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    manage-users.rst
    manage-volumes.rst
    migration.rst
+   migrate-instance-with-snapshot.rst
    networking-nova.rst
    networking.rst
    node-down.rst
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+==================================
+Use snapshots to migrate instances
+==================================
+
+This guide can be used to migrate an instance between different clouds.
+
+To use snapshots to migrate instances from OpenStack projects to clouds,
+complete these steps.
+
+In the source project:
+
+#. :ref:`Create_a_snapshot_of_the_instance`
+
+#. :ref:`Download_the_snapshot_as_an_image`
+
+In the destination project:
+
+#. :ref:`Import_the_snapshot_to_the_new_environment`
+
+#. :ref:`Boot_a_new_instance_from_the_snapshot`
+
+.. note::
+
+   Some cloud providers allow only administrators to perform this task.
+
+.. _Create_a_snapshot_of_the_instance:
+
+Create a snapshot of the instance
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+#. Shut down the source VM before you take the snapshot to ensure that all
+   data is flushed to disk. If necessary, list the instances to view the
+   instance name:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ openstack server list
+      +--------------------------------------+------------+--------+------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
+      | ID                                   | Name       | Status | Networks         | Image              | Flavor                  |
+      +--------------------------------------+------------+--------+------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
+      | d0d1b7d9-a6a5-41d3-96ab-07975aadd7fb | myInstance | ACTIVE | private=10.0.0.3 | ubuntu-16.04-amd64 | general.micro.tmp.linux |
+      +--------------------------------------+------------+--------+------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
+
+#. Use the :command:`openstack server stop` command to shut down the instance:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ openstack server stop myInstance
+
+#. Use the :command:`openstack server list` command to confirm that the instance shows a
+   ``SHUTOFF`` status:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ openstack server list
+      +--------------------------------------+------------+---------+------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
+      | ID                                   | Name       | Status  | Networks         | Image              | Flavor                  |
+      +--------------------------------------+------------+---------+------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
+      | d0d1b7d9-a6a5-41d3-96ab-07975aadd7fb | myInstance | SHUTOFF | private=10.0.0.3 | ubuntu-16.04-amd64 | general.micro.tmp.linux |
+      +--------------------------------------+------------+---------+------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+
+
+#. Use the :command:`openstack server image create` command to take a snapshot:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ openstack server image create --name myInstanceSnapshot myInstance
+
+#. Use the :command:`openstack image list` command to check the status
+   until the status is ``ACTIVE``:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ openstack image list
+      +--------------------------------------+---------------------------+--------+
+      | ID                                   | Name                      | Status |
+      +--------------------------------------+---------------------------+--------+
+      | ab567a44-b670-4d22-8ead-80050dfcd280 | myInstanceSnapshot        | active |
+      +--------------------------------------+---------------------------+--------+
+
+
+.. _Download_the_snapshot_as_an_image:
+
+Download the snapshot as an image
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+#. Get the image ID:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ openstack image list
+      +--------------------------------------+---------------------------+--------+
+      | ID                                   | Name                      | Status |
+      +--------------------------------------+---------------------------+--------+
+      | ab567a44-b670-4d22-8ead-80050dfcd280 | myInstanceSnapshot        | active |
+      +--------------------------------------+---------------------------+--------+
+
+#. Download the snapshot by using the image ID that was returned in the
+   previous step:
+
+   .. code-block:: console
+
+      $ openstack image save --file snapshot.raw ab567a44-b670-4d22-8ead-80050dfcd280
+
+   .. note::
+
+      The :command:`openstack image save` command requires the image ID and
+      cannot use the image name.
+      Check there is sufficient space on the destination file system for
+      the image file.
+
+#. Make the image available to the new environment, either through HTTP or
+   direct upload to a machine (``scp``).
+
+.. _Import_the_snapshot_to_the_new_environment:
+
+Import the snapshot to the new environment
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+In the new project or cloud environment, import the snapshot:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   $ openstack image create --container-format bare --disk-format qcow2 \
+     --file snapshot.raw myInstanceSnapshot
+
+.. _Boot_a_new_instance_from_the_snapshot:
+
+Boot a new instance from the snapshot
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+In the new project or cloud environment, use the snapshot to create the
+new instance:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   $ openstack server create --flavor m1.tiny --image myInstanceSnapshot myNewInstance
+