how to use cloud profile ?

[stes]

platform host solaris 11.4 Version 6.0.0_BETA2 r126642 (Qt5.6.2)

I followed the instructions at https://cloud.oracle.com/tryit to sign up for "OCI" (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure).

Then the instructions at:
https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/iaas/Cont ... ey.htm#How

to add a public key generated with openssl (the API signing key) in OCI.

Next in virtual box I can add under "Cloud Profile Manager" a profile: filling out the info for


compartement OCID (this is for the root apparently the same as tenancy OCID)
fingerprint
key_file
pass_phrase
region eu-frankfurt-1
tenancy OCID
user OCID



Finally I obtain (after clicking Apply and Close) :
VBoxManage list cloudprofiles
Name: clstes
Provider GUID: 54e11de4-afcc-47fb-9c39-b24244cfa044

VBoxManage list cloudproviders
Supported 1 cloud providers:
Name: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Short Name: OCI
GUID: 54e11de4-afcc-47fb-9c39-b24244cfa044


Question now is how to use this cloud profile please ? The UserManual is not helping me on this ...

The manual says "• OCI Integration: implemented support for exporting a VM to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure" but I am overlooking something as I don't see how to do this now.

Thanks!

[stes]

Looking around, well hidden in a menu, there is

File -> Export Appliance

and "Format" . If one selects "Format" there is a choice (for me) of OVF 0.9, 1.0 , 2.0 and ... "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure".

So I suspect the way to use the cloud profile is to subsequently "Export Appliance" in format "OCI".

This is actually not so well documented, but it is logical. The "import appliance" has only OVF it seems, I was thinking that perhaps import of a VM created on OCI may be interesting as well (on a local VirtualBox installation).