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Run Windows VM on Bluemix

Joseph Chang

Senior IT Specialist

IBM Cloud Group

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Get Windows Image for openstack

http://docs.openstack.org/image-guide/content/ch_obtaining_images.html

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To Get windows VM for openstack is mentioned in the openstack document Chapter 2.

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Get Windows trial image from Cloudbase

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http://www.cloudbase.it/windows-cloud-images/

Cloud base provide Windows 2012 evaluation (180 days) cloud image

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You must accept the License Agreement from Microsoft for downloading the image

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Please read it carefully.

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Choose the KVM image

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Cloudbase provide two formats . Choose the KVM and download it.

* PS: Openstack support VHDX format. But I havan’t test it.

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Store the image file in your local disk

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The file downloaded is in compressed with gz.

After extract it’s around 16GB.

If your network is fast enough, you can now load it to https://horizon2.open.ibmcloud.com/project/instances/

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Load the image to Blumix VM

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1. Launch your Bluemix VM Horizon dashboard.

2. Click images3. Click “Create image.”.

4. Choose the Image source to image file. 5. Choose the the image6. Maximux Disk must >17GB7. Minimum RAM >2G

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Image loaded in Bluemix VM

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Click Launch to create an instance.

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If you get timeout issue when loading the 16G image to Bluemix VM, you can create a Ubuntu desktop from Bluemix VM as relay station.

Please refer to this slide:http://www.slideshare.net/JosephChang8/connect-to-blumix-vm-with-vnc

Ubuntu Desktop Access by VNC

Run Openstack in Firefox

Download image from Cloudbase.Then upload image to Bluemix.

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Now the instance is running on Bluemix VM

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1. Assign a Public IP to this VM

2. Click the nstance to view the detail

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Instance Detail: Console View

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Switch to the console view. It works as your remote desktop.

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Connect to Windows VM with Remote Desktop connection

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Connect to Windows VM with Remote Desktop connection

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Connect to Windows VM with Remote Desktop connection

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Accessing Bluemix From desktop on Cloud

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Thank you

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