Booting server (cURL)

1. Issue the following cURL command.

   Boot a server with cURL request

   $ curl -s https://$API_ENDPOINT/v2/$TENANT_ID/servers \
          -X POST \
          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
          -H "X-Auth-Token: $AUTH_TOKEN" \
          -H "X-Auth-Project-Id: test-project" \
          -d '{"server": {"name": "Ubuntu 11.10 server",
             "imageRef": "3afe97b2-26dc-49c5-a2cc-a2fc8d80c001", "flavorRef": "6",
             "config-drive": "true"}}' \
      | python -m json.tool
   

   The command returns a list of server properties, including the administrative password, the server ID, and links, as shown in the following output.

   Boot a server with cURL response

   {
       "server": {
           "OS-DCF:diskConfig": "AUTO",
           "adminPass": "T8GTdH29GmzG",
           "id": "1a861bf7-2a5e-40a4-acb3-1fb058cf2a74",
           "links": [
               {
                   "href": "https://dfw.servers.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2/010101/servers/1a861bf7-2a5e-40a4-acb3-1fb058cf2a74",
                   "rel": "self"
               },
               {
                   "href": "https://dfw.servers.api.rackspacecloud.com/010101/servers/1a861bf7-2a5e-40a4-acb3-1fb058cf2a74",
                   "rel": "bookmark"
               }
           ]
       }
   }
   

2. Copy the server ID value from the id field in the output.

   Copy the administrative password value from the adminPass field. You use this value to log into your server.

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