Importing an OVF package as a VM template

Prerequisite

You have obtained the OVF package to be imported, which contains the .ovf file and the .vmdk file.

Procedure

1. In the left sidebar of the AOC Content library page, select VM template. In the upper-right corner of the VM template list, click Add VM template > Import VM template.

2. In the pop-up Import VM template dialog box, enter the following configuration information accordingly.

   • Select file

     Parameter	Description
     Cluster	Select a cluster to hold the VM template.
     Select OVF file	Select the file with the .ovf suffix. You can only select one file.
     Select VMDK file	Select the file with the .vmdk suffix. Different .ovf files require a different number of .vmdk files. Select the required files according to the prompt.

   • Basic information

     Parameter	Description
     VM template name	Cannot be duplicate with the name of any existing VM template in the content library.
     Description (optional)	The additional information about the VM template.

   • Computing resource

     Parameter	Description
     vCPU	The system defaults to the vGPU value based on the imported file automatically. You can also modify it manually. A maximum of 240 vCPUs are supported. Click Advanced attribute to further configure the sockets if needed.
     Memory	The system defaults to the value based on the imported file automatically. You can also select 8 GiB, 16 GiB, or customize the memory, but the value must be a positive integer multiple of 0.5 and cannot exceed the maximum available memory suggested on the page.

   • Disk

     Parameter	Description
     Disk	The system defaults to the information about the virtual volumes in the imported files automatically, which cannot be deleted. But you can reconfigure their names, buses and storage policies as needed. For the default storage policy, it defaults to the storage policy of the cluster holding the VM template.
     CD-ROM	The system defaults to the information about the virtual volumes in the imported files automatically, and you can add, delete, enable, or disable them as needed. Disabled CD-ROM devices will not be displayed as mounted in the virtual machine created with this VM template. Currently, loading ISO images is not supported.

   • Virtual NIC

     Supports VIRTIO and E1000 virtual NICs. The system defaults to the information about the NICs in the imported files automatically. You can add new NICs and delete the existing ones as needed.

     Parameter	Description
     Enabled or Disabled	Enable or disable the virtual NIC.
     Mode	The NIC mode can be configured to VIRTIO or E1000.
     Mirror mode	When mirror mode is enabled, the NIC can only be used to receive mirrored traffic and listen to all traffic sent to the host from the virtual distributed switch to which the NIC is attached. This parameter cannot be used for regular purposes.

   • Other configurations

     Parameter	Description
     High availability (HA)	Once enabled, if a virtual machine experiences availability issues, it will be automatically rebuilt on a healthy host.
     Firmware	The system defaults to the firmware type recorded in the imported files automatically, which cannot be modified.

3. Click Confirm.

   You can view the import status of the VM template in the Task center. After the import is completed, you can view the newly imported template in the VM template list.