1, to create a image from server instance, should "openstack server image create " controller-0:~$ openstack image list +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+ | ID | Name | Status | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+ | 8a019820-0b05-45ac-a004-d5f840b82dba | 16a4a42c-4040-47d8-84d5-69036169c4eb | queued | | 8fab3b2a-61c8-492f-b48e-ec8485a9599d | 16a4a42c-4040-47d8-84d5-69036169c4eb | queued | | 1b75cd76-da92-4994-bb56-33ec86c1d55b | cirros | active | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+ controller-0:~$ controller-0:~$ controller-0:~$ openstack image delete 8fab3b2a-61c8-492f-b48e-ec8485a9599d controller-0:~$ controller-0:~$ controller-0:~$ openstack server list +--------------------------------------+------+---------+-----------------------------+--------+----------+ | ID | Name | Status | Networks | Image | Flavor | +--------------------------------------+------+---------+-----------------------------+--------+----------+ | b2828194-2bb0-4bac-9a9a-67d33d986e36 | vm1 | ACTIVE | public-net0=192.168.101.148 | cirros | m1.tinny | | 16a4a42c-4040-47d8-84d5-69036169c4eb | vm0 | SHUTOFF | public-net0=192.168.101.100 | cirros | m1.tinny | +--------------------------------------+------+---------+-----------------------------+--------+----------+ controller-0:~$ openstack image list +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+ | ID | Name | Status | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+ | 8a019820-0b05-45ac-a004-d5f840b82dba | 16a4a42c-4040-47d8-84d5-69036169c4eb | queued | | 1b75cd76-da92-4994-bb56-33ec86c1d55b | cirros | active | | 85ba6fed-bfbb-4b09-9477-ea7a8c6118eb | vm0 | active | +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+--------+ For "openstack image create", request argument "image-name" controller-0:~$ openstack image create usage: openstack image create [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}] [-c COLUMN] [--max-width ] [--fit-width] [--print-empty] [--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX] [--id ] [--container-format ] [--disk-format ] [--min-disk ] [--min-ram ] [--file | --volume ] [--force] [--sign-key-path ] [--sign-cert-id ] [--protected | --unprotected] [--public | --private | --community | --shared] [--property ] [--tag ] [--project ] [--project-domain ]