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**Author:** [@FrancJP](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/FrancJP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/about-the-solutions-category/13921 "2025-06-25T16:08:44Z")
Explore new use cases or discuss vertical-specific implementations with OpenNebula. --- ## [What is the use case for "persistent" images?](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/what-is-the-use-case-for-persistent-images/14437)
**Author:** [@grg](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/grg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/what-is-the-use-case-for-persistent-images/14437 "2026-04-07T08:14:43Z")
Last year, I have found out (after reporting a bug) that I’ve always used the “persistent” flag when instantiating a VM wrong. In essence, I’ve always flagged that option when launching a new VM (in my mind they were “p… --- ## [How to set correct VMware guest OS identifier (guestId) from OpenNebula template for hot-resize support?](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/how-to-set-correct-vmware-guest-os-identifier-guestid-from-opennebula-template-for-hot-resize-support/14259)
**Author:** [@MeysamNA](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/MeysamNA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/how-to-set-correct-vmware-guest-os-identifier-guestid-from-opennebula-template-for-hot-resize-support/14259 "2025-10-28T11:01:14Z")
Hello everyone, I’m running OpenNebula 6.4 with vCenter / vSphere as the backend hypervisor. I deploy VMs from the OpenNebula Marketplace (Ubuntu, CentOS, etc.) and everything works fine. My issue is with the VM Option… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Self Service Portal ? (for VMware vSphere)](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/solved-self-service-portal-for-vmware-vsphere/14288)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Hancock](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Andrew_Hancock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/solved-self-service-portal-for-vmware-vsphere/14288 "2025-10-22T08:20:12Z")
One upon a time, there was a Community Portal called vOneCloud (I think), which was an OVA which was deployed, which created a Self Service Portal for VMware vSphere, I noticed this has been discontinued in 2021. Can th… --- ## [One-mcp mcphost explaining instead of executing commands](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-mcp-mcphost-explaining-instead-of-executing-commands/14247)
**Author:** [@DennisTait](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/DennisTait)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/one-mcp-mcphost-explaining-instead-of-executing-commands/14247 "2025-09-22T13:16:34Z")
Hi, initially when I installed the opennebula-cli, ollama, one-mcp and mcphost in a temporary test vm I was able to get a valid response back from mcphost with the prompt “List my opennebula hosts“. I re-installed ope… --- ## [📣 New SRS-based Open vRAN Appliance in the OpenNebula Marketplace](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/new-srs-based-open-vran-appliance-in-the-opennebula-marketplace/14234)
**Author:** [@snizhanaprotas](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/snizhanaprotas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/new-srs-based-open-vran-appliance-in-the-opennebula-marketplace/14234 "2025-09-11T16:27:21Z")
:waving\_hand: Hello community, Did you hear the latest news? Together with the MORSE team at ITIS UMA, we’ve added a new SRS-based Open vRAN Appliance to the OpenNebula Marketplace. This appliance highlights how OpenNe… --- ## [What’s your automation setup for multi-node OpenNebula operations?](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/what-s-your-automation-setup-for-multi-node-opennebula-operations/14028)
**Author:** [@sandmoon](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/sandmoon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/what-s-your-automation-setup-for-multi-node-opennebula-operations/14028 "2025-07-28T12:00:16Z")
We’re managing a multi-site OpenNebula deployment and want to better automate VM provisioning, patching, and failover checks across nodes. Curious what your tool stack looks like. Using native hooks/scripts? Ansible? An… --- ## [Unable to migrate VM from vMWare to OpenNebula using OneSwap](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/unable-to-migrate-vm-from-vmware-to-opennebula-using-oneswap/13899)
**Author:** [@Pape](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Pape)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/unable-to-migrate-vm-from-vmware-to-opennebula-using-oneswap/13899 "2025-07-02T15:17:54Z")
Hello, I need some help regarding the OneSwap tool. I have an OpenNebula infrastructure consisting of 4 KVM hosts and a frontend running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. OneSwap is installed on the same machine as the OpenNebula fron… --- ## [New 6.10 - import vmware resources](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/new-6-10-import-vmware-resources/13946)
**Author:** [@Liorme](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Liorme)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/new-6-10-import-vmware-resources/13946 "2025-07-01T16:17:26Z")
hi in the new version 6.10, how do i import resources? i’ve found how to import vcenter and its clusters. but could not found how to import datastores, networks, templates. there is no more access to the legacy sunst… --- ## [Opennebula vcenter reverse vm update](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/opennebula-vcenter-reverse-vm-update/13907)
**Author:** [@Liorme](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Liorme)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/opennebula-vcenter-reverse-vm-update/13907 "2025-06-18T13:57:30Z")
hi. in general, when making changes to vms, they are reflected in vcenter (such as disk expand and add, nics and such). is there a way to make it reverse as well? meaning, that the opennebula will “feal” a change made…