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 - v2025.4 and Higher
• Self-Hosted Private Cloud Director Virtualization – v2025.4 and Higher

Procedure

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

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$ sudo python3 -m venv ~/openstack-venv

2. Activate the Virtual Environment:

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$ source ~/openstack-venv/bin/activate

3. Install the OpenStack Client:

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$ sudo pip install python-openstackclient

4. Verify OpenStack client by running command:

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$ openstack --help