The comment at http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/nova/tree/nova/block_device.py#n205 indicates that the --image flag is needed as well when booting in this manner. I missed that since I was recreating the API request based on what I was actually seeing in the db. I did not see the API request that led to this.
The comment at http:// git.openstack. org/cgit/ openstack/ nova/tree/ nova/block_ device. py#n205 indicates that the --image flag is needed as well when booting in this manner. I missed that since I was recreating the API request based on what I was actually seeing in the db. I did not see the API request that led to this.