diff --git a/rackspace/compute/v2/servers/requests.go b/rackspace/compute/v2/servers/requests.go
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+package servers
+
+import (
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/diskconfig"
+	os "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/compute/v2/servers"
+)
+
+// CreateOpts specifies all of the options that Rackspace accepts in its Create request, including
+// the union of all extensions that Rackspace supports.
+type CreateOpts struct {
+	// Name [required] is the name to assign to the newly launched server.
+	Name string
+
+	// ImageRef [required] is the ID or full URL to the image that contains the server's OS and initial state.
+	// Optional if using the boot-from-volume extension.
+	ImageRef string
+
+	// FlavorRef [required] is the ID or full URL to the flavor that describes the server's specs.
+	FlavorRef string
+
+	// SecurityGroups [optional] lists the names of the security groups to which this server should belong.
+	SecurityGroups []string
+
+	// UserData [optional] contains configuration information or scripts to use upon launch.
+	// Create will base64-encode it for you.
+	UserData []byte
+
+	// AvailabilityZone [optional] in which to launch the server.
+	AvailabilityZone string
+
+	// Networks [optional] dictates how this server will be attached to available networks.
+	// By default, the server will be attached to all isolated networks for the tenant.
+	Networks []os.Network
+
+	// Metadata [optional] contains key-value pairs (up to 255 bytes each) to attach to the server.
+	Metadata map[string]string
+
+	// Personality [optional] includes the path and contents of a file to inject into the server at launch.
+	// The maximum size of the file is 255 bytes (decoded).
+	Personality []byte
+
+	// ConfigDrive [optional] enables metadata injection through a configuration drive.
+	ConfigDrive bool
+
+	// Rackspace-specific extensions begin here.
+
+	// KeyPair [optional] specifies the name of the SSH KeyPair to be injected into the newly launched
+	// server. See the "keypairs" extension in OpenStack compute v2.
+	KeyPair string
+
+	// DiskConfig [optional] controls how the created server's disk is partitioned. See the "diskconfig"
+	// extension in OpenStack compute v2.
+	DiskConfig diskconfig.DiskConfig
+}
+
+// ToServerCreateMap constructs a request body using all of the OpenStack extensions that are
+// active on Rackspace.
+func (opts CreateOpts) ToServerCreateMap() map[string]interface{} {
+	base := os.CreateOpts{
+		Name:             opts.Name,
+		ImageRef:         opts.ImageRef,
+		FlavorRef:        opts.FlavorRef,
+		SecurityGroups:   opts.SecurityGroups,
+		UserData:         opts.UserData,
+		AvailabilityZone: opts.AvailabilityZone,
+		Networks:         opts.Networks,
+		Metadata:         opts.Metadata,
+		Personality:      opts.Personality,
+		ConfigDrive:      opts.ConfigDrive,
+	}
+
+	drive := diskconfig.CreateOptsExt{
+		CreateOptsBuilder: base,
+		DiskConfig:        opts.DiskConfig,
+	}
+
+	result := drive.ToServerCreateMap()
+
+	// key_name doesn't actually come from the extension (or at least isn't documented there) so
+	// we need to add it manually.
+	serverMap := result["server"].(map[string]interface{})
+	serverMap["key_name"] = opts.KeyPair
+
+	return result
+}
diff --git a/rackspace/compute/v2/servers/requests_test.go b/rackspace/compute/v2/servers/requests_test.go
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+package servers
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/diskconfig"
+	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
+)
+
+func TestCreateOpts(t *testing.T) {
+	opts := CreateOpts{
+		Name:       "createdserver",
+		ImageRef:   "image-id",
+		FlavorRef:  "flavor-id",
+		KeyPair:    "mykey",
+		DiskConfig: diskconfig.Manual,
+	}
+
+	expected := `
+	{
+		"server": {
+			"name": "createdserver",
+			"imageRef": "image-id",
+			"flavorRef": "flavor-id",
+			"key_name": "mykey",
+			"OS-DCF:diskConfig": "MANUAL"
+		}
+	}
+	`
+	th.CheckJSONEquals(t, expected, opts.ToServerCreateMap())
+}