WUYING Workspace:Import an image

Limits

Before you create a custom image and import it to the WUYING Workspace console, take note of the following items:

• Alibaba Cloud cannot ensure the security of custom images that you create and import. Before you import images, make sure that the images are safe for your business.

• You can import only Windows images.

• Only Windows Pro and Windows Enterprise are supported.

• The following Windows versions are not supported:

  • Windows XP

  • Windows 7

  • Windows 8

  • Windows 8.1

  • Windows 11

• You cannot import .iso image files to WUYING Workspace.

  • If you have an .iso image, refer to the description in the following sections to create a VM, install and configure an OS, and then import the image.

  • If you have a .vdi image, convert the image to a valid format before you import the image. For more information, see Convert the format of an image.

• Image files in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot mode are not supported. We recommend that you select an image file in Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) boot mode.

Preparations

• VirtualBox is installed. If VirtualBox is not installed, visit the official site to download and install VirtualBox.

• ossbrowser is installed on your local computer.

• The raw .iso image that runs Windows is prepared.

Step 1: Create a VM

This section describes how to create a virtual disk on VirtualBox. VirtualBox 7.0.4 is used as an example. The steps to create a VM may vary based on the VirtualBox version. Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed in your actual business scenario.

1. Launch VirtualBox.

2. Click New in the upper-right corner of the page.

3. Select Name and Operating System, enter a name for the VM, and then select an OS and an OS version.

4. Select Hardware and specify the memory size and the number of vCPUs based on your business requirements.

   Important

   • The memory size and number of vCPUs are irrelevant to the specifications of a cloud computer.

   • Do not select Enable EFI. Cloud computers do not support the EFI boot mode.

5. Select Hard Disk, select the file location, and then configure the disk size and disk type.

   Note

   • We recommend that you set the disk size to 40 GB. If you want to resize the disk, you can perform related operations in the WUYING Workspace console.

   • You can import only RAW, VHD, and QCOW2 images. Otherwise, you must convert the format before you import your images. We recommend that you select VHD.

6. Confirm the information about the VM and click Finish.

Step 2: Install a Windows OS on the VM

After you create a VM, you must install a Windows OS on the VM.

1. Launch VirtualBox.

2. Select the VM that you created and click Start to start the VM.

3. Install a Windows OS on the VM and follow the on-screen instructions to proceed. Wait until the Windows OS is installed.

4. Delete a recovery partition of the Windows system.

   Important

   If the recovery partition is created after you create the primary partition, we recommend that you delete the recovery partition. If you do not delete the recovery partition, you may be unable to scale up the system disk in subsequent tasks.

   1. Open the DiskPart window.

      You can enter diskpart in the search box or enter Windows PowerShell in the search box and run the diskpart command.

   2. Run the list disk command to view the disk list.

      

   3. Run the select disk <Disk number> command on the disk whose recovery partition you want to delete.

      Example: select disk 0. Replace <Disk number> with the actual disk number.

      

   4. Run the list volume command to view disk partitions.

      

      • If a recovery partition is returned in the Volume list column in the command output, run the following command:

        1. Run the select volume <Disk partition number> command on the disk whose recovery partition you want to delete.

           Example: select volume 1. Replace <Disk partition number> with the actual number.

        2. Run the delete part override command to delete the recovery partition.

           If you fail to delete the recovery partition, we recommend that you format the disk by using a disk tool to delete the partition.

      • If a recovery partition is not returned in the Volume list in the command output, no other operations are required.

Step 3: Configure the system

1. Install Cloud Assistant Agent on the VM.

   Click Cloud Assistant Agent to obtain the Cloud Assistant Agent installation package and install Cloud Assistant Agent.

   Important

   • After you install Cloud Assistant Agent, start it. Make sure that Cloud Assistant Agent can be started as expected. If Aliyun Assistant Agent fails to be started, restart the VM and the agent.

     You can check the status of the AliyunService process in Task Manager. If Running is displayed, the process is started as expected.

   • In specific Windows versions, Cloud Assistant Agent cannot be started on the cloud. In this case, you can save the shortcut of Cloud Assistant Agent to the Windows startup folder to ensure that Cloud Assistant Agent can be started.

     • Cloud Assistant Agent path: C:\ProgramData\aliyun\assist\Version number of Cloud Assistant Agent\aliyun_assist_service.exe

     • Windows startup folder path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp

2. Open Windows PowerShell and run the following command to disable User Account Control (UAC):

   reg.exe add HKLM\Software\MicroSoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

3. Run the netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off command to disable the built-in firewall on the Windows system.

Step 4: Obtain a Windows image file

After you configure the VM, you must obtain the Windows image file that was created.

You can obtain the image file from the Folder path in which your VM was located when you created the VM.

Step 5: Upload the image file to OSS

Before you import a custom image to the WUYING Workspace console, you must upload the image file to an OSS bucket.

1. Obtain the address of the OSS bucket in the WUYING Workspace console.

   1. Log on to the WUYING Workspace (Pro Edition) console.

   2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Deployment > Images.

   3. In the upper-left corner of the top navigation bar, select a region.

   4. On the Images page, click Create Image.

   5. In the Create Image panel, select Import Image.

   6. In the OSS Bucket Address section, click Obtain and record the address.

2. Log on to ossbrowser. For more information, see Log on to ossbrowser.

   • Endpoint: The value of this parameter is Public Cloud (Default). If you are an Alibaba Finance Cloud or Alibaba Gov Cloud user, you must enter a custom domain name. For more information, see the parameter description in the "Log on to ossbrowser by using an AccessKey pair" section of the Install and log on to ossbrowser topic.

   • AccessKeyId and AccessKeySecret: An Alibaba Cloud account or a RAM user can obtain AccessKey pairs, which consist of the AccessKeyId and AccessKeySecret. For more information, see Create an AccessKey pair.

     Note

     You must use the same Alibaba Cloud account or RAM user account to obtain AccessKeyId and AccessKeySecret.

   • Preset OSS Path: The OSS bucket address that you obtain in the WUYING Workspace console.

   • Region: The region where the OSS bucket is deployed.

3. Upload a prepared image file to the bucket.

   Important

   You can import images only in the RAW, VHD, or QCOW2 format. You cannot compress the images. If your image file is in a different format, convert the file to a valid format. For more information, see Convert the format of an image.

4. In the Actions column of the uploaded image, click Address to obtain and record the address of the OSS object.

Step 6: Import the image

1. Log on to the WUYING Workspace (Pro Edition) console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Deployment > Images.

3. In the upper-left corner of the top navigation bar, select a region.

4. On the Images page, click Create Image.

5. In the Create Image panel, select Import Image.

6. Configure parameters when you import the image. The following table describes the parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Region	The region of the OSS bucket to which the image is uploaded.
   OSS Object Address	The address of the OSS object that you obtained from the previous step.
   Image Name	The name of the image. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter the name.
   OS	Only Windows images are supported.
   System Disk Size (GiB)	The size of the system disk. The value must be greater than the size of the image file. Valid values: 5 to 500.
   GPU Driver	Specifies whether to install a GPU driver. If you want to create a GPU-accelerated cloud computer by using the image of an Enterprise Graphics cloud computer, select Yes and specify the GPU Driver Type parameter as prompted.
   Protocol Type	The protocol of the image. You can use the default value.
   License Type	The method that you want to use to activate the image. Bring Your Own License (BYOL): Use your own license.
   Description	The description of the image.

7. Click Create.

   After you import the image to the WUYING Workspace console, you can view the image details on the Custom Image tab.