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Creating Windows Virtual Machine images for use with ESXi compute clusters in HP CloudSystem
Setting required CloudSystem properties
1. Install the CLI package you plan to use.
To set the required properties you will need to use the command line. For instructions on installing the CLI packages for
Windows and Linux, see the HP CloudSystem 8.1 Installation and Configuration Guide in the
Enterprise Information Library.
2. To confirm that the image is loaded in CloudSystem, run:
glance --insecure image-list
3. To confirm that the initial image properties are set, run:
glance --insecure image-show <ImageName>
4. Set the properties using the Glance CLI command with the image-update option and –-properties flag:
For a Windows 2012 image that is a sparse VMDK
glance –-insecure image-update <ImageName> --property
vmware_ostype=windows8Server64Guest --property
vmware_adaptertype=lsiLogicsas –property vmware_disktype=sparse
For a Windows 2012 image that is a flat VMDK
glance –insecure image-update <ImageName>
--property vmware_ostype=windows8Server64Guest --property
vmware_adaptertype=lsiLogicsas
5. To confirm that the image properties are set, run:
glance --insecure image-show <ImageName>
Test the images by launching them as instances. Verify that the settings you selected are accurate.
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