Updated on 2023-04-27 GMT+08:00

Registering an ISO File as an ISO Image

Scenarios

Register an external ISO file on the cloud platform as a private image (ISO image). 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. Access the IMS console.

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

      The IMS console is displayed.

  2. Register an ISO file as an ISO image.

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

      • Architecture. Select x86 or ARM.

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

      • Boot Mode: Select BIOS or UEFI. Ensure that the selected boot mode is the same as that in the image file, or the ECSs created from this image will not be able to boot up.
      • OS: Select the OS specified in the ISO file. 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 (value range: 40 GB to 1024 GB), which must be no less than the size of the system disk in the image file.
      • Name: Enter a name for the image to be created.
      • Enterprise Project: Select the enterprise project to which your images belong.
      • Tag: (Optional) Add a tag to the image to be created.
      • Description: (Optional) Enter image description as needed.
    5. Click Apply Now.
    6. Confirm the settings and click Submit Application.

  3. Switch back to the Image Management Service page to monitor the image status.

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