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When you create a VM template, to enable a hypervisor such as VMware ESXi to correctly configure VMs from the template, specify the guest operating system type and version.
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When you upload an OVA file into the Abiquo cloud platform, it will automatically read the operating system type and version from the OVF. But you can also edit the VM template in the catalog and define the guest operating system type and version in the Advanced section of the dialog. The platform also uses the guest operating system type for other purposes, for example, to display an appropriate icon, and you can configure the icon files for each OS type.
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The table below contains the values you should can enter to define the resulting operating system.
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