Install an operating system for the VM

Mount OS image to the CD-ROM of the VM

You can skip this task if you have mounted ISO image file to the VM upon creation.

  1. On the top navigation bar, click VMs.

  1. Select a VM from the navigation pane.

  1. Click Edit.

  1. Click the CD-ROM tab.

Figure-1 Editing a VM

 

  1. Click Connect.

Figure-2 Selecting a driver

 

  1. Click the Select File field.

  1. Select the ISO image file uploaded in "Upload an OS image."

  1. Click OK.

Install an operating system

  1. On summary information page of the VM, click Start.

  1. Click Console for the VM on the summary information page of the VM.

  1. The operating system installation page automatically opens for the administrator to install the operating system for the VM following the installation wizard.

  1. By default, the UIS system uses high-speed disks when creating VMs. The Windows operating system cannot obtain disk information because it does not contain a driver in the installation disk, If a Windows operating system is used, perform the following tasks:

  1. Click Load Driver.

Figure-3 Loading a driver

 

  1. Select Red Hat VirtIO SCSI controller.

Figure-4 Selecting Red Hat VirtIO SCSI controller

 

  1. After the high-speed disk driver is loaded, the installation window will display high-speed disk information.

Figure-5 High-speed disk information

 

  1. Follow the installation wizard to finish operating system installation.