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Template Import Methods

You can import templates into the Apps library Catalogue using GUI upload, API download, manual upload of disk and OVF files, and template-repository.

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1. Copy the file(s) to the Abiquo NFS repository

   1. Create a separate directory for each OVF Package on the repository file system under the directory for your enterprise ID.
      The folders in the main repository folder match the Enterprise IDs from the Abiquo API. See EnterprisesResource#Listenterpriseidentifiersandnames
      We recommend that you use the same base name for the system disk and the OVF file.

      Code Block
      /opt/vm_repository/{idEnterprise}/{myFolder}/myVMTemplate.vmdk /opt/vm_repository/{idEnterprise}/{myFolder}/myVMTemplate_HardDisk.vhd /opt/vm_repository/{idEnterprise}/{myFolder}/myVMTemplate.ovf

      
      

   2. Copy the disk files (e.g. .vmdk, .vdi ...) and the OVF descriptor document (.ovf)

2. Refresh the Appliance Library Catalogue view of the repository

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   In Apps library Catalogue view, click the refresh button next to the name of your repository in the repository list.

   When you refresh the Apps libraryCatalogue, the platform will detect the vm_repository contents (and match them with the OVF description). The platform will convert valid disks to compatible formats for all the installed hypervisors. If there are no hypervisors installed, they will be converted to all formats. The templates will appear in the Apps library Catalogue view and as soon the conversion files are ready, they will be ready to deploy.

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