Overview

A private image contains an OS or service data, preinstalled public applications, and a user's personal applications. Private images are only available to the users who created them.

You can import an image file from your local PC or other cloud platforms to Huawei Cloud IMS and register it as a private image. Then, you can use the image to create new cloud servers or data disks, or change the OS for existing cloud servers. This way, your services can be migrated to the cloud or in the cloud.

The methods for creating a private image from an image file vary depending on the image file format and size.

**Table 1** Overview
Image File Format	Image File Size	Helpful Link
VMDK, VHD, QCOW2, VHDX, QED, VDI, QCOW, or ZVHD	No larger than 128 GB	Creating a System Disk Image from an Image File Creating a Data Disk Image from an Image File
RAW or ZVHD2	No larger than 1 TB	Creating a Data Disk Image from an Image File
ISO	No larger than 128 GB	Creating a Windows System Disk Image from an ISO File Creating a Linux System Disk Image from an ISO File