Create and Manage Virtual Machines
Virtual Machines are virtual environments that work as computer systems, with dedicated CPU, memory, storage, and network interface. Multiple Virtual Machines can be created on a single physical compute device, each isolated from the system and running their own Operating System (OS).
Intel® Edge Software Configurator
provides a graphic user interface for creating and managing Virtual Machines with ready-to-use templates, making it easier to dedicate resources and isolate workloads running on the same device.
This section contains instructions for creating and managing Virtual Machines including:
Prerequisites to create Windows Virtual Machine:
- Windows* Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) ISO
- Windows* 10 ISO
For more details on prerequisites steps, see
GitHub.
The Edge Software Configurator package was previously named
edge_software_manager
. Some screenshots, commands, and file paths in this guide still use
esm
or
edge_software_manager
at this time.
After executing all the prerequisites, restart the
esm-vm-agent
container by issuing the command below on the terminal of the host device:
sudo docker restart esm-vm-agent
Make sure both required files,
unattend.xml
and
winpe_10.iso
for Windows 10 Virtual Machine have been updated in the respective directories. After restarting
esm-vm-agent
container, any Virtual Machine Template configured with Windows 10 image will be enabled if those two required files are accessible. Refer to the
Troubleshooting section for more details.