Next Generation Cloud Servers™ Getting Started

docs.rackspace.com/api Next Generation Cloud Servers™ Getting Started Feb 20, 2013 API v2 ii Next Generation Cloud Servers™ Getting Started API v2 (2013-02-20) Copyright © 2009-2013 Rackspace US, Inc. All rights reserved. This document is intended for software developers who want to develop applications by using the next generation Rackspace Cloud Servers™ powered by OpenStack. In addition to the core features of the OpenStack Compute Application Programming Interface (API) v2, Rackspace has deployed certain extensions as permitted by the OpenStack Compute API contract. The document is for informational purposes only and is provided “AS IS.” RACKSPACE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT AND RESERVES

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All other product names and trademarks used in this document are for identification purposes only and are property of their respective owners. Next Generation Cloud Servers™ Getting Started Feb 20, 2013 API v2 iii Table of Contents Overview ......................................................................................................................... 1 How Cloud Servers Works ....................................................................................... 2 How the nova and supernova Clients Work ............................................................. 3 How cURL Commands Work ................................................................................... 4 Pricing and Service Level ......................................................................................... 9 Create Your First Cloud Server ....................................................................................... 10 Step 1. Sign up for a Rackspace Cloud Account ..................................................... 11 Step 2. Install the nova Client with the Cloud Networks Extension .......................... 12 Step 3. (Optional) Install the supernova Client ....................................................... 16 Step 4. Authenticate ............................................................................................. 21 Step 5. (Optional) Export Environment Variables to Run cURL Commands .............. 28 Step 6. List Images ................................................................................................ 29 Step 7. List Flavors ................................................................................................ 33 Step 8. Create and Boot Your Server ..................................................................... 36 Step 9. Get Server Details ...................................................................................... 40 Step 10. List Servers .............................................................................................. 44 Step 11. Set up Ubuntu ......................................................................................... 49 Step 12. Manage Your Server ................................................................................ 51 Step 13. Delete Your Server .................................................................................. 52 nova Client Command Summary .................................................................................... 54 Limits .................................................................................................................... 54 Servers .................................................................................................................. 54 Server Actions ....................................................................................................... 56 Flavors ................................................................................................................... 57 Images .................................................................................................................. 57 Metadata .............................................................................................................. 57 Networks .............................................................................................................. 57 Environment Variables for the nova and supernova Clients ............................................ 61 cURL Command Summary ............................................................................................. 63 Limits .................................................................................................................... 63 Servers .................................................................................................................. 63 Server Actions ....................................................................................................... 64 Flavors ................................................................................................................... 66 Images .................................................................................................................. 66 Metadata .............................................................................................................. 67 Networks .............................................................................................................. 67 Document Change History ............................................................................................. 69 Resources ...................................................................................................................... 71 Glossary ......................................................................................................................... 72 Next Generation Cloud Servers™ Getting Started Feb 20, 2013 API v2 iv List of Tables 1. cURL...

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