OS image library
The vStack Center image library model: an external source and its manifest, the cluster image catalog, image distribution across pools, and image assignment to a VDC
How to convert a VM to an image
Converting a stopped VM into a catalog image: VM requirements, the web interface form, monitoring the outcome, and investigating refusals and failures
How to import an OS image into the cluster
Importing an image from a library: reading the source catalog, starting distribution across pools, monitoring state, and troubleshooting failures
How to remove an OS image
Irreversible image removal from all cluster pools: a dependency map before removal, confirmation, and investigating a partial outcome
How to prepare a Windows VM for conversion to an image
Generalizing Windows with sysprep and the Cloudbase-Init answer file before converting a VM into an image: the Cloudbase-Init service, a rollback snapshot, stopping the VM from vStack Center
How to prepare a Linux VM for conversion to an image
What to check and remove inside a Linux guest before converting a VM into an image: cloud-init and its data source, secrets, stopping the VM from vStack Center