such as Launch, Edit Image, and Update Metadata.

Tip

The ID on the image details’ page is useful when you work on the image using the CLI.

Publishing Images to the Appliance Catalog

The dropdown menu to the right of listed images allows their owners to publish an appliance to the Appliance Catalog. Select Publish to Appliance Catalog.

The Create Appliances web form will open automatically with most fields pre-populated. Complete the form and select Create an Appliance.

Entering a descriptive name, author and support contact information, the version, and an informative description can be helpful and is encouraged. The description is used by others to determine if an appliance contains the tools needed for their research.

Tip

To make your description effective you may want to ask the following questions:

What does the appliance contain?
What are the specific packages and their versions?
What is it useful for?
Where can it be deployed and/or what restrictions/limitations does it have?
How should users connect to it and what accounts are enabled?