Launching NetMRI/Sandbox VM Instance

Prerequisite:

• Prepared NetMRI and Sandbox VM configuration file or text in the YAML format.

To launch a NetMRI or Sandbox VM instance:

1. Log in to the OpenStack dashboard.

2. Select the appropriate project.

3. On the Project tab, go to Compute > Instances.

4. Select the required NetMRI or VM instance.

5. Click Launch Instance.

6. On the Details tab, specify the following:

   • Availability Zone: By default, this value is set to the availability zone given by the cloud provider (for example, us-west or apac-south). In some cases, it could be nova.

   • Instance Name: A name for the NetMRI or Sandbox VM.

   • Flavor: Select the required flavor.

   • Instance Count: Set to one. You can launch a number of NetMRI VM instances from the image that you created. However, in this case, cloud-init configures all of them with the same IP address. You can create a custom script to set different IP addresses.

   • Instance Boot Source: Select Boot from image.

   • Image Name: Select the NetMRI or Sandbox image that you created earlier.

7. On the Networking tab, select the networks to add to the instance. Click the plus sign in the Available networks field.

8. On the Post-Creation tab, do one of the following for Customization Script Source:

   • Select Direct input and insert the contents of your VM configuration file in the Script Data field.

   • Select File and browse for your VM configuration file.

9. If you want to use the Configuration Drive to pass the previously specified configuration file to the VM, click the Advanced Options tab and select Configuration Drive.

10. Click Launch.

Once the instance is launched, right-click it in the instances table and select Open Link in New Tab. In the new Instance Details tab, use the Log tab to see the progress of the NetMRI VM automatic configuration. Use the Console tab to work with the NetMRI VM.