Importing an Image File Quickly

Function

This API is used to quickly create a private image from an oversized external image file that has uploaded to the OBS bucket. Currently, only ZVHD2 and RAW image files are supported, and the size of an image file cannot exceed 1 TB.

The fast image creation function is only available for image files in RAW or ZVHD2 format. For other formats of image files that are smaller than 128 GB, you are advised to import these files with the common method.

The API is an asynchronous one. If it is successfully called, the cloud service system receives the request. However, you need to use the asynchronous job query API to query the image creation status. For details, see Querying the Status of an Asynchronous Job.

Constraints

Before importing image files, ensure that the file format is RAW or ZVHD2 and the following have been done:

RAW image files have been optimized, and bitmap files have been generated.
ZVHD2 image files have been optimized as required.

For how to convert image file formats and generate a bitmap file, see section "Quickly Importing an Image File" in the Image Management Service User Guide.

URI

POST /v2/cloudimages/quickimport/action

Request

Parameters in the request body when an image file is used to create a system disk image

Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Specifies the image name. For detailed description, see Image Attributes.
description	No	String	Provides supplementary information about the image. For detailed description, see Image Attributes. The value contains a maximum of 1024 characters and consists of only letters and digits. Carriage returns and angle brackets (< >) are not allowed. This parameter is left blank by default.
os_version	Yes	String	Specifies the OS version. This parameter is valid if an external image file uploaded to the OBS bucket is used to create an image. For its value, see Values of Related Parameters.
image_url	Yes	String	Specifies the URL of the external image file in the OBS bucket. This parameter is mandatory if an external image file in the OBS bucket is used to create an image. The format is OBS bucket name:Image file name. NOTE: The storage class of the OBS bucket must be Standard.
min_disk	Yes	Integer	Specifies the minimum size (GB) of the system disk. This parameter is mandatory if an external image file in the OBS bucket is used to create an image. The value ranges from 1 to 1024 and must be greater than the size of the selected image file.
tags	No	Array of strings	Lists the image tags. This parameter is left blank by default. Set either tags or image_tags.
image_tags	No	Array of objects	Lists the image tags. This parameter is left blank by default. Set either tags or image_tags.
type	No	String	Specifies the image type. The parameter value is ECS/BMS for system disk images. The default value is ECS.
architecture	No	String	Specifies the image architecture type. Available values include: x86 arm The default value is x86. NOTE: If the image architecture is ARM, the boot mode is automatically changed to UEFI.

Parameters description when an image file uploaded to the OBS bucket is used to create an image

Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Specifies the image name. For detailed description, see Image Attributes.
description	No	String	Provides supplementary information about the image. For detailed description, see Image Attributes. The value contains a maximum of 1024 characters and consists of only letters and digits. Carriage returns and angle brackets (< >) are not allowed. This parameter is left blank by default.
os_type	No	String	Specifies the OS version. When a data disk image created, the value can be Linux or Windows. The default is Linux.
image_url	Yes	String	Specifies the URL of the external image file in the OBS bucket. This parameter is mandatory if an external image file in the OBS bucket is used to create an image. The format is OBS bucket name:Image file name. NOTE: The storage class of the OBS bucket must be Standard.
min_disk	Yes	Integer	Specifies the minimum size of the system disk in the unit of GB. This parameter is mandatory if an external image file in the OBS bucket is used to create an image. The value ranges from 1 to 1024.
tags	No	Array of strings	Lists the image tags. This parameter is left blank by default. Set either tags or image_tags.
image_tags	No	Array of objects	Lists the image tags. This parameter is left blank by default. Set either tags or image_tags.
type	Yes	String	Specifies the image type. The parameter value is DataImage for data disk images.

Example Request

Creating a system disk image with parameter tags using a file in an OBS bucket (file address in the bucket: ims-image:centos70.zvhd2)

      
           POST https://{Endpoint}/v2/cloudimages/quickimport/action
{  
    "name": "ims_test_file",  
   "description": "Create an image using a file in the OBS bucket.", 
    "image_url": "ims-image:centos70.zvhd2",  
    "os_version": "CentOS 7.0 64bit",  
    "min_disk": 40,  
    "type": "ECS", 
    "tags":
        [
            "aaa.111",    
            "bbb.333",    
            "ccc.444"    
        ]
}

Creating a system disk image with parameter image_tags using a file in an OBS bucket (file address in the bucket: ims-image:centos70.zvhd2)

      
           POST https://{Endpoint}/v2/cloudimages/quickimport/action
{  
    "name": "ims_test_file",  
   "description": "Create an image using a file in the OBS bucket.", 
    "image_url": "ims-image:centos70.zvhd2",  
    "os_version": "CentOS 7.0 64bit",  
    "min_disk": 40,  
    "type": "ECS", 
    "image_tags": [{"key":"key2","value":"value2"},{"key":"key1","value":"value1"}]  
}

Creating a data disk image with parameter tags using a file in an OBS bucket (file address in the bucket: ims-image:centos70.zvhd2)

      
           POST https://{Endpoint}/v2/cloudimages/quickimport/action
{  
    "name": "ims_test_file",  
   "description": "Create an image using a file in the OBS bucket.", 
    "image_url": "ims-image:centos70.zvhd2",  
    "os_type": "Linux",  
    "min_disk": 40,  
    "type": "DataImage",  
    "tags": [    
        "aaa.111",    
        "bbb.333",    
        "ccc.444"    
    ]
}

Creating a data disk image with parameter image_tags using a file in an OBS bucket (file address in the bucket: ims-image:centos70.zvhd2)

      
           POST https://{Endpoint}/v2/cloudimages/quickimport/action
{  
    "name": "ims_test_file",  
   "description": "Create an image using a file in the OBS bucket.", 
    "image_url": "ims-image:centos70.zvhd2",  
    "os_type": "Linux",  
    "min_disk": 40,  
    "type": "DataImage",
    "image_tags": [{"key":"key2","value":"value2"},{"key":"key1","value":"value1"}]
}

Response

Response parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
job_id	String	Specifies the asynchronous job ID. For details, see Querying the Status of an Asynchronous Job.

Parameter

Type

Description

job_id

String

Specifies the asynchronous job ID.

For details, see Querying the Status of an Asynchronous Job.

Example response

STATUS CODE 200

      
           {
     "job_id": "8a12fc664fb4daa3014fb4e581380005"
}

Returned Values

Normal
200

Abnormal

Return 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.