- What's New
- Function Overview
- Service Overview
- Getting Started
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User Guide
- Managing Public Images
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Creating a Private Image
- Introduction
- Creating a System Disk Image from a Windows ECS
- Creating a System Disk Image from a Linux ECS
- Creating a Windows System Disk Image from an External Image File
- Creating a Linux System Disk Image from an External Image File
- Creating a BMS System Disk Image
- Creating a Data Disk Image from an ECS
- Creating a Data Disk Image from an External Image File
- Creating a Full-ECS Image from an ECS
- Creating a Full-ECS Image from a CSBS Backup
- Creating a Full-ECS Image from a CBR Backup
- Creating a Windows System Disk Image from an ISO File
- Creating a Linux System Disk Image from an ISO File
- Importing an Image
- Fast Import of an Image File
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Managing Private Images
- Modifying an Image
- Exporting Image List
- Checking the Disk Capacity of an Image
- Creating an ECS from an Image
- Deleting Images
- Sharing Images
- Exporting an Image
- Optimizing a Windows Private Image
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Optimizing a Linux Private Image
- Optimization Process
- Checking Whether a Private Image Needs to be Optimized
- Uninstalling PV Drivers from a Linux ECS
- Changing the Disk Identifier in the GRUB Configuration File to UUID
- Changing the Disk Identifier in the fstab File to UUID
- Installing Native Xen and KVM Drivers
- Installing Native KVM Drivers
- Clearing System Logs
- Encrypting Images
- Replicating Images Within a Region
- Replicating Images Across Regions
- Tagging an Image
- Auditing Key Operations
- Windows Operations
- Linux Operations
- Permissions Management
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Best Practices
- Overview
- Creating a Linux Image Using VirtualBox and an ISO File
- Cleaning Up the Disk Space of a Windows ECS
- Converting the Image Format
- Creating a Private Image Using Packer
- Configuring an ISO File as a Local Image Source
- Migrating Service Data Across Accounts (Data Disks)
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API Reference
- Before You Start
- API Overview
- Calling APIs
- Getting Started
- IMS APIs
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Native OpenStack APIs
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Image (Native OpenStack APIs)
- Querying Images (Native OpenStack API)
- Querying Image Details (Native OpenStack API)
- Updating Image Information (Native OpenStack API)
- Uploading an Image (Native OpenStack API)
- Deleting an Image (Native OpenStack API)
- Creating Image Metadata (Native OpenStack API)
- Deleting an Image (Native OpenStack API v1.1 - Abandoned and Not Recommended)
- Querying Image Metadata (Native OpenStack API v1 - Abandoned and Not Recommended)
- Querying Image Details (Native OpenStack API v1.1 - Abandoned and Not Recommended)
- Image Tagging (Native OpenStack APIs)
- Image Schema (Native OpenStack APIs)
- Image Sharing (Native OpenStack APIs)
- API Version Query (Native OpenStack API)
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Image (Native OpenStack APIs)
- Examples
- Permission Policies and Supported Actions
- Common Parameters
- Status Codes
- Error Codes
- SDK Reference
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FAQs
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Image Consulting
- Basic Concepts
- How Do I Select an Image?
- Are There Any Public Images Already Containing Certain Applications, Such as OpenVPN or PyTorch?
- How Do I Increase the Image Quota?
- What Are the Differences Between Images and Backups?
- Can I Tailor an Image?
- How Can I Back Up the Current Status of an ECS for Restoration in the Case of a System Fault?
- How Can I Apply a Private Image to an Existing ECS?
- Can I Import Data from a Data Disk Image to a Data Disk?
- Can I Use Private Images of Other Accounts?
- End-of-Support for OSs
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Image Creation
- General Creation FAQs
- Full-ECS Image FAQs
- How Can I Use a Backup to Create an EVS Disk or ECS?
- Is There Any Difference Between the Image Created from a CSBS/CBR Backup and That Created from an ECS?
- Why Can't I Find an ISO Image When I Want to Use It to Create an ECS or Change the OS of an ECS?
- How Do I Create a Full-ECS Image Using an ECS That Has a Spanned Volume?
- Why Is Sysprep Required for Creating a Private Image from a Windows ECS?
- How Do I Handle the Startup Failure of a Windows ECS Created from a Windows Image Generalized by Sysprep?
- What Do I Do If I Cannot Create an Image in ZVHD2 Format Using an API?
- Image Sharing
- OS
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Image Import
- Can I Use Images in Formats not Described in This Document?
- What Are the Impacts If I Do Not Pre-configure an ECS Used to Create a Private Image?
