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This page describes the feature to deploy OVAs in the original release version. For full documentation, see Deploy a VM from an OVA with parameters and the related page Upload OVA templates from the local filesystem |
In Abiquo 5.2.1+, you can deploy VMs from templates created from OVAs with parameters.
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Documentation: Deploy a VM from an OVA with parameters
You will need a compatible OVA template with guest tools.
Abiquo supports OVAs like the ones you can create using VMware systems for working with vCenter or vCenter clusters, and the OVA can contain one VM with multiple disks.
In Abiquo, first create a VM template from the OVA as usual by uploading the OVA. See Add VM templates to the catalogue.
Go to the Apps library Catalogue for your datacenter and to add the new VM template, upload the OVA file.
You can then edit the template and create variables to match your OVF parameters, using the prefix ovfenv.
When you create a VM from the template, the platform will add these variables to the VM. You can then edit the VM and update, change, or add variables as required.
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