Specify boot disk/image at instance create

[jessfraz]

so most of the cloud APIs I've used consider this part of the instance "post" endpoint like on create

but I see no concept of an image in the request body. Actually I see no concept of an image in the API at all? is that right?

I see a snapshot ID for disk create but there's no endpoint to even create a snapshot so are these appearing from mid air?

very confused as to how this was working for any demos.

[david-crespo]

I don't think we've ever demoed creating a real VM through the API. I think we've only demoed with simulated instances. That's correct that the API has no concept of images or snapshots.

[jessfraz]

So I take it must be a priority in the cue then?

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[david-crespo]

Not sure. Based on the milestone 4 doc, it seems like we might have to tweak plans or at least clarify how the work people are doing enables the user-facing side of it here. If the underlying things are set up, plumbing images and snapshots through the API is easy.

[david-crespo]

Attach works, and fixing create is covered by #812.