Installing a VPS operating system from ISO in SolusVM 2

Back up everything that must survive and verify the copy off-server. Obtain a trusted vendor ISO, required licence and guest drivers. Record the VPS network settings and confirm the browser console works before changing boot mode.

1. Open the selected virtual server and its Boot & Rescue controls. Choose the available ISO boot option and select the approved image.
2. Apply the selection and save the network details SolusVM displays. You may need these values during installation because the ISO does not necessarily configure networking automatically.
3. Shut down the existing guest cleanly if possible, then perform the required power-off and power-on sequence to boot the ISO.
4. Open the VNC console and follow the installer. Select disks and partitions carefully; formatting the wrong disk destroys its contents. Supply the assigned IP, gateway and resolver settings when needed.
5. Complete installation, then choose Boot from Disk before restarting into the installed system. Copy any guest-tools instructions provided for that operating system.
6. Install the supported guest tools, apply operating-system updates and verify access controls before restoring a live workload.

Confirm the next boot uses the installed disk, not the installer. Check networking, storage, guest integration and authorized remote access. Test a small restore before relying on the rebuilt server for production.

If the installer cannot see a disk or network adapter, check its drivers and compatible virtual hardware. If ISO controls are absent, ask support rather than following old SolusVM 1 CD-ROM screenshots. Keep the console error and task details when escalating a failed boot.

• Reinstalling a VPS from an operating-system image in SolusVM
• Using the SolusVM browser console for VPS recovery
• Changing or troubleshooting a SolusVM virtual network adapter
• Choosing and changing a VPS disk driver in SolusVM

• SolusVM: ISO Images