The Katapult OS installation wizard will only permit the installation of operating systems from pre-approved templates; or from a disk template you have created out of an existing virtual machine's snapshot. If you wish to install a separate operating system then you will need to:
Note: Katapult OS templates change from time to time as and when new versions of operating systems are made available and have been tested on Katapult infrastructure.
Steps
To install an operating system from one of our templates, follow these steps:
Select Compute -> Virtual Machines from the left sidebar
Select the virtual machine which contains the disk you wish to use for the installation
From overview page select Disks -> System disks from the menu below the virtual machines hostname.
Click the name of the disk you wish to install an OS onto
Select Install an operating system from the right sidebar
Select the Install button next to the operating system or disk template you wish to install onto the disk.
Complete the installation form with the requested details, i.e. root password.
Click the Install button. The installation will now be queued.
You can track the progress of the installation in the virtual machine tasks list.
Make the new disk the boot disk
If you wish to make the new disk the default boot disk refer to the change default boot disk help guide.