gc_bless_vm.sh

# Create a VM snapshot
nova live-image-create vms-test-vm vms-test-snapshot

gc_boot_vm.sh

# Boot a VM, passing in the cloud-init-vms.txt file as user-data.
# Note: --flavor, --image, and --security_groups should 
#  be set according to your environment.
nova boot --flavor windows.medium --image win7-x64-vlk --security_groups windows --poll vms-test-vm

gc_delete_vm.sh

# Delete a VM
nova delete vms-test-clone

gc_discard_vm.sh

# Discard a live-image
nova live-image-delete vms-test-snapshot

gc_example_bless_building.sh

$ nova list
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+--------+-----------------+
| ID                                   | Name              | Status | Networks        |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+--------+-----------------+
| a4867099-e979-444c-bafb-6c661eac2278 | vms-test-snapshot | BUILD  |                 |
| fac5036a-e899-4251-8c63-979dc0303917 | vms-test-vm       | ACTIVE | private=X.X.X.X |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+--------+-----------------+

[...]

$ nova list
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------+
| ID                                   | Name              | Status  | Networks        |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------+
| a4867099-e979-444c-bafb-6c661eac2278 | vms-test-snapshot | BLESSED |                 |
| fac5036a-e899-4251-8c63-979dc0303917 | vms-test-vm       | ACTIVE  | private=X.X.X.X |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------+

gc_example_launch_building.sh

$ nova list
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------+
| ID                                   | Name              | Status  | Networks        |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------+
| f42bed03-3baa-4bed-92c9-6a15bbb4bc47 | vms-test-clone    | BUILD   | private=X.X.X.X |
| a4867099-e979-444c-bafb-6c661eac2278 | vms-test-snapshot | BLESSED |                 |
| fac5036a-e899-4251-8c63-979dc0303917 | vms-test-vm       | ACTIVE  | private=X.X.X.X |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------+

[...]

$ nova list
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------+
| ID                                   | Name              | Status  | Networks        |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------+
| f42bed03-3baa-4bed-92c9-6a15bbb4bc47 | vms-test-clone    | ACTIVE  | private=X.X.X.X |
| a4867099-e979-444c-bafb-6c661eac2278 | vms-test-snapshot | BLESSED |                 |
| fac5036a-e899-4251-8c63-979dc0303917 | vms-test-vm       | ACTIVE  | private=X.X.X.X |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------+

gc_launch_vm.sh

# Launch a VM from a live-image
# Note: all parameters are optional.
#  --target is the memory target for the clone
#    virtual machine, in megabytes, and defaults
#    to 0 (no memory target)
#  --user_data defaults to None (no user data)
#  --security-groups defaults to the security groups
#    specified in the original VM
#  --availability_zone defaults to the availability
#    zone specified in the original VM
#  --num-instances defaults to 1
#  --key-name defaults to the key name specified
#    in the original VM
#  --params defaults to None
nova live-image-start --live-image vms-test-snapshot vms-test-clone

gc_launch_vm_ad.sh

# Launch a VM from a live-image, giving a machine name and Active Directory machine account password
nova live-image-start --live-image vms-test-snapshot --params name=vms-test-win-01 --params machinepassword=j3n432rjnkjafeeaf vms-test-clone