Updated at March 27, 2024 03:20 PM
Images meta tags
The image may have meta tags that affect the configuration of the virtual machine and the guest operating system. Meta tags are set when editing the image.
VM image tags are divided into:
os_*: guest operating system (OS) settings;hw_*: virtual machine settings;mcs_*: VM properties used for sorting in VK Cloud personal account;- other tags that affect the work with the image.
Name | Description | Default value |
|---|---|---|
os_type | The type of guest OS created from the image inside the VM. Affects the VM configuration. For example, special hypervisor features will be enabled for Windows to improve the stability and performance of the guest OS | Depends on the OS |
mcs_os_type | The type of guest OS inside the VM. Used for sorting in the personal account | |
os_distro | The distribution of the guest OS created from the image inside the virtual machine. Affects VM configuration, for example, types of virtual network devices | |
mcs_os_distro | The distribution of the guest OS inside the VM. Used for sorting in the personal account | |
os_version | Version of the guest OS inside the VM | |
mcs_os_version | The version of the guest OS inside the VM. Used for sorting in the personal account | |
os_admin_user | The user is inside the guest OS with administrator rights; the password can be set via personal account | If os_type: windows then value is Administrator, root otherwise |
os_require_quiesce | The flag responsible for freezing the file system before taking snapshots of attached disks. If yes, then if the file system freezes unsuccessfully, the snapshot creation operation will be canceled | no |
hw_qemu_guest_agent | A sign of the presence of a QEMU agent inside the guest OS. If True, it makes available the possibility of changing the user's password and freezing the file system for backup | False |
mcs_name | The name of the image that is displayed to the user of the personal account |
Use the value Short ID to define the meta tag os_distro and version for the meta tag os_version:
OpenStack CLI
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Get the image
ID:openstack image show <image ID>The assigned meta tags are displayed in the line
properties. -
Set a meta tag:
openstack image set --property <tag name and value> <image ID>
OpenStack CLI
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Get the image
ID:openstack image show <image ID>The assigned meta tags are displayed in the line
properties. -
Delete a meta tag:
openstack image unset --property <tag name and value> <image ID>