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- a standard template to the Appliance Manager using the Appliance Manager API
- an OVA file to the Appliance Manager using the Appliance Manager API
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Template files
To upload a standard template you will need:
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To upload an OVA file you will need:
- diskFile
- OVA format with a filename extension of ".ova"
- can contain multiple disks
- no need to provide template metadata, e.g. disk capacity, because this is in the OVF descriptor file
Preparatory steps
Step 1. Retrieve the appliance manager base URI
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TIP: use qemu-img to determine the diskFileFormat and requiredHDInMB (=capacity for compressed formats) |
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Upload standard template example
The following example shows how to upload a single disk file named 'disk.vmdk' and metadata stored in file 'template.json' for the enterprise with id '1'
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<virtualmachinetemplate>
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<link title="a new template" rel="edit"
type="application/vnd.abiquo.virtualmachinetemplate+xml"
href="http://localhost:80/api/admin/enterprises/1/datacenterrepositories/1/virtualmachinetemplates/32" />
<link rel="template"
href="http://10.60.1.223:80/am/erepos/1/templates/1/10.60.1.223/1fc06416-6696-4b55-9d7c-d58bc51aaf5a/disk.vmdk" />
<link rel="diskfile"
href="http://10.60.1.223:80/am/files/1/10.60.1.223/1fc06416-6696-4b55-9d7c-d58bc51aaf5a/disk.vmdk" />
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</virtualmachinetemplate> |
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Upload OVA template example
To upload an OVA template, start by reading the above sections that describe the #Template Files and the #Preparatory Steps.
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