OpenStack Essentials

Launching an instance using the web interface

Now that we've booted an instance on the command line, let's take a look at doing the same thing in the web interface:

1. Go ahead and log in to the web interface as the non-administrative user you created in Chapter 3, Identity Management.
2. Under the Compute menu, select Instances and then click on the Launch Instance button.
3. In the Launch Instance dialog, fill in a name for the instance, choose a flavor, and select Boot from image as the boot source, as shown in the following screenshot.
4. Select the image you uploaded in Chapter 4, Image Management.
   
5. Select the next tab, Access & Security. This view should already ...