Hosting.com gives you the ability to upload your OVF or VMDK files into Hosting.com's Cloud Enterprise (http://www.hosting.com/services/platform-services/cloud/enterprise) environment. This can be a huge advantage when migrating your current virtual machines to our environment, or uploading VMs to another data center as part of your BC/DR plan.

 

1. Browse to http://customer.hosting.com and login to your customer portal account

portal login

2. Select Cloud and then VM Upload

Upload VM

3. Select your desired deployment locaion from the drop down box, then select the blue button titled "Launch VM Upload tool".

upload VM launch button

4. A VM FTP manager will load in Java.  Then you will be able to select the OVF or VMDK files you would like to upload.  Wait for provisioning to complete. You will be notified when your Virtual Machine is ready to use by email

Java load

(you will most likely need to allow the FTP Service to run through your security manager)

Select the highlighted arrow to begin the upload.

Upload OVF Files

5. Once ready your Virtual Machine will be visible under Cloud Manage just like any other virtual machine From Hosting.com