In {Project}, you can use {CRname} provisioning to create hosts from an existing image. The new host entry triggers the {CRname} server to create the instance using the pre-existing image as a basis for the new volume.
To use the CLI instead of the {ProjectWebUI}, see the CLI procedure.
snip_steps-create-a-host-tab-host.adoc . From the Deploy on list, select the {CRname} connection. . From the Compute Profile list, select a profile to use to automatically populate virtual machine settings. . From the Lifecycle Environment list, select the environment. snip_steps-create-a-host-tab-interfaces.adoc . Click the Operating System tab, and confirm that all fields automatically contain values. . Click Resolve in Provisioning templates to check the new host can identify the right provisioning templates to use. . Click the Virtual Machine tab and confirm that these settings are populated with details from the host group and compute profile. Modify these settings to suit your needs. . Click Submit to save the host entry.
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Create the host with the
hammer host createcommand and include--provision-method image. Replace the values in the following example with the appropriate values for your environment.
For more information about additional host creation parameters for this compute resource, enter the hammer host create --help command.