A virtual machine image, referred to in this document simply as an image, is a single file that contains a virtual disk that has a bootable operating system installed on it. Images are used to create virtual machine instances within the cloud. Depending on your role, you may have permission to upload and manage virtual machine images. Operators might restrict the upload and management of images to cloud administrators and/or operators only. If you have the appropriate privileges, you can use the dashboard to upload and manage images in the admin project.
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- Log in to the dashboard.
- Select the appropriate project from the drop down menu at the top left.
- On the Project tab, open the Compute tab and click Images category.
- Click Create Image. The Create An Image dialog box appears (fig. below).
- Enter the values in the table below.
- Click Create Image.
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