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VSS CLI

  1. Install VSS CLI

  2. Get VM Uuid 

    vss compute vm ls -f name ecstatic_mccarthy
uuid                                  name
------------------------------------  -----------------------
501220a5-a091-1866-9741-664236067142  1611T-ecstatic_mccarthy


  3. Get ISO to mount

    vss compute iso ls -f name CentOS-7.0
path                                                           name
-------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------
[vss-ISOs] Linux/CentOS/CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-DVD.iso         CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-DVD.iso
[vss-ISOs] Linux/CentOS/CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-NetInstall.iso  CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-NetInstall.iso
[vss-ISOs] Linux/CentOS/CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-Minimal.iso     CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-Minimal.iso

  4. Mount iso

    vss compute vm set 501220a5-a091-1866-9741-664236067142 cd 1 --iso "[vss-ISOs] Linux/CentOS/CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-DVD.iso"


Web UI


  1. Login to http://vss-portal.eis.utoronto.ca
  2. Look for the VM to edit and click 
  3. From the VM tab, click con SPECS 
  4. From the CD/DVD dropdown select the ISO image to mount
  5. Click on SAVE.


If the ISO file you need is not listed in the dropdown list, please follow the article Upload an ISO image to VSS and Load an ISO image in a Virtual Machine.

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