How to Setup CLI in Virtual Environment for Troubleshooting?

Problem

How to configure the OpenStack command-line client within a virtual environment to interact with an OpenStack cloud.

Environment

• Private Cloud Director Virtualization

• Self-Hosted Private Cloud Director Virtualization

Procedure

1. Create a Virtual Environment (This command creates a new Python virtual environment named openstack-venv in your home directory):

$ sudo python3 -m venv ~/openstack-venv

1. Activate the Virtual Environment:

$ source ~/openstack-venv/bin/activate

1. Install OpenStack Client:

$ sudo pip install python-openstackclient

1. Verify OpenStack client by running the command:

$ openstack --help