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For very large files, it may be convenient to use another method of adding templates
If you do not have any hypervisors, the platform will convert the template into ALL possible hypervisor formats. So before you add templates, add your hypervisors to save space on the NFS repository. See V2V Conversion.
To add a new template from a disk in a local file:
Go to Apps library
Select the datacenter
On the Virtual machine templates tab, at the bottom of the templates panel, click the + add button
Select Create from local or ISO file
General information
Enter the General information to create a new VM template
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Field | Value |
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Name | A short name to identify the VM template. |
Description | A description of the services and applications installed on the VM template |
Category | Select a category to organize the template. See Manage VM templates#OrganizeVMtemplatesintocategories. |
CPU | Number of CPUs to assign to VMs from this template. If you are not sure, you can edit the template later |
RAM | RAM for VMs from this template in MB, GB, or TB. If you are not sure, you can edit the template later |
Cores per socket | Must be a divisor of CPUs |
Icon | The URL of the template's icon in PNG, JPG or GIF format. Enter a complete URL with an IP address that is not localhost or 127.0.0.1. It may be a URL on a platform server.
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Disks
Go to Disks and click the + add button
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You can edit the uploaded disk but you cannot delete it before you save the template.
You cannot resize the primary disk before you deploy the VM
Variables
Optionally go to Variables and enter variables as Key and Value pairs.
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We recommend that you do not store confidential information in variables.
Advanced
Go to Advanced
Configure the Operating system and OS version for VMware and icon display. See:
To use the latest version of an operating system, do not set the OS version.
Enter the default User and Password of the template for VM remote access
Select the NIC driver. For all private cloud hypervisors, the platform supports E1000 drivers.
On ESXi and vCloud, it also supports PCNet32 and VMXNET3. On KVM, it also supports VIRTIO drivers
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