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Figure 4.25 Capture an image of the “hellocloudtest” virtual machine. Consumers need
to input the image name and check the box: “I have run Sysprep on the
virtual machine.”
1. Sign up for Cloud
2. Authorize network access
3. Launch an instance
4. Log in to the instance
8. Create an image of the running
instance
7. Deploy the application
6. Transfer the application files to
the instance
5. Install and configure Web server
Figure 4.26 General steps to deploy a simple Web application onto a cloud service.
Theorders of the steps in the dark gray box can be changed according to
different services.