diff --git a/source/_static/images/upload-iso-from-local.png b/source/_static/images/upload-iso-from-local.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cb34c62034 Binary files /dev/null and b/source/_static/images/upload-iso-from-local.png differ diff --git a/source/adminguide/templates.rst b/source/adminguide/templates.rst index ca4f96d734..07c0423259 100644 --- a/source/adminguide/templates.rst +++ b/source/adminguide/templates.rst @@ -208,10 +208,10 @@ Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server vSphere Templates and ISOs -------------------------- - -If you are uploading a template that was created using vSphere Client, -be sure the OVA file does not contain an ISO. If it does, the deployment -of VMs from the template will fail. +.. warning:: + If you are uploading a template that was created using vSphere Client, + be sure the OVA file does not contain an ISO. If it does, the deployment + of VMs from the template will fail Templates are uploaded based on a URL. HTTP is the supported access protocol. Templates are frequently large files. You can optionally gzip @@ -275,13 +275,19 @@ To upload a template: .. include:: templates/_bypass-secondary-storage-kvm.rst -Uploading Templates from a local computer +Uploading Templates and ISOs from a local computer ------------------------------------------- -It's also possible to upload an already prepared template from your local computer. -The steps are similar as when Uploading a template from a remote HTTP server, except that you need to choose a local template file from your PC. +It's also possible to upload an already prepared template or an ISO from your local computer. +The steps are similar as when Uploading a template/ISO from a remote HTTP server, except that you need to choose a local template/ISO file from your PC. For this feature to work, your SSVMs must be supporting HTTPS (for more info please visit `“Using a SSL Certificate for the Console Proxy” -`_.) +`_). + +Example GUI dialog of uploading (ISO) from local (browser) is given below: + +|upload-iso-from-local.png| + + Exporting Templates ------------------- @@ -322,3 +328,6 @@ template. .. |change-admin-password.png| image:: /_static/images/change-admin-password.png :alt: Depicts changing the administrator password .. |kvm-direct-download.png| image:: /_static/images/kvm-direct-download.png +.. |upload-iso-from-local.png| image:: /_static/images/upload-iso-from-local.png + :alt: Upload ISO from local +