Is it Possible to Set Server Group for Instances Created via OpenStack CLI?

Problem

Is it possible to set a server group when deploying instances through the OpenStack CLI?

Environment

• Platform9 Managed OpenStack - All Versions

Answer

Yes, this can be accomplished by adding the --hint flag in the server boot command.

None

# openstack server create --hint group=SERVER_GROUP_UUID --flavor m1.tiny --image cirros --nic net-id=PROVIDER_NET_ID --security-group default [instance_name]

Additional Information

Additional information may be found on the OpenStack Docs: Compute Scheduler documentation.