How to Use a VM Image in Data Sole Cloud

Data Sole Cloud allows you to upload your own compatible VM image and deploy it directly to your cloud infrastructure.

The process is simple: upload your VM image, configure your cloud resources, and deploy your server.

1. Sign In to Data Sole Cloud

Log in to your Data Sole Cloud Dashboard. If you do not already have an account, create one before continuing.

Data Sole Cloud Dashboard

2. Open Templates

Once you are logged in, locate the navigation menu on the left-hand side of the dashboard.

Click Templates.

This section allows you to manage VM images that can be used to deploy new cloud servers.

3. Upload Your VM Image

From the Templates section:

1. Select Upload from Local.
2. Browse your local computer and select the VM image you want to upload.
3. Select the uploaded VM Image.
4. Review the image details.
5. Click Confirm to complete the upload.

Wait for the image to finish uploading and become available in your Data Sole Cloud account.

4. Configure Your Cloud Server

Once your VM image is available, you can configure the cloud resources that will be used to run it.

Complete the deployment configuration in the following order:

Choose Location → Compute Offering → OS Disk Offering → Choose Network → Server Settings

Choose Location

Select the Data Sole Cloud location where you want your virtual machine to be deployed.

Compute Offering

Choose the amount of compute resources required for your VM, including the appropriate CPU and memory configuration.

OS Disk Offering

Select the storage capacity required for your operating system and workload.

Choose Network

Select the network that your virtual machine will use.

Server Settings

Configure the final server settings required for your deployment.

5. Review and Deploy

Once all configuration options have been selected, proceed to:

REVIEW AND DEPLOY

Review your VM image, location, compute resources, disk, network, and server settings.

If everything is correct, confirm the deployment.

6. Your VM Is Ready

Data Sole Cloud will automatically provision your virtual machine using the selected VM image and cloud configuration.

Wait a few moments for the deployment process to complete.

Once provisioning has finished, your VM image is deployed and ready to use in Data Sole Cloud.

Quick Deployment Process

Login / Create Account → Templates → Upload from Local → Select VM Image → Confirm → Choose Location → Compute Offering → OS Disk Offering → Choose Network → Server Settings → REVIEW AND DEPLOY → Ready to Use

Data Sole Cloud — Upload. Configure. Deploy.