| title | excerpt | updated |
|---|---|---|
Importing ISO images |
Managing ISO images from Prism Central |
2022-03-10 |
You can add ISO images to the Nutanix system for later use when installing an operating system.
This guide details how to import ISO images from Prism Central.
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- a Nutanix cluster in your OVHcloud account
- access to the OVHcloud Control Panel
- You must be connected to Prism Central on the cluster
Images are imported files of various formats, such as ISO images, but it is also possible to import most images of existing virtual machines (vhdx, qcow2, etc.).
Images are imported from Prism Central or Prism Element. This documentation describes how to import an image from Prism Central.
You can import images from a local file or a URL link.
For more information on creating images, see the Go further section of this guide.
From Prism Central, open the main menu via the top left button.
Unfold Compute & Storage{.action} and click Images{.action}.
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Click Add Image{.action}.
Click the Add File{.action} button.
Select the image file and click Open{.action}.
Type the file name, add a description, and then click Next{.action}.
Leave the default options and click Save{.action}.
The imported image appears in the images dashboard in Prism Central.
Presentation of a Nutanix cluster
Nutanix documentation for importing images from Prism Central
Nutanix documentation for importing images from Prism Element
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