From 4602a4e03c7b460e5465b2483c1eb3208d593e1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Nesius Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 18:43:54 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Updated HyperV docs --- source/vm-hyper-v.rst | 36 +++--------------------------------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/vm-hyper-v.rst b/source/vm-hyper-v.rst index ddd753f1..50b25c06 100644 --- a/source/vm-hyper-v.rst +++ b/source/vm-hyper-v.rst @@ -17,43 +17,13 @@ Please refer to `Microsoft documentation`_ to install and configure Create a virtual machine ======================== -#. Download the `latest`_ live version (clear-XXXX-live.img.xz) of Clear Linux OS - for Intel Architecture. - -#. Decompress the downloaded image. Uncompressed image size is ~ **5GB**. - -#. To convert a raw image to :abbr:`VHD (Virtual Hard Disk)` - format, you can use VirtualBox_ or QEMU_. - - * With *VirtualBox*, you can use one of the following commands:: - - > VBoxManage convertfromraw clear-XXXX-live.img clear-XXXX-live.vhd --format VHD - - or:: - - > vbox-img convert --srcfilename clear-XXXX-live.img --dstfilename clear-XXXX-live.vhd --srcformat raw --dstformat vhd - - * With *QEMU*, you can use the following command:: - - > qemu-img convert -f raw -O vpc clear-XXXX-live.img clear-XXXX-live.vhd - - You can test your new *VHD image* using the **PowerShell** command line:: - - PS C:\> Test-VHD -Path c:\path\to\clear-XXXX-live.vhd - - Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture uses *EFI* to boot. Since this feature - is availible only in `Generation 2`_ or later virtual machines, you'll need - to convert from **VHD** to **VHDX**. To do this, you can use the following - *PowerShell* command:: - - PS C:\> Convert-VHD -Path c:\path\to\clear-XXXX-live.vhd -DestinationPath c:\path\to\clear-XXXX-live.vhdx - - You can save the new *VHDX* virtual hard disk in :file:`C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Hyper-V\\Virtual Hard Disks`. +#. Download and uncompress the latest hyperv disk image (`clear-XXXX-hyperv.img.xz`) of Clear Linux OS + for Intel Architecture from https://download.clearlinux.org/image/. #. Create a virtual machine using the **Hyper-V Manager**: * Choose **Generation 2** when you need to *specify VM generation*. - * Choose **Use an existing virtual hard disk** and browse to find the :file:`clear-XXXX-live.vhdx` file. + * Choose **Use an existing virtual hard disk** and browse to find the :file:`clear-XXXX-hyperv.vhdx` file. * When finised, open VM settings, select Firmware Section and in Secure Boot config, **uncheck** Enable Secure Boot.