ShortbreadUK Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Hi VM folks! I'm new to Unraid and also linux, so newbie here - bear with me! I'm looking to create a VM from a .iso image of a network simulation program called EVE-NG, you can have a look at it LINKED HERE So as this is bespoke and won't have a VM template, how would I go about creating this VM in Unraid? There is a .ova and a .iso available on the website, can we import .ova files? I've already done Windows through a .iso. Thanks in advance, Alex Quote Link to comment
Jcloud Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) On 2/1/2018 at 4:36 AM, ShortbreadUK said: o as this is bespoke and won't have a VM template, how would I go about creating this VM in Unraid? If it were me, I would try the Windows10 template, if the .iso supports efi boot. If the .iso doesn't have an EFI boot loader I would try the Win7 template. Or the one of the linux templates. If you're unsure about the loader, you could try to make a vm using a template, and delete entry of the primary drive (none - selection), then point install-boot disk to your ISO file and then fire it up, if it boots off the ISO, good start. Shut it down, go back into template settings and add a HD; if it fails to boot the ISO then just nuke the vm you made, and try a different template until you find one that works best for you. Edit: Able to successfully boot off the ISO using the Windows7 template; installing it now, so far no errors. Just wanted to give the heads up. Edit 2: Doing first boot, post-install, now. What you want: Windows 7 template. Change the default "Primary vDisk Bus:" for the vdisk from VirtIO to SATA. EVE-NG installer gave a fit trying to do the partition (default), where sata whiz right by. From here it seem's to be eve-ng in a VM text book. Good luck. Edited February 9, 2018 by Jcloud clarification from fat-finger-typing. 1 Quote Link to comment
ShortbreadUK Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Excellent, I got that working thanks to your suggestion. I appreciate your help, cheers! I did notice (once started the install with Win7 template) that it's based on Ubuntu - but seems to work fine with the one you mentioned. Quote Link to comment
Jcloud Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 13 minutes ago, ShortbreadUK said: that it's based on Ubuntu - but seems to work fine with the one you mentioned. I saw that too. The Ubuntu template uses OVMF which is the UEFI BIOS, the one EVE can't use. EVE looked interesting when I was tinkering, as it was the first I had seen of it. Have a good day. Quote Link to comment
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