⁠3.6.6. Uploading ISO Images

Media images (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM in the form of ISO images) must be available in the ISO repository for the virtual machines to use. To do so, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization provides a utility that copies the images and sets the appropriate permissions on the file. The file provided to the utility and the ISO share have to be accessible from the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.
Log in to the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager server console to upload images to the ISO domain.

To upload ISO images

  1. Create or acquire the appropriate ISO images from boot media. Ensure the path to these images is accessible from the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager server.
  2. The next step is to upload these files. First, determine the available ISO domains by running: 
    # engine-iso-uploader list
    You will be prompted to provide the admin user password which you use to connect to the administration portal. The tool lists the name of the ISO domain that you attached in the previous section. 
    ISO Storage Domain List:
  local-iso-share
    Now you have all the information required to upload the required files. On the Manager console, copy your installation images to the ISO domain. For your images, run: 
    # engine-iso-uploader upload -i local-iso-share [file1] [file2] .... [fileN]
    You will be prompted for the admin user password again, provide it and press Enter.
    Note that the uploading process can be time consuming, depending on your storage performance.
  3. After the images have been uploaded, check that they are available for use in the Manager administration portal.
    1. Navigate to the Tree and click the Expand All button.
    2. Under Storage, click on the name of the ISO domain. It displays in the results list. Click on it to display its details pane.
    3. On the details pane, select the Images tab. The list of available images should be populated with the files which you have uploaded. In addition, the RHEV-toolsSetup.iso and virtio-win.vfd images should have been automatically uploaded during installation.
Now that you have successfully prepared the ISO domain for use, you are ready to start creating virtual machines.
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