Open Virtualization Format (OVF) is an open standard defining the file format that allows for compatibility of VMs across management platforms. UIS Manager supports OVF templates exported from CAS CVM, VMware vSphere, Oracle VM, and ZTE iECS systems.
The system supports only VM template files in tar.gz, zip, or ova format. If a VM template exported from a third-party system is a folder, compress the folder as a tar.gz, zip, or ova file first.
The time required for uploading an OVF template depends on the disk size that is occupied by the VM image file. As a best practice, adjust the idle timeout to ensure that the OVF template can be uploaded without interruption. For more information, see "Configure system parameters."
After you deploy an OVF template exported from a third-party system, install CAStools for the VM online and then change the disk bus type to high-speed offline to improve the disk I/O performance.
The current software version does not support deployment of OVF templates that contain disk partitions.
On the top navigation bar, click Cloud Resources, and then select VMs or Hosts & Clusters > Physical Hosts from the navigation pane.
Perform one of the following tasks:
Click Deploy OVF Template on the VM management page.
Select a VM, click More on the host tile, and then select Deploy OVF Template.
Select a host from the navigation pane to enter the host overview page, click More Actions, and then select Deploy OVF Template.
Set the parameters as described in "Parameters" to deploy VMs by using the OVF template.
Basic Info
Alias: Enter an alias for the VM. Chinese characters are supported.
CPUs: Specify the CPU number and CPU cores.
Memory: Specify the memory size of the VM.
Start Now: Select whether to start the VM after it is being deployed.
Disk
Target Storage File: Name of the VM's storage volume.
Target Storage Pool: Select a storage pool for the VM's storage volume.
Bus Type: Select a bus type. Options include IDE, SCSI, USB, High-Speed, and High-Speed SCSI.
IDE—Integrated Drive Electronics. This bus type has average read and write performance and good compatibility.
SCSI—Small Computer System Interface. This bus type is not widely used in virtualized environments.
USB—Universal Serial Bus. This bus type is not widely used in virtualized environments.
High-Speed—Virtio-based paravirtualized bus. This bus type has good read and write performance and good compatibility.
High-Speed SCSI—Virtio-based paravirtualized bus. This bus type has good read and write performance.
NIC
Network: Select a virtual switch for the VM.
Port Profile: Select a port profile. A port profile contains VLAN, ACL, and vNIC bandwidth limit information that will be applied to the VM.
Virtual Firewall: Select a virtual firewall for the VM. The incoming and outgoing data packets of the VM will be filtered based on the firewall rules.
NIC Type: Select a NIC type. Options include Command NIC, High-Speed NIC, and Intel e1000 NIC.