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Process to boot a virtual machine (VM) from an ISO image

To boot a VM from an iso image:

  1. Create a blank volume (A) to serve as your root drive.
  2. Create a second volume (B) from the ISO image.
  3. Create a VM with two volumes (A, B), and install the operating system on the blank volume (A) using the ISO image volume (B).
  4. After the installation completes, the volume with the ISO image (B) can be detached and deleted.

You can then create future VM's using a snapshot of the A volume (or even create an image from the volume).