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title: "Installing Sandbox VM Image"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/OCDeployGuide/361365752/Installing%20Sandbox%20VM%20Image"
format: markdown
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Prerequisite:

- The image file for the Sandbox VM should be obtained from Infoblox.

To install a Sandbox image on OpenStack:

1. Log in to the OpenStack dashboard.
2. Select the appropriate project.
3. On the Project tab, click **Compute** > **Instances**.
4. Click** Create Image**.
5. Specify the following details:
  - Name: A name for the Sandbox image.
  - Description: A brief description of the Sandbox image.
  - Image Source: Select Image File.
  - Image File: Select the Sandbox VM image file.
  - Format: QCOW2’s displayed automatically for the image file format. If it is not, specify it manually.
  - Architecture: Specify x86_64.
  - Minimum Disc (GB): Specify 10.
  - Minimum RAM (GB): Specify 4.
  - Public: The necessary access permission for the image.
  - Protected: Select to ensure that only users with permissions can delete the image.
6. Click **Create Image**.

The image is queued to be uploaded. It might take some time before the status changes from Queued to Active. Once the image has been created, the Sandbox VM instance can be launched as described in [this](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OCDeployGuide/pages/33161326/Launching+NetMRI+Sandbox+VM+Instance) section.

See the [Sandbox Resource Allocation Guide](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OCDeployGuide/pages/361365706) to configure the Sandbox virtual appliance.