Create a Broker VM Image for Alibaba Cloud

Download the
ossutil
utility file provided by Alibaba Cloud.
The download is dependent on the operating system and infrastructure you are using.
Alibaba Cloud supports using the following operating systems for the utility file: Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Supported architectures: x86 (32-bit and 64-bit) and ARM (32-bit and 64-bit)
For more information on downloading the utility, see the Alibaba Cloud documentation.
Upload the image file to Alibaba Cloud using the utility file you downloaded.
The command is dependent on the operating system and architecture you are using. Below are a few examples of the commands to use based on the different operating systems and architectures, which you may need to modify based on your system requirements.
Linux

(using CLI)

Format

./ossutil64 cp Downloads/<name of broker vm QCOW2 image> oss://<directory name>/<file name for uploaded image>

Example

./ossutil64 cp Downloads/QCOW2_broker-vm-14.0.1.qcow2 oss://kvm-images-qcow2/
XDR-broker-vm-14.0.1.qcow2

macOS

(using CLI)

Format

./ossutilmac64 cp Downloads/<name of broker vm QCOW2 image oss://<directory name>/<file name for uploaded image>

Example

./ossutilmac64 cp Downloads/QCOW2_broker-vm-14.0.1.qcow2 oss://kvm-images-qcow2/
XDR-broker-vm-14.0.1.qcow2

Windows

(using CMD)

Format for 64-bit

D:\ossutil>ossutil64.exe cp Downloads\<name of broker vm QCOW2 image> oss://<directory name>/<file name for uploaded image>

Example for 64-bit

D:\ossutil>ossutil64.exe cp Downloads\QCOW2_broker-vm-14.0.1.qcow2 oss://kvm-images-qcow2/
XDR-broker-vm-14.0.1.qcow2
For Linux and Windows uploads, you can use Alibaba Cloud’s graphical management tool called ossbrowser.
Create the image file in the Alibaba Cloud format.
Open the Alibaba Cloud console.
Select
Hamburger menu
Object Storage Service
<directory name>
, where the
<directory name>
is the directory you configured when uploading the image. For example, in the step above the
<directory name>
used in the examples provided is
kvm-images-qcow2
.
The
Object Storage Service
must be created in the same
Region
as the image of the virtual machine.
From the list of images displayed, find the row for the Broker VM QCOW2 image that you uploaded, and click
View Details
.
In the
URL
field of the
View Details
right-pane displayed, copy the internal link for the image in Alibaba cloud. The URL that you copy ends with
.com
and you should not include any of the text displayed after this.
Select
Hamburger menu
Elastic Compute Service
Instances & Images
Images
.
In the
Import Images
area on the
Images
page, click
Import Images
.
In the
Import Images
window, set the following parameters.
OSS Object Address
—This field is a combination of the internal link that you copied for the Broker VM image and the <file name for uploaded image> using this format
<internal link>/<file name for uploaded image>
. Paste the internal link for the Broker VM QCOW2 image in Alibaba Cloud that you copied, and add the following text after the
.com
:
/<file name for uploaded image>
.
Image Name
—Specify a name for the image.
Operating System/Platform
—Leave
Linux
configured and change
CentOS
to
Ubuntu
.
System Architecture
—Leave the default
x86_64
selected.
Leave the rest of the fields as defined by the default or change them according to your system requirements.
Click
OK
.
A notification is displayed indicating that image was imported successfully. Once the
Status
for the imported image in the
Images
page changes to
Available
, you will know the process is complete. This can take a few minutes.
Create a new virtual machine (VM) in Alibaba Cloud.
Select
Hamburger menu
Elastic Compute Service
Instances & Images
Instances
.
Create Instance
to open a wizard to define the VM machine.
Define the
Basic Configurations
screen by setting these parameters.
Billing Method
—Select the applicable billing method according to your system requirements.
Region
—Ensure the
Region
selected is the same as the
OSS Object Address
.
Instance Type
—Set these settings according to your system requirements.
Selected Instance Type Quantity
—Set these settings according to your system requirements.
Image
—Select
Custom Image
, and in the field select the image that you imported to Alibaba Cloud.
Storage
—
(Optional)
Set these settings according to your system requirements.
Snapshot
—
(Optional)
Set these settings according to your system requirements.
Click
Next
.
Define the
Networking
screen by setting these parameters.
Network Type
—Select the applicable
Network Type
and update the field according to your system configuration.
Public IP Address
—
(Optional)
Enable the instance to access the public network.
Security Group
—You must select a
Security Group
for setting network access controls for the instance. Ensure that port 22 and port 443 are allowed in the security group rules to access the Broker VM.
Elastic Network Interface
—
(Optional)
Add an ENI according to you system requirements.
Click
Next
.
Define the
System Configurations
screen by setting these parameters.
Logon Credentials
—Select
Inherit Password From Image
.
Instance Name
—You can either leave the default instance name or specify a new name for the VM instance.
Description
—
(Optional)
Specify a description for the VM instance.
The rest of the fields are optional to configure.
Click
Next
.
(Optional)
Define the
Grouping
screen according to your system requirements.
Click
Next
.
Review the
Preview
screen settings, select
ECS Terms of Service and Product Terms of Service
, and click
Create Instance
.
A dialog box is displayed indicating that the VM instance has been created. Click
Console
to bring you back to the
Instances
page, where you can see the
IP Address
listed to connect to the VM instance.
Reboot the Broker VM before logging in for the first time.