>> If you need to create the VM but do not want it to start booting anything >> from the VM's disks, consider temporarily ticking the box "Readonly" of each virtual disk (+"Apply" button), start the VM, choose Virtual Machine -> Shut Down -> Force Off <<
The "Force Off" is my current work around. Ideally, there should be an option (like you've said) to Start (aka boot) vm or Finish (aka create) vm. On Oct 2 2018, at 6:09 am, Joachim Wagner <jwag...@computing.dcu.ie> wrote: > > > I just tried using the "import" function. > > This does not work, it still wants to start the installation. > > > I guess you checked the box "Customise configuration before install" in step 4 > of 4 and you see "Begin Installation" and "Cancel Installation" buttons in the > window that allows you to configure the virtual hardware. These button labels > are wrong in "import" mode. They should read "Start VM" and "Cancel VM > creation" respectively. > > If you need to create the VM but do not want it to start booting anything from > the VM's disks, consider temporarily ticking the box "Readonly" of each > virtual disk (+"Apply" button), start the VM, choose Virtual Machine -> Shut > Down -> Force Off and remove the tick(s) from "Readonly" again. Alternatively, > or as an additional safety net, add a bootable CD/DVD to the VM and make it > the first boot option. > > @virt-manager developers: As "import" mode does not involve installation, > those button labels need to change depending on the mode. If this is difficult > without duplicating the widget a simple workaround may be to use labels > * "Begin Installation / Start VM" and > * "Cancel Installation and/or VM Creation" > in this window. If it is not difficult to modify the window depending on the > creation mode, it would be nice to also get a button "Create VM without > starting it" in "import" mode. > > Joachim > > > _______________________________________________ > virt-tools-list mailing list > virt-tools-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/virt-tools-list >
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