Updating Image Information

Function

This API is used to update image information.

Only active images can be updated.

URI

PATCH /v2/cloudimages/{image_id}

Table 1 lists the parameters in the URI.

**Table 1** Parameter description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
image_id	Yes	String	Private image ID For details about how to obtain the image ID, see Querying Images.

Request

Request parameters

Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
[Array]	Yes	Array of objects	For details, see Table 2.

**Table 2** Data structure description of the [Array] field
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
op	Yes	String	Specifies the operation. The value can be add, replace, or remove.
path	Yes	String	Specifies the name of the attribute to be updated. / needs to be added in front of it. You can update the following attributes: name: specifies the image name. __description: specifies the image description. __support_kvm: KVM is supported. __support_xen: Xen is supported. __support_xen_gpu_type: GPU-accelerated ECSs that use Xen for virtualization are supported. __support_kvm_gpu_type: GPU-accelerated ECSs that use KVM for virtualization are supported. __is_config_init: specifies whether initialization configuration is complete. enterprise_project_id: specifies the enterprise project ID. min_ram: specifies the minimum memory. hw_vif_multiqueue_enabled: The NIC multi-queue feature is supported. hw_firmware_type: specifies the boot mode. The value can be bios or uefi. You can add or delete extension attributes.
value	Yes	String	Specifies the new value of the attribute. For detailed description, see Image Attributes.

Example Request

Changing an image name to ims_test

    
         PATCH https://{Endpoint}/v2/cloudimages/33ad552d-1149-471c-8190-ff6776174a00
[
    {
        "op": "replace",
        "path": "/name",
        "value": "ims_test"
    }
]

Response

Response parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
file	String	Specifies the URL for uploading and downloading the image file.
owner	String	Specifies the tenant to which the image belongs.
id	String	Specifies the image ID.
size	Long	This parameter is unavailable currently.
self	String	Specifies the image URL.
schema	String	Specifies the image schema.
status	String	Specifies the image status. The value can be one of the following: queued: indicates that the image metadata has already been created, and it is ready for the image file to upload. saving: indicates that the image file is being uploaded to the backend storage. deleted: indicates that the image has been deleted. killed: indicates that an error occurs on the image uploading. active: indicates that the image is available for use.
tags	Array of strings	Specifies tags of the image, through which you can manage private images in your own way. You can use the image tag API to add different tags to each image and filter images by tag.
visibility	String	Specifies whether the image is available to other tenants. The value can be one of the following: private: private image public: public image shared: shared image
name	String	Specifies the image name. For detailed description, see Image Attributes.
checksum	String	This parameter is unavailable currently.
protected	Boolean	Specifies whether the image is protected. A protected image cannot be deleted. The value can be true or false.
container_format	String	Specifies the container type.
min_ram	Integer	Specifies the minimum memory size (MB) required for running the image. The parameter value depends on the ECS specifications. The default value is 0.
max_ram	String	Specifies the maximum memory (MB) of the image. The parameter value depends on the ECS specifications and is not configured by default.
updated_at	String	Specifies the time when the image was updated. The value is in UTC format.
__os_bit	String	Specifies the OS architecture, 32 bit or 64 bit.
__os_version	String	Specifies the OS version.
__description	String	Provides supplementary information about the image. For detailed description, see Image Attributes.
disk_format	String	Specifies the image format. The value can be zvhd2, vhd, zvhd, raw, iso, or qcow2. The default value is zvhd2 for a non-ISO image.
__isregistered	String	Specifies whether the image has been registered. The value can be true or false.
__platform	String	Specifies the image platform type. The value can be Windows, Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE, CentOS, Debian, OpenSUSE, Oracle Linux, Fedora, Other, CoreOS, or EulerOS.
__os_type	String	Specifies the OS type. The value can be Linux, Windows, or Other.
__system__cmkid	String	Specifies the ID of the key used to encrypt the image.
min_disk	Integer	Specifies the minimum disk space (GB) required for running the image.
virtual_env_type	String	Specifies the environment where the image is used. The value can be FusionCompute, Ironic, DataImage, or IsoImage. For an ECS image (system disk image), the value is FusionCompute. For a data disk image, the value is DataImage. For a BMS image, the value is Ironic. For an ISO image, the value is IsoImage.
__image_source_type	String	Specifies the backend storage of the image. Only UDS is supported currently.
__imagetype	String	Specifies the image type. The following types are supported: Public image: The value is gold. Private image: The value is private. Shared image: The value is shared.
created_at	String	Specifies the time when the image was created. The value is in UTC format.
virtual_size	Integer	This parameter is unavailable currently.
__originalimagename	String	Specifies the parent image ID. If the image is a public image or created from an image file, this value is left empty.
__backup_id	String	Specifies the backup ID. If the image is created from a backup, set the value to the backup ID. Otherwise, this parameter is not required.
__image_size	String	Specifies the size (bytes) of the image file. The value must be greater than 0.
__data_origin	String	Specifies the image source. If the image is a public image, this parameter is left empty.
__root_origin	String	Specifies that the image is created from an external image file. Value: file
__lazyloading	String	Specifies whether the image supports lazy loading. The value can be true, false, True, or False.
active_at	String	Specifies the time when the image status became active.
__os_feature_list	String	Specifies additional attributes of the image. The value is a list (in JSON format) of advanced features supported by the image.
__account_code	String	Specifies the charging identifier for the image.
hw_firmware_type	String	Specifies the ECS boot mode. The following values are supported: bios indicates the BIOS boot mode. This value will be used by fault if this parameter does not exist in the response. uefi indicates the UEFI boot mode.
hw_vif_multiqueue_enabled	String	Specifies whether the image supports NIC multi-queue. The value can be true or false.
__support_kvm	String	Specifies whether the image supports KVM. If yes, the value is true. Otherwise, this parameter is not required.
__support_xen	String	Specifies whether the image supports Xen. If yes, the value is true. Otherwise, this parameter is not required.
__support_largememory	String	Specifies whether the image can be used to create large-memory ECSs. If the image supports large-memory ECSs, the value is true. Otherwise, this parameter is not required.
__support_diskintensive	String	Specifies whether the image can be used to create disk-intensive ECSs. If the image supports disk-intensive ECSs, the value is true. Otherwise, this parameter is not required.
__support_highperformance	String	Specifies whether the image can be used to create high-performance ECSs. If the image supports high-performance ECSs, the value is true. Otherwise, this parameter is not required.
__support_xen_gpu_type	String	Specifies whether the image supports GPU-accelerated ECSs on the Xen platform. See Table 2 for its value. If the image does not support GPU-accelerated ECSs on the Xen platform, this parameter is not required. This attribute cannot co-exist with __support_xen and __support_kvm.
__support_kvm_gpu_type	String	Specifies whether the image supports GPU-accelerated ECSs on the KVM platform. See Table 3 for its value. If the image does not support GPU-accelerated ECSs on the KVM platform, this parameter is not required. This attribute cannot co-exist with __support_xen and __support_kvm.
__support_xen_hana	String	Specifies whether the image supports HANA ECSs on the Xen platform. If yes, the value is true. Otherwise, this parameter is not required. This attribute cannot co-exist with __support_xen and __support_kvm.
__support_kvm_infiniband	String	Specifies whether the image supports ECSs with InfiniBand NICs on the KVM platform. If yes, the value is true. Otherwise, this parameter is not required. This attribute cannot co-exist with __support_xen.
enterprise_project_id	String	Specifies the enterprise project that the image belongs to. If the value is 0 or left blank, the image belongs to the default enterprise project. If the value is a UUID, the image belongs to the enterprise project corresponding to the UUID. For more information about enterprise projects, see Enterprise Management User Guide.
__sequence_num	String	Specifies the ECS system disk slot number of the image. This parameter is unavailable currently.
__support_fc_inject	String	Specifies whether the image supports password/private key injection using Cloud-Init. If the value is set to true, password/private key injection using Cloud-Init is not supported. NOTE: This parameter is valid only for ECS system disk images.
__support_amd	String	Specifies whether the image uses AMD's x86 architecture. The value can be true or false.

