Hi, I want to create a custom virtual image for Nutanix platform but I am not sure in which format I should upload the image. Nutanix supports QCOW2, VHD, ISO, VMDK etc. formats but If I upload OVA file it does not get detected in the Node type. Is there any specific way to prepare the virtual imag…

Hello @ranujain is your Nutanix cloud running AHV or ESXI? If you are using AHV as your underlying hypervisor, I recommend using the QCOW2 type for your virtual image type as the VMDK will need to be converted into QCOW2 prior to deploying it to AHV. The image will need to have the VirtIO drivers …

Preparing Virtual Image For Nutanix Platform

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alipscombe September 19, 2023, 1:24pm 6

Hello Again @ranujain

It seems @wabbas has written a community post on creating a virtual machine template for Nutanix AHV please see: Create Ubuntu (2204) image on Nutanix Element to use with Morpheus

Thanks,
Adam

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