Wondering how to add a custom OS image to SolusIO? We can help you.

As part of our Server Management Services, we assist our customers with several SolusIO queries.

Today, let us see how we can fix this issue.

Add a custom OS image to SolusIO

Generally, we can add the image to the existing OS as well as new OS types.

Moving ahead, let us see the steps our Support Techs employ in order to perform the same.

• For existing OS

1. To begin with, we log in to the SolusIO Administrator interface.

2. Then we open Images > Operating System > Add version and fill up:

Name: A name for the image.
URL: Link to OS image, for example, https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/openstack/current-10/debian-10-openstack-amd64.qcow2
Cloud-init version: Depending on the required Cloud-init version for the specific image.

3. Finally, we click Save.

• For new OS type

1. Initially, we login into the SolusIO Administrator interface.

2. Then, we open Images > Operating System > Add Operating system and fill up:

Name: A name for OS.
Icon: An icon to display for OS.
Visible: Make the OS visible for clients.

3. Later we click Save.

4. After that, we open Images > Operating System > Add version and fill up:

Name: A name for the image.
URL: Link to OS image.
Cloud-init version: Depending on the required Cloud-init version for the specific image.

5. Eventually, we click Save.

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Conclusion

In short, we saw how our Support Techs fix the SolusIO OS image query.