Creating Virtual Machine Instances

Note: Before creating an instance, you may want to list available images with yum groupinfo vm-catalog.

As an example, we shall create an AbanteCart VM instance named abantecart-vm.

1. Download the image to the host. For example:

   # yum install bitnami-abantecart

2. If required, register it as a template:

   # register_precached_vm bitnami-abantecart

3. Create a new instance based on the template:

   # prlctl create abantecart-vm --ostemplate bitnami-abantecart

4. Start the virtual machine. To wait until the configuration is complete, use the --wait parameter:

   # prlctl start abantecart-vm --wait

   The instance is up and running.

5. Access end user credentials for the created application:

   # prlctl exec abantecart-vm cat bitnami_credentials.txt

   The password is generated automatically by Bitnami during provisioning (for details, see Password Management). Provide the credentials from the file to the application user.