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If there are no valid hardware profiles for a virtual machine template, then you cannot deploy a virtual machine created from this template.After you create the VM
Edit virtual machine
When you edit a virtual machine, Abiquo will display the hardware profile, CPU and RAM.
If the virtual machine is not deployed, you can change the hardware profile at any time. If the virtual machine is deployed and you are not using hot-add, shut down the virtual machine before making changes.
When the hardware profile is used in a deployed virtual machine, then the administrator cannot modify the hardware profile. However, the administrator can deactivate it.
After a hardware profile has been disableddeactivated, the user can continue to work with it until they undeploy the virtual machine. 
destroy the virtual machine.
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When you enable hardware profile mode, Abiquo automatically creates one hardware profile for each combination of CPU and RAM. . And assigns the hardware profiles to the virtual machines.
If a virtual machine matches a disabled profile, Abiquo will enable that profile instead of adding a new one.
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When you capture a virtual machine, Abiquo will create a hardware profile .When you capture a VM, Abiquo creates a hardware profilefor it, or resuse an existing HP.
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