- How Do I Import an OVF or OVA File to the Cloud Platform?
- What Do I Do If I Chose the Wrong OS or System Disk Capacity When Registering a Private Image?
- Why Did My VHD Upload Fail? Why Does the System Say the System Disk in the VHD Image File Is Larger Than What I Specified on the Management Console?
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Image Export
- Can I Download My Private Images to a Local PC?
- Can I Use the System Disk Image of an ECS on a BMS After I Export It from the Cloud Platform?
- Why Is the Image Size in an OBS Bucket Different from That Displayed in IMS?
- Can I Download a Public Image to My PC?
- What Are the Differences Between Import/Export and Fast Import/Export?
- Why the Export Option Is Unavailable for My Image?
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Image Optimization
- Must I Install Guest OS Drivers on an ECS?
- Why Do I Need to Install and Update VirtIO Drivers for Windows?
- What Will the System Do to an Image File When I Use the File to Register a Private Image?
- How Do I Configure an ECS, a BMS, or an Image File Before I Use It to Create an Image?
- What Do I Do If a Windows Image File Is Not Pre-Configured When I Use It to Register a Private Image?
- What Do I Do If a Linux Image File Is Not Pre-Configured When I Use It to Register a Private Image?
- How Do I Enable NIC Multi-Queue for an Image?
- How Do I Configure an ECS to Use DHCPv6?
- How Do I Clean Up the Disk Space of a Windows ECS?
- How Do I Make a System Disk Image Support Fast ECS Creation?
- Why Did I Fail to Install Guest OS Drivers on a Windows ECS?
- How Do I Install Native Xen and KVM Drivers?
- Image Replication
- Image Deletion
- Image Encryption
- Accounts and Permissions
- Cloud-Init
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ECS Creation
- Can I Change the Image of a Purchased ECS?
- Can I Change the Specifications Defined by a Private Image When I Use the Image to Create an ECS?
- Can I Specify the System Disk Capacity When I Create an ECS Using an Image?
- What Do I Do If a Partition Is Not Found During the Startup of an ECS Created from an Imported Private Image?
- What Do I Do If the Disks of a CentOS ECS Created from an Image Cannot Be Found?
- What Do I Do If I Enabled Automatic Configuration During Image Registration for an ECS Created from a Windows Image and Now It Won't Start?
- What Do I Do If an Exception Occurs When I Start an ECS Created from an Image Using UEFI Boot?
- Billing
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Image Consulting
- Videos
Preparations
Before using the IMS service, you need to make the following preparations:
Signing Up with Huawei Cloud and Complete Real-Name Authentication
If you already have a Huawei Cloud account, skip this part. Otherwise, perform the following steps to create one:
- Visit https://www.huaweicloud.com/eu/ and click Sign Up.
- On the displayed page, sign up for an account.
After you have successfully signed up, the system automatically redirects you to your personal information page.
- Complete real-name authentication by following the instructions in Individual Real-Name Authentication.
Create an IAM User
If you want to allow multiple users to manage your resources without sharing your password or key, you can create users using IAM and grant permissions to the users. These users can use specified login links and their own accounts to access the public cloud and help you efficiently manage resources. You can also set account security policies to ensure the security of these accounts and reduce enterprise information security risks.
If you have registered on the public cloud platform but have no IAM user, you can create one on the IAM console. For example, to create an IMS administrator, perform the following steps:
- Enter your username and password to log in to the management console.
- In the upper right corner of the page, click the username and select Identity and Access Management.
- In the navigation pane, choose Users. In the right pane, click Create User.
- Enter the user information on the Create User page.
- Username: Enter a username, for example, ims_administrator.
- Email Address: Email address bound to the IAM user. This parameter is mandatory if the access type is specified as Set by user.
- (Optional) Mobile Number: Mobile number bound to the IAM user.
- (Optional) Description: Enter description of the IAM user, for example, IMS administrator.
- In the Access Type area on the Create User page, select Management console access, select Set now for Console Password, enter a password, and click Next.
NOTE:
An IMS administrator can log in to the management console and manage users. You are advised to select Set now for Console Password when you create an IMS administrator for your domain. If you create an IMS administrator for another user, you are advised to select Set by user for Console Password instead so that the user can set their own password.
- (Optional) Click Next to add the user to the admin user group.
User group admin has all the operation permissions. If you want to grant fine-grained permissions to IAM users, see Creating a User and Granting Permissions.
After being created successfully, the IAM user is displayed in the user list. You can click the IAM user login link above the list and use the created user to log in to the console.
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