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Common Image Properties
=======================

When adding an image to Glance, you may specify some common image properties
that may prove useful to consumers of your image.

This document explains the names of these properties and the expected values.

The common image properties are also described in a JSON schema, found in
etc/schema-image.json in the Glance source code.

**architecture**
----------------

Operating system architecture as specified in
http://docs.openstack.org/cli-reference/glance-property-keys.html


**instance_uuid**
-----------------

Metadata which can be used to record which instance this image is associated
with. (Informational only, does not create an instance snapshot.)

**kernel_id**
-------------

The ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the kernel when booting
an AMI-style image.

**ramdisk_id**
--------------

The ID of image stored in Glance that should be used as the ramdisk when
booting an AMI-style image.

**os_distro**
-------------

The common name of the operating system distribution as specified in
http://docs.openstack.org/cli-reference/glance-property-keys.html

**os_version**
--------------

The operating system version as specified by the distributor.
