Creating a VM

Set VM parameters.
1. In the navigation tree on the left, choose Compute > Virtual Machines. The VM page is displayed.
2. On the VM page, click New. The page shown in Figure 1 is displayed. Enter a VM name (for example VM1) in the Name text box.
  Figure 1 Creating a VM
3. On the VM creation page, click Create. The page of editing VM information is displayed.
4. In the Instance Images area, select Attach or Create. Select Bootable for the system drive.
  Figure 2 Creating a virtual drive
  Click OK to save the configuration.
  The virtual drive size cannot exceed the actual available space of the host. Set the size based on your requirements.
  
  Do not add three or more drives.
5. Click OK to save the configuration.
Configure console options.
1. Click Show Advanced Options, on the VM creation page, click Console. The page shown in Figure 3 is displayed. Select VNC from the Graphics protocol drop-down list and retain the default values of other parameters.
  Figure 3 Editing console information
2. Click OK to save the configuration.
Configure boot options as required.
1. On the VM creation page, click Boot Options. The page shown in Figure 4 is displayed.
2. Optional: Select CD-ROM from the Second Device drop-down list.
3. Select Attach CD.
4. Select Enable menu to select boot device.
Figure 4 Editing boot options
(Optional) Configure QEMU cmdline as required. For details, see How Do I Customize Properties When Creating a VM on oVirt? in Kunpeng BoostKit for Virtualization Troubleshooting Cases.

Parent topic: Kunpeng oVirt Lightweight Virtualization Management Platform Deployment Guide (openEuler 22.03)