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Overview

This guide talks about how to import image to PowerVs instance using pvsadm.

Prerequisite

  • pvsadm tool
  • IBMCLOUD_API_KEY. How to create api key
  • S3 BucketName, Bucket Region, ObjectName
  • PowerVS Instance Name/PowerVS Instance ID.

Image import Command help

$pvsadm image import --help
Flags:
      --accesskey string                 Cloud Storage access key
  -b, --bucket string                    Cloud Storage bucket name
  -h, --help                             help for import
      --image-name string                Name to give imported image
  -i, --instance-id string               Instance ID of the PowerVS instance
  -n, --instance-name string             Instance name of the PowerVS
  -o, --object-name string               Cloud Storage image filename
  -r, --region string                    COS bucket location
  -p, --public-bucket                    Cloud Storage public bucket
      --secretkey string                 Cloud Storage secret key
      --service-credential-name string   Service Credential name to be auto generated (default "pvsadm-service-cred")
      --storagetype string               Storage type, accepted values are [tier1, tier3] (default "tier3")

Importing Image to PowerVS instance from S3 Bucket using pvsadm

Set the API key variable

$export IBMCLOUD_API_KEY=<IBM_CLOUD_API_KEY>

case 1:

Importing the image using auto-generated s3 credential

$pvsadm image import -n <POWERVS_INSTANCE_NAME> -b <BUCKETNAME> --object rhel-83-10032020.ova.gz --pvs-image-name test-image -r <REGION>

case 2:

Importing the image using accesskey and secretkey

$pvsadm image import -n <POWERVS_INSTANCE_NAME> -b <BUCKETNAME> --accesskey <ACCESSKEY> --secretkey <SECRETKEY> --object rhel-83-10032020.ova.gz --pvs-image-name test-image -r <REGION>

case 3:

If user wants to specify the PowerVS storage type for importing the image

$pvsadm image import -n <POWERVS_INSTANCE_NAME> -b <BUCKETNAME> --object rhel-83-10032020.ova.gz --pvs-image-name test-image -r <REGION> --storagetype <POWERVS_STORAGE_TYPE>

case 4:

If user wants to specify type of OS

$pvsadm image import -n <POWERVS_INSTANCE_NAME> -b <BUCKETNAME> --object rhel-83-10032020.ova.gz --pvs-image-name test-image -r <REGION>

case 5:

Importing the image from public bucket

$pvsadm image import -n <POWERVS_INSTANCE_NAME> -b <BUCKETNAME> --object rhel-83-10032020.ova.gz --pvs-image-name test-image -r <REGION> --public-bucket