Rescue an instance¶
Rescue mode provides a mechanism for access, even if an image renders the instance inaccessible. By default, it starts an instance from the initial image attaching the current boot disk as a secondary one.
Note
Pause, suspend, and stop operations are not allowed when an instance is running in rescue mode, as triggering these actions causes the loss of the original instance state and makes it impossible to unrescue the instance.
As of the 20.0.0 (Train) release rescuing a volume-backed server is not supported.
To perform an instance rescue, use the openstack server rescue command:
$ openstack server rescue SERVER
Note
On running the openstack server rescue command,
an instance performs a soft shutdown first. This means that
the guest operating system has a chance to perform
a controlled shutdown before the instance is powered off.
The shutdown behavior is configured by the
shutdown_timeout
parameter that can be set in the
nova.conf
file.
Its value stands for the overall period (in seconds)
a guest operating system is allowed to complete the shutdown.
The timeout value can be overridden on a per image basis
by means of os_shutdown_timeout
that is an image metadata
setting allowing different types of operating systems to specify
how much time they need to shut down cleanly.
If you want to rescue an instance with a specific image, rather than the
default one, use the --image
parameter:
$ openstack server rescue --image IMAGE_ID SERVER
To restart the instance from the normal boot disk, run the following command:
$ openstack server unrescue SERVER