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Adding a Virtual Machine

1. Log on to HC9 panel.
2. From the left menu click Hosting Services, and then Manage Virtualization.
   A drop-down displays.
3. Click Add Virtual Machine.
   The Add Virtual Machine page displays.
4. Specify the General Information:
   • Virtual Machine Name: Type name of the machine to be created.
   • Description: Type brief description of the machine.
     
     

     Administrator Name: It shows name of the machine administrator.

   
   
   • Administrator Password: Type password for the machine administrator.
   • Confirm Password: Re-type password for the machine.
   • Owner Name: Select owner of the machine from the drop-down list box.
     
     

     Select Webadmin as virtual machine owner. You can create a new user if required. To create a new user as machine owner, select Create New User from the drop-down list box.



5. Specify the OS Template Information:
   • OS Template: Select an OS template for the machine from the drop-down list box.
6. Specify the Virtual Machine Settings:
   • CPU Cores: Select number of CPU cores to allocate to the machine from the drop-down list box.
   • RAM Size: Type the size of the RAM.
   • Virtual Hard Disk Size: Type the size of the Hard Disk.
   • Number of Snapshots: Type number of snapshots to be added for the machine.
   • External Network: Select to enable the external network.
   • Number of External IPs: Type number of external IPs to be added for the machine.
   • Internal Network: Select to enable the internal network.
   • Number of Internal IPs: Type number of internal IPs to be added for the machine.
7. Click Next.
   The Virtual Machine Summary page is displayed.
   
   

   Virtual Machine Summary: This page shows detailed information of the machine being created.

   
   

   If in the previous step, selection for Virtualization Machine Owner is Create New User then Plan Information page is displayed instead of Virtual Machine Summary page.

   
   

   Specify following information, if the Plan Information page is displayed and click Next. User Information: Login Name: Type name of the new machine owner to be created. Login Password: Type password of the new machine owner. Confirm Password: Re-type password of the new machine owner. First Name: Type the first name of the machine owner. Last Name: Type the last name of the machine owner. Email Address: Type the email address of the machine owner. Description: Type a brief description of the machine owner. Hosting Plan Information: Sell this Plan: Select a hosting plan from the drop-down list box.



8. Click Create Virtual Machine.
   The Virtual Machine is added.

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