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Adding an ISO
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contains an OS image. CloudPlatform allows a user to boot a guest VM off of an ISO image. Users
can also attach ISO images to guest VMs. For example, this enables installing PV drivers into
Windows. ISO images are not hypervisor-specific.
11.16.1. Adding an ISO
To make additional operating system or other software available for use with guest VMs, you can add
an ISO. The ISO is typically thought of as an operating system image, but you can also add ISOs
for other types of software, such as desktop applications that you want to be installed as part of a
template.
1. Log in to the CloudPlatform UI as an administrator or end user.
2. In the left navigation bar, click Templates.
3. In Select View, choose ISOs.
4. Click Add ISO.
5. In the Add ISO screen, provide the following:
• Name: Short name for the ISO image. For example, CentOS 6.2 64-bit.
• Description: Display test for the ISO image. For example, CentOS 6.2 64-bit.
• URL: The URL that hosts the ISO image. The Management Server must be able to access this
location via HTTP. If needed you can place the ISO image directly on the Management Server
• Zone: Choose the zone where you want the ISO to be available, or All Zones to make it
available throughout CloudPlatform.
• Bootable: Whether or not a guest could boot off this ISO image. For example, a CentOS ISO is
bootable, a Microsoft Office ISO is not bootable.
• OS Type: This helps CloudPlatform and the hypervisor perform certain operations and make
assumptions that improve the performance of the guest. Select one of the following.
• If the operating system of your desired ISO image is listed, choose it.
• If the OS Type of the ISO is not listed or if the ISO is not bootable, choose Other.
• (XenServer only) If you want to boot from this ISO in PV mode, choose Other PV (32-bit) or
Other PV (64-bit)
• (KVM only) If you choose an OS that is PV-enabled, the VMs created from this ISO will have
a SCSI (virtio) root disk. If the OS is not PV-enabled, the VMs will have an IDE root disk. The
PV-enabled types are:
Fedora 13 Fedora 12 Fedora 11
Fedora 10 Fedora 9 Other PV
Debian GNU/Linux CentOS 5.3 CentOS 5.4
CentOS 5.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6