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Public VCF as-a-Service - Creating a new virtual machine

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Requirements

  • Public VCF as-a-Service
  • An ISO of an operating system

 

Instructions

Creating a virtual machine

To create your virtual machine, click on the name of the data center where you plan to deploy it.

Info

You can also create a VM by clicking Applications > Virtual Machines > NEW VM.

Home page - VM creation

On the next page, you should see the Virtual Machines menu. Click NEW VM.

Data centers virtual machines

From template
From scratch
From clone

What is a template? A template is a preconfigured virtual machine that is used to create new ones. The amount of memory, vCPU, network cards (NICs) and storage space are already defined and cannot be changed during deployment. Don't worry, you can change it once the deployment process is complete. This is a basic OVA deployment. Back to creating your virtual machine. Fill in the required fields, then make sure to select the Type option as From Template. You will then see a dropdown menu of the different models available.

Create VM from template - step 1

The templates available below are part of the pre-provisioned OVHcloud catalog, and can be used in a way that suits your needs. We provide a bunch of different Linux distributions with and without applications already installed, we also imported some models from the Bitnami catalog.

In the Custom Properties section, you can customize various properties of your virtual machine, such as a specific user, the domain name, its IP address, and many others.

For the NIC section, you can choose the type of NIC you want. The default type (VMXNET3) is often a good choice if you don't have any special requirements.

Regarding network selection, you will find all available networks in your organization. In our example, we have enabled a DHCP service on this network and configured it with subnet 192.168.1.1/24.

Create VM from template - step 2

The IP Mode drop-down list provides different IP assignment modes:

  • None
  • DHCP: Use the DHCP server (your VM must manage the DHCP even if you select it).
  • Static - IP Pool: Selects an IP from the network IP pool.
  • Static Manual: You must set the IP manually.
Danger

WARNING: This IP mode only allows you to organize your VCD inventory, but you will still need to configure the IP (or DHCP) inside the VM.

In the Storage section, you will only see the VDC Default.

You can also add virtual disks in this section if you need more than one.

To conclude, please review all information provided to ensure accuracy. Next, click OK to launch the virtual machine deployment. Once the deployment is complete, you will see the new VM listed in the selected virtual data center.

If you have used the From scratch method, you just need to turn on your server and launch the installation of your OS.

 

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