Example response

STATUS CODE 200

      
       
         
         
           {
    "file": "/v2/images/33ad552d-1149-471c-8190-ff6776174a00/file",
    "owner": "0b1e494e2660441a957313163095fe5c",
    "id": "33ad552d-1149-471c-8190-ff6776174a00",
    "size": 2,
    "self": "/v2/images/33ad552d-1149-471c-8190-ff6776174a00",
    "schema": "/v2/schemas/image",
    "status": "active",
    "tags": [],
    "visibility": "private",
    "name": "ims_test",
    "checksum": "99914b932bd37a50b983c5e7c90ae93b",
    "hw_vif_multiqueue_enabled": "true",
    "protected": false,
    "container_format": "bare",
    "min_ram": 0,
    "updated_at": "2015-12-08T02:30:49Z",
    "__os_bit": "64",
    "__os_version": "Ubuntu 14.04 server 64bit",
    "__description": "ims test",
    "disk_format": "vhd",
    "__isregistered": "true",
    "__platform": "Ubuntu",
    "__os_type": "Linux",
    "min_disk": 40,
    "virtual_env_type": "FusionCompute",
    "__image_source_type": "uds",
    "__imagetype": "private",
    "created_at": "2015-12-04T09:45:33Z",
    "virtual_size": 0,
    "__originalimagename": "33ad552d-1149-471c-8190-ff6776174a00",
    "__backup_id": "",
    "__productcode": "",
    "__image_size": "449261568",
    "__support_fc_inject":"true",
    "__data_origin": null,
    "hw_firmware_type": "bios"
}

          

        

      
     

Returned Values

Normal
200

Abnormal

Returned Value	Description
400 Bad Request	Request error. For details about the returned error code, see Error Codes.
401 Unauthorized	Authentication failed.
403 Forbidden	You do not have the rights to perform the operation.
404 Not Found	The requested resource was not found.
500 Internal Server Error	Internal service error.
503 Service Unavailable	The service is unavailable.