Virtual images can be exported from the catalog to be used
on other systems.
Before you begin
To complete this task, you must have either the Create new catalog content permission
and be granted all access to the virtual image
you want to copy, or have the Workload resources administration role with full permissions.
About this task
The virtual image is exported to a remote server by Secure
Copy Protocol (SCP). SCP copies files and directories securely between
remote hosts without starting an FTP session or logging in to the
remote systems explicitly. Ensure that space is available for the
exported virtual image. You can use the console or the command line interface to complete this task. For the command line information, see the Related information section.
Procedure
- Click
if you are in 2.3.3.0 (or if in 2.3.3.3).
- Select the virtual image and click the Export icon in the
toolbar.
- In the Select the location to export Virtual Image window, complete
the following fields:
- Remote host
- Enter the host name of the remote host to which the virtual image is exported.
- Remote path
- Enter the remote path where the virtual image is stored.
If the pathname ends in
.ova, the file is saved to that location. Otherwise, the OVA file will be saved
with the default name in the directory specified. Any directories in the path that do not already
exist will be created.
- User name
- Enter the user name that SCP uses to transfer the files to the virtual machine.
- Password and Verify password
- Enter the password for the user.
- Overwrite
- If you select False, the export will fail if the image file already
exists at the given location on the given host. If you specify True, any
existing image will be overwritten
- Click OK.
What to do next
You can import the exported virtual image to the catalog
of another system. For more information on importing virtual images
to the catalog, see the Related tasks section.