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Overview The openstack server command group manages the full lifecycle of compute instances. Commands cover instance creation, power operations, resize, migration, console access, keypair management, and security group assignment.
Prerequisites
CLI installed and authenticated — see CLI Setup
Project membership with appropriate role (Member for user operations, Admin for host-level ops)
Instances List and Inspect List all instances in your project
Filter by status
Show all tenants (admin)
Show instance details
JSON output for scripting
Create Basic instance
With user-data script
With security group and boot volume
In specific availability zone
openstack server create \ --flavor m1.small \ --image Ubuntu-22.04 \ --network private \ --key-name my-keypair \ my-instance
Power Operations Stop / Start / Reboot
Suspend / Resume / Pause
Rescue / Unrescue
openstack server stop < serve r > openstack server start < serve r > openstack server reboot < serve r > openstack server reboot --hard < serve r >
Resize and Migrate Resize instance
Live migration (admin)
Cold migration (admin)
openstack server resize --flavor m1.large < serve r > openstack server resize confirm < serve r > openstack server resize revert < serve r >
Snapshots and Backups Create snapshot
List backups
Create backup
openstack server image create --name my-snapshot < serve r >
Delete openstack server delete < serve r >
Delete multiple instances
openstack server delete < server 1> < server 2> < server 3>
Keypairs List keypairs
Create keypair (generates private key)
Import existing public key
Show keypair
Delete keypair
Flavors List flavors
Show flavor details
Create custom flavor (admin)
openstack flavor list openstack flavor list --public
Console Access Get VNC console URL
Get serial console
View console log
openstack console url show < serve r >
Server Groups (Anti-Affinity) List server groups
Create anti-affinity group
Create affinity group
Launch instance in server group
Delete server group
openstack server group list
Common Options Option Description --format jsonOutput as JSON --format yamlOutput as YAML --format value -c <col>Extract a single field --os-project-name <proj>Override project for this command --all-projectsShow resources across all projects (admin) --waitBlock until the operation completes
Next Steps Launch Instance Guide Step-by-step walkthrough for launching your first instance
Block Storage CLI Volume create, attach, and snapshot commands
