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This tutorial describes how to capture a remote VM that is connected to a network not managed by Abiquo.
1. Prepare Abiquo to capture virtual machines
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Create the datacenter and rack, then add the physical machine
Select Retrieve virtual machines.
Screenshot: The platform marks the retrieved (or imported) VMs with the
symbol. 
Create the networks that the captured VM will be in.
For example, in the datacenter, create public or external networks with the same specifications as the VM networks.
This means the same VLAN tag, network address, available IPs.
Create the IPs for your VMs in Abiquo
Create a virtual datacenter in the datacenter for your VM.
If you created a public network, you need to purchase public IPs for your virtual datacenter from the Network / Public tab.
You will also need a virtual appliance. You can create it now or wait to do it as part of the capture process.
Import the VMs from the physical machine. To do this, go to the datacenter, select the physical machine and click on the "Retrieve VMs from maanged managed datastores" button.
The platform will now display the VMs running on the hypervisor that are not managed by Abiquo.
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Now you will capture the VM so that the platform can manage it.
Select the VM you want to capture and click the "Capture VM" button.
The GUI will then ask you for the virtual appliance to store the VM. Select your virtual appliance in the virtual datacenter with the network addresses purchased. If you didn't create a virtual appliance earlier, you can do so now by clicking the + add button.
Check the General Information, on the Network tab, select the appropriate NICs and IP address, and check the Disks.
VM General information
VM NetworkAccept the capture and the remote VM will be added to the virtual appliance and managed by Abiquo.
You can check the VM configuration on the details panel or when you edit the VM.
The platform will now display the Release VM button instead of the Capture VM button.
The Release VM button is a box with an arrow pointing outwards.
3. Capture a VM using the API
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