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You can use any virtual disk in a supported format as a template to deploy VMs in Abiquo - see Template compatibility table.
You can also check the available settings for VM templates when you edit a VM template on the Advanced tab. See https://abiquo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/doc/pages/311371311/Modify+a+VM+template#Edit-template-advanced-tab.
To create a VM template, you can install an operating system on a VM deployed directly on a hypervisor, and then save the virtual disk file in or OVA, and load it into Abiquo as a VM template.
To ensure that your VM template works correctly, follow these steps on the VM before you save it as a VM template and make it templates will deploy properly to VMs, follow the guidance below on your VMs before you load them as VM templates and make them available to your cloud users.
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