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Importing Virtual Machines

1. Log on to hc9 panel.
2. From the left menu click Panel Configuration, and then Migration.
   A drop-down displays.
3. Click Import Virtual Machines.
   The Import Virtual Mchines page displays.
4. Select Virtualization Server from the drop-down list box.
   
   

   This is the server carrying the HC installation. In case of Hyper-V HC is directly installed on the Hyper-V physical host whereas in the case of VMWare it’s installed on a separate Windows machine.



5. Select VM Instance Name arrow and select server from the drop-down list box.
   
   

   This is the Hyper-V physical host or the ESXI host in case of VMWare.

   
   

   The machine carrying the HC installation will be different from the ESXI host in case of VMWare.



6. Specify General Information:
   • Reseller Name: Select name of the reseller from the drop-down list box.
   • Owner Name: Select name of the Tenant Admin (End User) from the drop-down list box.
7. Specify Virtual Machines Information:
   • Virtual Machines: Select virtual machine from the drop-down list box. The VM can be selected from a list of available VMs present on the given Hyper-V physical host/ESXI host.
   • OS Template: Select OS template from the drop-down list box.
     
     

     Administrator Name displays name of the VM administrator.

   
   
   • Administrator Password: Type password for administrator.
     
     

     In case of Linux, provide the root password.

Hosting Controller automatically pulls Virtual Machine Settings.



8. Specify Network Information:
   • Select Public IPs: Click Select to choose public IP.
     
     

     As HC does not automatically associate IPs to the VM during the import, these IPs first need to be added to HC at this location Virtualization Module Configuration >> Public IP Addresses. Then they may be bound to the VM.

   
   
   • Select Private IPs: Click Select to choose public IP.
     
     

     As HC does not automatically associate IPs to the VM during the import, these IPs first need to be added to HC at this location Virtualization Module Configuration >> Private IP Addresses. Then they may be bound to the VM.



9. Click Import Website.
   The website is imported.

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