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Registering an ISO File as an ISO Image

Scenarios

Register an external ISO file as a private image (ISO image) on the cloud platform. Before registering an image, upload the ISO file to the OBS bucket.

The ISO image cannot be replicated, exported, or encrypted.

Prerequisites

  • The file to be registered must be in ISO format.
  • The ISO image file has been uploaded to the OBS bucket. For details, see Uploading an External Image File.

    The ISO image file name can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_). If the image file name does not meet the requirements, change the name before uploading the image file to the OBS bucket.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Under Computing, click Image Management Service.

    The IMS console is displayed.

  3. Click Create Image in the upper right corner.
  4. In the Image Type and Source area, select ISO image for Type.
  5. In the image file list, select the bucket and then the image file.
    Figure 1 Creating a private image from an ISO file
  6. In the Image Information area, set the following parameters.
    • Architecture. Select x86 or ARM.

      This parameter is required only in regions that support x86 and ARM.

    • Boot Mode: Select BIOS or UEFI. Ensure that the selected boot mode is the same as that in the image file. Otherwise, the ECSs created from this image cannot be started. The ARM architecture does not support the BIOS boot mode.
    • OS: Select the OS required by the ISO image. To ensure that the image can be created and used properly, select an OS consistent with that in the image file.
    • System Disk: Set the system disk capacity, which must be no less than the system disk size in the image file.
    • Name: Enter a name for the image to be created.
    • Enterprise Project: Select the enterprise project to which the resources belong.
    • Tag: (Optional) Add a tag to the image to be created.
    • Description: (Optional) Enter image description as needed.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Confirm the parameters. Select I have read and agree to the Statement of Commitment of Image Creation and Huawei Image Disclaimer, and click Submit.
  9. Switch back to the Image Management Service page to view the image status.

    When the image status changes to Normal, the image is registered successfully.