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<h2>Overview</h2>
<p>Once you have created a new image, there are a few things you have to do to allow other people to use it.&nbsp; If you don't have access to do any of the following steps, you will need to get a VCL administrator to do them for you.</p>
<p>When you create a new image, it is only available to you, and it is only allowed to be run on a few computers that have been set aside for the testing of new images.</p>
<h2>Step 1: Image Mapping</h2>
<p>Images are mapped to be run on a set of computers. See the documentation on <a href="https://vcl.ncsu.edu/scheduling/index.php?mode=viewdocs&amp;item=Resources"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b>Resources</b></span></a> to learn more about why this is done. For your new image to be able to run on more computers than just those designated for testing, you need to map it to a set of computers. There are a few steps to this process:</p>
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    <li>You need to make your image a member of an image group
    <ul>
        <li>Select <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Manage Images</span>-&gt;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Edit Image Grouping</span></li>
        <li>Select your image from the drop down box and click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Get Groups</span></li>
        <li>Choose one or more image groups to which you would like to add the image from the box on the right</li>
        <li>Click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">&lt;-Add</span> to make the image a member of the group(s)</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>You need to map the image group(s) you selected in step 1 to one or more computer groups
    <ul>
        <li>Select <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Manage Images</span>-&gt;<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Edit Image Mapping</span></li>
        <li>Do the following for each group from step 1:<br />
        <ul>
            <li>Select the image group from the drop down box and click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Get Computer Groups</span></li>
            <li>Choose one or more computer groups to which you would like to map the image group from the box on the right</li>
            <li>click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">&lt;-Add</span> to make map the image group to the computer group(s)</li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li>Note: there is an assumption here that the computer groups you selected already have computers that are in those groups</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
</ol>
<h2>Step 2: Privileges</h2>
<p>Now, you need to grant access to use the image to a user or group of users under the Privileges section of the site.&nbsp; Here are the steps involved:</p>
<ol>
    <li>Select <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Privileges</span></li>
    <li>Choose an existing node or create a new node in the tree structure in the upper portion of the page where you would like to assign the user(s) access</li>
    <li>Now, you need to grant the user <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">imageCheckOut</span> at the node.&nbsp; You can do this for an individual user or a group of users.
    <ul>
        <li>Individual User:
        <ul>
            <li>Click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Add User</span></li>
            <li>Enter the user's id in the text box and select the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">imageCheckOut</span> checkbox</li>
            <li>Click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Submit New User</span></li>
        </ul>
        </li>
        <li>User Group:
        <ul>
            <li>Click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Add Group</span></li>
            <li>Select the user group from the drop-down box and select the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">imageCheckOut</span> checkbox</li>
            <li>Click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Submit New User Group</span></li>
        </ul>
        </li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Next, you need to make sure the image group in which you placed the image in step 1 of <b>Image Mapping</b> is available at this node. If it is, go on to the next step, if not:
    <ul>
        <li>Click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Add Resource Group</span></li>
        <li>Select the image group from the drop-down box and select the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">available</span> checkbox</li>
        <li>Click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Submit New Resource Group</span></li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Finally, you need to make sure the computer group(s) selected in step 2 of <b>Image Mapping</b> are also available here. If so, you are finished.&nbsp; If not:
    <ul>
        <li>Click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Add Resource Group</span></li>
        <li>Select the computer group from the drop-down box and select the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">available</span> checkbox</li>
        <li>Click <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Submit New Resource Group</span></li>
    </ul>
    </li>
</ol>
<p>Now, the user or user groups you have added to this node will be able to make reservations for the new image.</p>
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