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Uploading the disk

Before you begin

You must import the ovirt-engine certificate into your browser by accessing the http://<engine_url>/ovirt-engine/services/pki-resource?resource=ca-certificate&format=X509-PEM-CA link to get the certificate. Establish the trust for the new Certificate Authority (CA) with the website.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Red Hat Virtualization Manager Web console.
  2. In the left navigation pane, click System.
  3. On the Disks tab, click Upload > Start.

    The system displays the Upload Image dialog box.

  4. Click Browse.
  5. In the Choose File to Upload dialog box, select the qcow2 disk image from your local system, and click Open.
  6. In Size(GB), type the size of the disk.
  7. In Alias, type the name of the disk.
  8. In Description, type the description of the disk.
  9. In Data Center, click the data center to store the disk.
  10. In Storage Domain, click the storage domain of the disk.
  11. In Disk Profile, click disk profile.
  12. In Use Host, click the host of the disk.
  13. Click OK.

    The system displays the uploaded image on the Disks tab. Once the disk image is successfully uploaded, the Status column displays OK.