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Creating a VM

  1. In the navigation tree on the left, choose Compute > Virtual Machines. The VM page is displayed.
  2. Click New Virtual Machine. The page for creating a VM is displayed. Click Show Advanced Options to display more configuration items.
  3. Set VM parameters.
    1. On the VM creation page, click the General tab. The page shown in Figure 1 is displayed. Enter a VM name (for example, vm1) in the Name text box.
      Figure 1 Basic options
    2. In the Instance Images area, select Attach or Create. Select Bootable for the system drive.
      Figure 2 Creating a virtual drive
    3. 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.
  4. Configure VM specifications.
    On the VM creation page, click the System tab and configure the memory and number of vCPUs.
    Figure 3 System
  5. Configure console options.
    1. On the VM creation page, click the Console tab. The page shown in Figure 4 is displayed. Select VNC from the Graphics protocol drop-down list and retain the default values of other parameters.
      Figure 4 Editing console information
    2. Click OK to save the configuration.
  6. Configure boot options as required.
    1. On the VM creation page, click the Boot Options tab. The page shown in Figure 5 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 5 Editing boot options
  7. (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.
  8. After the configuration is complete, click OK. Click Run in the upper right corner to start the VM and install the OS.
    Figure 6 Running the VM

    To install the OS in GUI mode, you need to open the console. Click Console for the system to download the console.vv file automatically. Use Remote Viewer or VNC client to open the file.