Importing an Image

IMS provides multiple methods for importing images. You can select a method based on the image file type, format, or size.

• To import a data disk image file, follow the instructions in Creating a Data Disk Image from an External Image File.
• To import a system disk image file, follow the instructions in the following table.

  Table 1 Importing a system disk image file

  File Format	File Size	Reference
  VMDK, VHD, QCOW2, VHDX, QED, VDI, QCOW, or ZVHD	Not larger than 128 GB	Creating a Windows System Disk Image from an External Image File Creating a Linux System Disk Image from an External Image File
  RAW or ZVHD2	No larger than 1 TB	Quickly Importing an Image File