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asked 2019-01-21 09:32:46 -0500

lelunicu gravatar image

hi, when i create an image openstack image create --disk-format=qcow2 --file=test.qcow2 yy then i obtain a openstack image yy. By creating this yy from test.qcow2 the content of test.qcow2 will be altered?Or only the yy will be created by coping the content of test.qcow2 in yy? tnx

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answered 2019-01-21 09:44:30 -0500

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yy is 100% the same as test.qcow2. You can confirm this by downloading the image to another file and comparing the files.

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hi, the yy is a copy of test.qcow2 or yy is a simple name that point to test.qcow2?

lelunicu gravatar imagelelunicu ( 2019-01-21 09:47:18 -0500 )edit

yy is a name that points to a copy of test.qcow2.

You would probably benefit from reading a high-level overview of Glance.

Bernd Bausch gravatar imageBernd Bausch ( 2019-01-21 15:44:10 -0500 )edit
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