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| <section id="creating-vms"> |
| <title>Creating VMs</title> |
| <para>Virtual machines are usually created from a template. Users can also create blank virtual |
| machines. A blank virtual machine is a virtual machine without an OS template. Users can attach |
| an ISO file and install the OS from the CD/DVD-ROM.</para> |
| <note> |
| <para>You can create a VM without starting it. You can determine whether the VM needs to be |
| started as part of the VM deployment. A request parameter, startVM, in the deployVm API |
| provides this feature. For more information, see the Developer's Guide</para> |
| </note> |
| <para>To create a VM from a template:</para> |
| <orderedlist> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>Log in to the &PRODUCT; UI as an administrator or user.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>In the left navigation bar, click Instances.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>Click Add Instance.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>Select a zone.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>Select a template, then follow the steps in the wizard. For more information about how |
| the templates came to be in this list, see <xref linkend="working-with-templates"/>.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>Be sure that the hardware you have allows starting the selected service offering.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>Click Submit and your VM will be created and started.</para> |
| <note> |
| <para>For security reason, the internal name of the VM is visible only to the root |
| admin.</para> |
| </note> |
| </listitem> |
| </orderedlist> |
| <para>To create a VM from an ISO:</para> |
| <note> |
| <para>(XenServer) Windows VMs running on XenServer require PV drivers, which may be provided in |
| the template or added after the VM is created. The PV drivers are necessary for essential |
| management functions such as mounting additional volumes and ISO images, live migration, and |
| graceful shutdown.</para> |
| </note> |
| <orderedlist> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>Log in to the &PRODUCT; UI as an administrator or user.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>In the left navigation bar, click Instances.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>Click Add Instance.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>Select a zone.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>Select ISO Boot, and follow the steps in the wizard.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>Click Submit and your VM will be created and started.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <!-- <listitem><para>(Oracle VM only) After ISO installation, the installer reboots into the operating system. Due to a known issue in OVM, the reboot will place the VM in the Stopped state. In the &PRODUCT; UI, detach the ISO from the VM (so that the VM will not boot from the ISO again), then click the Start button to restart the VM.</para></listitem> --> |
| </orderedlist> |
| </section> |