Importing the CMS virtual machine

Last Updated : Apr 29, 2026 |
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Use this process to use the .qcow2 file as the virtual drive for a new CMS virtual machine.
Before you begin
  1. Login to the KVM web console in the following format: https://<IP address or FQDN of KVM host>:9090
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    • Use the same credentials that you used to access the KVM host by SSH.
    • If your web console session shows “Limited Access”, click Turn on administrative access. This is equivalent to using sudo and web console may prompt you for your credentials.
  2. Navigate to SystemVirtual machinesImport VM.
  3. In the Name field, enter a name for the CMS virtual machine.
  4. In the Disk Image field, enter /var/lib/libvirt/images and select the CMS-R21.0.0.1.ab.b-kvm-1-THICK.qcow2 image.
  5. In the Operating system field, select RHEL 8.10.
  6. In the Memory field, select the required memory in MB format.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  7. Click Import and edit.
  8. In the CPU field, click edit.
    1. Increase the values in the vCPU Maximum and vCPU Count fields to match the footprint requirement (see Virtual machine resource requirements and average utilization). Set the same value in each field.
    2. Click Apply.
  9. In the Firmware field, select BIOS and click Save.
  10. Under the Disks section:,
    1. Check that the CMS-R21.0.0.1.ab.b-kvm-1-THICK.qcow2 image disk image size is correctly displayed in the Capacity field.
    2. Click Edit.
    3. In the Bus field select scsi.
    4. In the Cache field select directsync.
    5. Click Save.
  11. In the Networking section:
    1. Click on Edit.
    2. Select the required Network Bridge and click Save.
  12. On the virtual machine, click Run to start the CMS virtual machine.