FortiHypervisor 1.0 Admin Guide

Installing Third Party VMs

Installing via ISO

This example uses the CentOS7 ISO image as an example, however this method is transferrable to other x86 based ISO install

A minimum of two disks are required for an ISO based install:

  • The ISO image to perform the initial install boot from
  • The disk to which the VM will be installed

Upload ISO Image

Select Virtual Machine > [Upload] and upload the chose ISO Image, in this example CentOS-7x86_64-NetInstall-1511.iso.

 

Create Installation disk

Create a disk to which the ISO image will be installed.  Select the appropriate disk size according to the requirements of the Guest VM being installed.

 

Configure VM

Once the disks have ben configured, proceed to the Virtual Machine > [Create New] to provision the VM.

CPU: Select the number of CPUs to suit your environment and VM license
Memory: Select the amount of memory to suit your environment and VM license
Boot Order Select the boot order of Hard-Disk or CDROM.  In the ISO case, set this to CDROM
License: This is not relevant for an ISO install, leave empty.
AutoStart: Set start the VM once configuration has been completed.
Disk: Select Create New and bind the previously uploaded Boot disk and data disk(s) (VM dependent)

          Select the disk type according to the VM being configured. o       For compatibility, set this to IDE. o           For performance, set this to Vertio (if your VM supports this hardware type).

Interface: Select Create New and bind the appropriate Virtual Switch interfaces to the VM

          Select the interface type according to the VM being configured. o           For compatibility, set this to E1000 (or RT8139).

o    For performance, set this to Vertio-net (if your VM supports this hardware type).

 

On completion the ISO will begin to boot.  Select the VM and click [>_Console]

Follow the ISO install instructions or on-screen commands to complete the VM install process.

Once the installation is complete, power off the VM and change the boot order to prioritize boot from Hard Disk instead of CDROM.  The CDROM drive can be removed if no longer required.


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