Creating a Virtual CD

Create a virtual CD (VCD) to make software installation media available to the virtual machines (VM) on your everRun system.

To create a VCD, use the Virtual CD Creation Wizard to upload or copy an ISO file to a storage device on the everRun system. Thereafter, you can boot from it (see Booting from a Virtual CD) to install a guest operating system or start a VM from a bootable recovery VCD..

To create a VCD

1. If necessary, create ISO files of any physical media for which you will create VCDs.
2. Open the Virtual CDs page in the everRun Availability Console.
3. Click Create VCD to open the Virtual CD Creation Wizard.
4. In the wizard, select a storage group with sufficient free space for the VCD.
5. Type a name for the VCD.
6. Select a source for the VCD:
   • Upload ISO file uploads a file from your remote system running the everRun Availability Console.
   • Copy CD ISO from network source copies the file from a Web URL.
7. If you selected Upload ISO file, click Next and select the ISO file to upload.
8. Click Finish to upload or copy the ISO file from the specified source.

The Virtual CD Creation Wizard reports that the VCD has been successfully added, but transferring the image may take several more minutes depending on the size of the image.

You can determine the status of a VCD by checking the State column on the Virtual CDs page:

• A syncing icon () indicates that the VCD is still being created.
• A broken icon () indicates that the VCD creation failed. Remove the VCD and try creating it again.
• A normal icon () indicates that the transfer is complete and that the VCD is ready to use.

Related Topics

Burning a CD or DVD for a Virtual CD

Managing Virtual CDs

Creating and Migrating Virtual Machines