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Creating the virtual machine by using Nutanix

Before you begin

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Nutanix Web console.
  2. Click Home > VM.
  3. Click + Create VM.

    The system displays the Create VM dialog box.

  4. In the General Configuration section, perform the following:
    1. In NAME, type the name of the virtual machine.
    2. In DESCRIPTION, type the description of the virtual machine.
  5. In the Compute Details section, perform the following:
    1. In VCPU(S), type the number of virtual CPUs required for the virtual machine.
    2. In NUMBER OF CORES PER VCPU, type the number of core virtual CPUs required for the virtual machine.
    3. In Memory, type the memory required for the virtual machine.

      The value must be in GiB.

    You must select the CPU and Memory according to the application footprint profile.

  6. In the Disk section, perform the following:
    1. Click + Add New Disk.

      The system displays the Add Disk dialog box.

    2. In TYPE, click DISK.
    3. In OPERATION, click Clone from Image Service.
    4. In IMAGE, click the application image.
    5. In BUS TYPE, click IDE.
    6. Click Add.

      The system displays the added disk in the Disk section.

  7. In the Disk section, select a boot device.
  8. In the Network Adopters (NIC) section, perform the following:
    1. Click Add New NIC.

      The system displays the Create NIC dialog box.

    2. In VLAN NAME, click the appropriate NIC.

      The system displays VLAN ID, VLAN UUID, and NETWORK ADDRESS / PREFIX for the selected NIC.

    3. Click Add.

      The system displays the added NIC in the Network Adopters (NIC) section.

    You must select the number of NIC according to the application footprint profile.

    If you are configuring Out of Band Management, select one more NIC.

  9. In the VM Host Affinity section, perform the following:
    1. Click Set Affinity.

      The system displays the Set VM Host Affinity dialog box.

    2. Select one or more host to deploy the virtual machine.
    3. Click Save.

      The system displays the added hosts in the VM Host Affinity section.

  10. Click Save.

    The system displays the message: Received operation to create VM <name of the VM>.

    After the operation is successful, the system displays the created virtual machine on the VM page.

Next Steps

Start the virtual machine.