How to Create Bootstrap VM

This section provides information about how to create Bootstrap VM in the Nutanix dashboard.

Follow these steps:

1. Log into the Nutanix cluster console using Admin credentials.
2. Click the settings icon on the top-right corner.
3. From the left pane, click Image Configuration.
4. The Image Configuration dialog appears.
4. On the Image Configuration dialog, click + Upload Image button.
5. The Create Image dialog appears.
5. On the Create Image dialog, do the following, and then click Save:
• Name: Type a name for the bootstrap image.
• Annotation: Type a description if required. It is optional.
• Image Type: From the drop-down list, select DISK as the image type.
• Storage Container: From the drop-down list, select the default storage container.
• Image Source: To upload the image, do the following:
1. Select the Upload a file option, and then click Choose File.
2. Navigate to the location where the Arcserve bootstrap VM Disk image is saved, select the image, and then click Open.
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7. Wait until the image gets uploaded.
6. After the bootstrap VM Disk image is uploaded, from the Tasks drop-down list, select VM.
7. On the VM dashboard, click + Create VM.
8. The Create VM dialog appears.
8. On the Create VM dialog, do the following:
1. Under General Configuration, specify the following:
• Name: Type a name for the VM.
• Description: Type a description for the VM. It is optional.
• Timezone: From the drop-down list, select the time zone that you want the VM to use.
2. Note: Make sure the Use this VM as an agent VM check box is not selected as it is not required for bootstrap VM.
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2. Under Compute Details, specify the following:
• vCPU(s): Enter the number of virtual CPUs to allocate to this VM. The default value is 2.
• Number of Cores Per vCPU: Enter the number of cores assigned to each vCPU. The default value is 2.
• Memory: Enter the amount of memory to allocate to the VM. The default value is 8 GiB (minimum).
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3. Under Disks, do the following:
1. Click + Add New Disk.
2. The Add Disk dialog appears.
2. On the Add Disk dialog, do the following, and then click Add:
• Type: From the drop-down list, select the type of storage disk. The default option is DISK.
• Operation: To copy an image that you have uploaded using image service feature onto the disk, select the Clone from Image Service option from the drop-down list.
• Bus Type: From the drop-down list, select IDE as the bus type.
• Image: From the drop-down list, select the image that you have uploaded previously to Image Configuration.
• Notes:
• The Image field gets populated automatically when you select the Clone from Image Service option.
• After the image is selected, the Size (GiB) field displays the size of image automatically and gets disabled.
• Index: From the drop-down list, select the index.
• The disk gets added to the VM and appears in the table. You can edit and remove the disk as needed.
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4. For Boot Configuration, retain defaults.
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5. For Network Adapters (NIC), to create network interface for the VM, click + Add New NIC.
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7. The Create NIC dialog appears.
6. On the Create NIC dialog, retain defaults, and then click Add.
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8. The network gets added in the table under Network Adapters (NIC). You can edit and remove the network as needed.
9. Note: The bootstrap VM must have at least one NIC added.
7. Verify the details, and then click Save.
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9. The Bootstrap VM is created successfully and appears in the VM table.