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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
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| 3 | <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-export-oci">
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| 4 | <title>Exporting an Appliance to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></title>
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| 5 |
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| 6 | <body>
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| 7 | <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports the export of VMs to an <ph
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| 8 | conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> service. The exported VM is stored on <ph
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| 9 | conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> as a custom Linux image. You can configure whether a cloud instance is
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| 10 | created and started after the export process has completed. </p>
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| 11 | <note>
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| 12 | <p>Before you export a VM to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>, you must prepare the VM as described in
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| 13 | <xref href="cloud-export-oci-prepare-vm.dita#cloud-export-oci-prepare-vm"/>. </p>
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| 14 | </note>
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| 15 | <p>Use the following steps to export a VM to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>: </p>
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| 16 | <ol>
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| 17 | <li>
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| 18 | <p>Select <b outputclass="bold">File</b>, <b outputclass="bold">Export Appliance</b>.</p>
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| 19 | </li>
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| 20 | <li>
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| 21 | <p>Select a VM to export, and then click <b outputclass="bold">Next</b> to display the <b outputclass="bold"
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| 22 | >Format Settings</b> page. </p>
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| 23 | </li>
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| 24 | <li>
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| 25 | <p>From the <b outputclass="bold">Format</b> drop-down list, select <b outputclass="bold"><ph
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| 26 | conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></b>.</p>
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| 27 | </li>
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| 28 | <li>
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| 29 | <p>In the <b outputclass="bold">Profile</b> drop-down list, select the cloud profile used for your <ph
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| 30 | conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> account. </p>
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| 31 | </li>
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| 32 | <li>
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| 33 | <p>In the <b outputclass="bold">Machine Creation</b> field, select an option to configure settings for the cloud
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| 34 | instance created when you export to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. The options enable you to do
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| 35 | one of the following: </p>
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| 36 | <ul id="ul_h4b_yrg_gcc">
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| 37 | <li>
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| 38 | <p>Configure settings for the cloud instance <i>after</i> you have finished exporting the VM. </p>
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| 39 | </li>
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| 40 | <li>
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| 41 | <p>Configure settings for the cloud instance <i>before</i> you start to export the VM.</p>
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| 42 | </li>
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| 43 | <li>
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| 44 | <p>Do not create a cloud instance when you export the VM. </p>
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| 45 | </li>
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| 46 | </ul>
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| 47 | <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Next</b> to make an API request to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"
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| 48 | /> service and open the <b outputclass="bold">Appliance Settings</b> page. </p>
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| 49 | </li>
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| 50 | <li>
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| 51 | <p>(Optional) Edit storage settings used for the exported virtual machine in <ph
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| 52 | conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. You can change the following settings: </p>
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| 53 | <ul>
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| 54 | <li>
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| 55 | <p>The name of the bucket used to store the exported files. </p>
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| 56 | </li>
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| 57 | <li>
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| 58 | <p>Whether to store the custom image in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. </p>
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| 59 | </li>
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| 60 | <li>
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| 61 | <p>The display name for the custom image in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. </p>
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| 62 | </li>
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| 63 | <li>
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| 64 | <p>The launch mode for the cloud instance.</p>
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| 65 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Paravirtualized</b> mode gives improved performance and is suitable for most <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VMs. </p>
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| 66 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Emulated</b> mode is
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| 67 | suitable for legacy OS images.
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| 68 | </p>
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| 69 | </li>
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| 70 | </ul>
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| 71 | <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Finish</b> to continue. </p>
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| 72 | </li>
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| 73 | <li>
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| 74 | <p>(Optional) Depending on the selection in the <b outputclass="bold">Machine Creation</b> field, the <b
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| 75 | outputclass="bold">Appliance Settings</b> page may be displayed before or after export. This screen enables
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| 76 | you to configure settings for the cloud instance, such as Shape and Disk Size. </p>
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| 77 | <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Finish</b>. The VM is exported to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. </p>
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| 78 | <p>Depending on the <b outputclass="bold">Machine Creation</b> setting, a cloud instance may be started after
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| 79 | upload to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> is completed. </p>
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| 80 | </li>
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| 81 | <li>
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| 82 | <p>Monitor the export process by using the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci-console"/>. </p>
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| 83 | </li>
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| 84 | </ol>
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| 85 | <p>You can also use the <userinput>VBoxManage export</userinput> command to export a VM to <ph
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| 86 | conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. See <xref href="vboxmanage-export.dita"/>. </p>
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| 87 | </body>
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| 88 | </topic>
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