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Modify a virtual machine template
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Before you begin:
Log in or switch enterprises to the tenant that owns the template
To modify a VM template:
Go to Catalogue → Virtual machine templates
Select Private or Public cloud
Select a datacenter or cloud location
Select the template and click on the control menu button in the top-right corner and select Edit
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Privileges: Manage VM templates from Catalogue, Manage virtual machine template extra charges |
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In private cloud datacenters, standard templates have disks that will deploy to the hypervisor datastore, in contrast to persistent templates that have disks on external storage volumes. This documentation describes standard templates.
Edit template general information
Enter the general information about the template as follows:
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Enter a Name to identify the template. This is the default name in the hypervisor of the VMs that users create from the template
Optionally, select the Category in which the template will appear for users
If you are not using hardware profiles only, enter default values for CPU and RAM
For the Min values of CPU or RAM. If 0 or empty, then there is no minimum. You cannot set a minimum below the current template value. Changes apply to new VMs, not existing VMs.
For the Max values of CPU or RAM. If 0 or empty, then there is no maximum. Changes apply to new VMs, not existing VMs.
For Cores per socket, the number of CPUs must be divisible by the number of cores per socket. The maximum value is 32
For the Icon, enter a URL with a public IP address, not localhost or 127.0.0.1. It may contain the IP address of the API server.
We recommend square images of size 128x128 pixels with a transparent background. Compatible formats are PNG, JPG, and GIF.
If an administrator shares the template with other tenants, then this icon will display for their users
If you change the icon of a template with instance templates, when you create the next instance, it will have the new icon
If you do not set an Icon, the platform will use the default VM icon from the UI theme
If the Operating System is set on the Advanced tab, and you don't set an icon, the platform may display the icon for a specific OS type or a generic OS type. The platform will not assign this icon to VMs.
See Configure default template icons by operating system type
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Troubleshooting minimum and maximum CPU and RAM values
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The platform stores 0 as an empty value, so if you enter "0", it will disappear!
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If users edit existing VMs that already had out-of-range values, the platform displays a warning but does not enforce the range.
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Changes can affect recommended hardware profiles on the Advanced tab, so you may need to review them
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Modify VM template disks
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When you edit a VM template, you can add cost codes for extra charges for cloud billing.
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Add tags to a VM template
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When you edit a VM template, you can add tags to group resources and manage them in Control view. To manage tags for a template:
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Manage VM templates with the API
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API Documentation For the Abiquo API documentation of this feature, see Abiquo API Resources and the page for this resource VirtualMachineTemplatesResource. |
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