Create a virtual appliance spec

To save a configuration of a group of VMs as a blueprint (virtual appliance spec):

1. Go to myCloud → Virtual datacenters → Virtual appliances

2. Open the virtual appliance

3. Go to the virtual appliance options menu → select Create new spec

4. Enter spec details

   1. The Description should identify the spec and the current version for the user

   2. For the Icon, enter a URL

      1. This URL must have a public IP address, not localhost or 127.0.0.1. It may contain the IP address of the API server. Use the same protocol as the server to avoid mixed content errors

      2. Square icon images with a size of 128x128 pixels and a transparent background look best. The compatible image formats are PNG, JPG, and GIF.

      3. Click Validate to check the display of the Icon

5. If your user role has the privilege to Allow user to switch enterprises, you can also do the following steps

   1. Go to Scopes and select scopes to share the spec with the tenants in those scopes

   2. Go to Locations and select datacenters and public cloud regions where users can work with the spec

6. Click Save

The platform will create the new spec for your tenant. This spec will be the default, but an administrator can change or remove the default.

When designing a virtual appliance for use in more than one location, please consider the following differences between private and public cloud:

• Private cloud datacenters allow multiple disk templates and additional disks. In public cloud, the platform may support only a single disk or use all disks

• Public networks in private cloud will be translated to floating IPs in public cloud and vice versa

• A range of IP addresses may be reserved by an SDN system or the cloud provider

• The number of NICs allowed or required per VM may vary

• Firewall and load balancer configurations may differ

To save VM disks as templates, see Create instances to save VM disks to templates.