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Add a VM image

The platform supports adding virtual machine images with X86_64 and ARM64 (Alpha) architectures, making it easy for developers to quickly create virtual machines with existing businesses and facilitate the migration of business systems.

Add a VM image

  1. In the left navigation bar, click Virtualization > Images.

  2. Click Add VM Image.

  3. Configure the relevant parameters according to the following instructions.

    Parameter Description
    Provision Method Currently only supports the Public Images method, which means that the added image can be used in the allocated project.
    OS Supported operating systems include: CentOS/Ubuntu/RedHat/Debian/TLinux/Other Linux/Windows (Alpha).
    Supported system architectures include: X86_64 and ARM64 (Alpha).
    Source
    • Image Registry Binding: Virtual machine images stored in a container image repository.
    • HTTP: Virtual machine images stored in a file server using the HTTP protocol.
    • Object Storage (S3): Virtual machine images that can be obtained through the object storage protocol (S3). If it is an unauthenticated object storage file, please use the HTTP source.
    CPU Architecture Marks the CPU architecture information. When the source is a image repository, the CPU architecture supports multiple selections, and for other sources, it is a single selection.
    Image Address Supports KVM virtual machine images, including qcow2/raw formats.
    • If it comes from an image repository, enter repository address:image version, for example, index.docker.io/library/ubuntu:latest.
    • If it is from an HTTP source, enter the image file URL, which must start with http:// or https://, for example, http://192.168.0.1/vm_image/centos_7.8.qcow2.
    • If it is from an object storage (S3), please enter the image address that needs to be obtained through the object storage protocol (S3), for example: https://endpoint/bucket/centos.qcow2.
    Auth Depending on whether authentication is required for the image repository, the switch can be turned on or off. After turning it on, you can choose existing image credentials or click Add secret, which only supports credentials of type Username/Password.
    Tip: Authentication cannot be turned off when the source is object storage (S3).
    Allocate Project Allocate usage permissions for this image to the project.
    • All projects: Allocate usage permissions for the image to all projects.
    • Specified projects: Allocate usage permissions for the image to specified projects.
    • Do not allocate: Do not allocate projects temporarily. After the image is created, it can be allocated separately through the Update image operation.

  4. Click Connection Test to test the virtual machine image address and authentication information. Check the configuration parameters according to the prompt results.

  5. Click Add.

Relevant operations

Update / Delete the virtual machine image

  1. In the left navigation bar, click Virtualization > Images.

  2. Click on > Update/Delete.

  3. After confirmation, click on Update/Delete.

Update / Delete mirroring credentials

  1. On the left navigation bar, click on Virtualization > Images.

  2. Under the Image Credential tab, click on > Update/Delete.

  3. After confirmation, click on Update/Delete.