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Display Image Details

Displays detailed information about a specified image in the OpenStack environment.

$
Terminal
openstack image show --human-readable <image_id>

When To Use

During operational audits to verify image properties before deployment.

Pro Tip

Use the `--verification` flag to validate image integrity while querying. Avoid querying large images without consideration for impact on system performance.

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Back to syntax
$
Generated Command
openstack image show --human-readable <image_id>

Anatomy of Output

Understanding the result

+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ Table Header

Indicates the start of image details.

| ID | 123abc456 | Image ID

Unique identifier of the image.

| Name | Test-Image | Image Name

Human-readable name of the image.

| Status | active | Status

Current status of the image.

| Visibility | public | Visibility

Access level of the image.

+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ Table End

End of detailed image information.

Troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

Authorization failed: invalid credentials

Solution: Verify your OpenStack authentication credentials in the configuration.

Image not found: Invalid image ID

Solution: Confirm the image ID is correct and exists in the Image service.

Connection timeout: Unable to reach endpoint

Solution: Check the network settings and ensure the OpenStack API endpoint is reachable.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

openstack
Base Command
The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Openstack before the shell applies any redirect operators.
<image_id>
image id
The value supplied for image id.
--human-readable
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

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