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The import tool supports RAW and QCOW image formats.\n\nBefore you begin\n----------------\n\nBefore continuing, ensure that you have the following:\n\n- The [gdcloud CLI](/distributed-cloud/hosted/docs/latest/appliance/resources/gdcloud-overview) downloaded, installed, and configured. All CLI commands for GDC use the `gdcloud` or `kubectl` CLI, and require an operating system (OS) environment.\n\n\u003c!-- --\u003e\n\n- Access to the Management API server. Follow the CLI steps in\n [Sign in](/distributed-cloud/hosted/docs/latest/appliance/application/ao-user/iam/sign-in#cli)\n to sign in to the Management API server.\n\n | **Note:** Record the path to the generated file, such as `/tmp/org-1-admin-kubeconfig.yaml`. Use the path to replace \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eMANAGEMENT_API_SERVER_KUBECONFIG\u003c/var\u003e in these instructions.\n\n### Request permissions and access\n\nTo perform the tasks listed in this page, you must have the Project\nVirtualMachine Admin and Project VirtualMachine Image Admin roles. Follow the\nsteps to either\n[verify](/distributed-cloud/hosted/docs/latest/appliance/application/ao-user/vms/preparation#verify-user-access)\nor have your Project IAM Admin\n[assign](/distributed-cloud/hosted/docs/latest/appliance/application/ao-user/vms/preparation#grant-user-access-vm-resources)\nyou the Project VirtualMachine Admin (`project-vm-admin`) and the Project\nVirtualMachine Image Admin (`project-vm-image-admin`) roles in the namespace\nof the project where the VM resides.\n\nFor VM operations using the GDC console or the gdcloud CLI,\nrequest your Project IAM Admin to assign you the roles listed in the previous\nparagraph and the Project Viewer (`project-viewer`) role.\n\nImport virtual disks\n--------------------\n\nYou can import your virtual disks using either the\ngdcloud CLI or the\n[Virtual Machine Manager API](/distributed-cloud/hosted/docs/latest/appliance/apis/service/virtualmachine/vmm-api-overview).\n\nTo get the permissions you need to import images, ask your Organization IAM\nAdmin to grant you the Project VirtualMachine Image Admin\n(`project-vm-image-admin`) role for your project. \n\n### gdcloud\n\nUse the `gdcloud compute images import` command to create a bootable image.\n\nThe `import` command ensures that the disk has the required packages,\nincluding the guest environment, which is required to configure credentials\nfor connecting to the instance using secure shell (SSH) on Linux and Remote\nDesktop Protocol (RDP) on Windows.\n\nOn Linux, the command also installs packages for network time protocol (NTP)\nand `cloud-init` for the instance to run properly in\nGDC.\n\nYou can import virtual disk files directly from your workstation. The import\ntool automatically uploads the file to an object storage bucket in your\nproject. \n\n gdcloud compute images import \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eIMAGE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --source-file=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eSOURCE_FILE\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --os=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eIMAGE_OS\u003c/var\u003e \\\n --timeout=\u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eTIMEOUT\u003c/var\u003e\n\nReplace the following variables:\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eIMAGE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e: the name of your destination image. The name must be no longer than 35 characters.\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eSOURCE_FILE\u003c/var\u003e: your virtual disk file. This file is a local file on your workstation. You can provide an absolute or relative path.\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eIMAGE_OS\u003c/var\u003e: the OS on the disk to import.\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eTIMEOUT\u003c/var\u003e: the time an import can last before it fails with \"TIMEOUT\". For example, if you specify `2h`, the process fails after 2 hours. The default timeout is `1h`.\n\nThe upload operation can take an extended period of time depending on the size\nof your virtual disk and the speed of your network connection. The import\noperation can take tens of minutes to run depending on the size of the disk.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n### API\n\nBefore starting the import process with the API, you need to upload your\nvirtual disk to an object storage bucket named `vm-images-bucket`. To create\nan object storage bucket, see\n[Create storage buckets for projects](/distributed-cloud/hosted/docs/latest/appliance/application/ao-user/create-storage-buckets).\n\nTo import a virtual disk through the API, do the following:\n\n1. Create a `VirtualMachineImageImport` object in the Management API server to start the\n image import process:\n\n kubectl --kubeconfig \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eMANAGEMENT_API_SERVER_KUBECONFIG\u003c/var\u003e \\\n apply -n \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e -f - \u003c\u003cEOF\n apiVersion: virtualmachine.gdc.goog/v1\n kind: VirtualMachineImageImport\n metadata:\n name: \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"devsite-syntax-l devsite-syntax-l-Scalar devsite-syntax-l-Scalar-Plain\"\u003eIMAGE_NAME\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/var\u003e\n namespace: \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"devsite-syntax-l devsite-syntax-l-Scalar devsite-syntax-l-Scalar-Plain\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/var\u003e\n spec:\n source:\n objectStorage:\n bucketRef:\n name: vm-images-bucket\n objectName: \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"devsite-syntax-l devsite-syntax-l-Scalar devsite-syntax-l-Scalar-Plain\"\u003eSOURCE_FILE\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/var\u003e\n imageMetadata:\n name: \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"devsite-syntax-l devsite-syntax-l-Scalar devsite-syntax-l-Scalar-Plain\"\u003eIMAGE_NAME\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/var\u003e\n operatingSystem: \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"devsite-syntax-l devsite-syntax-l-Scalar devsite-syntax-l-Scalar-Plain\"\u003eOPERATING_SYSTEM\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/var\u003e\n minimumDiskSize: \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"devsite-syntax-l devsite-syntax-l-Scalar devsite-syntax-l-Scalar-Plain\"\u003eDISK_SIZE\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/var\u003e\n EOF\n\n Replace the following variables:\n\n2. Monitor the progress of the import by querying the status of the\n `VirtualMachineImageImport` object:\n\n kubectl --kubeconfig \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eMANAGEMENT_API_SERVER_KUBECONFIG\u003c/var\u003e \\\n get virtualmachineimageimport --namespace \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003ePROJECT_ID\u003c/var\u003e \\\n \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eIMAGE_NAME\u003c/var\u003e -o jsonpath='{.status}'\n\n### Clean up resources\n\nThe import process involves uploading your virtual disk file to object storage.\nIf you use the gdcloud CLI, the object is cleaned up when the command\nfinishes, whether or not it was successful. If the command is interrupted, or\nthe image import is done with the API, the virtual disk file might remain in\nthe object storage bucket named `vm-images-bucket` until you manually delete\nthe file.\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\nCreate a new VM instance that uses your image in the page,\n[Create and start a VM](/distributed-cloud/hosted/docs/latest/appliance/application/ao-user/vms/create-a-vm/create-and-start)."]]