To make new VM templates available in the platform, add them to your Catalogue. In private cloud datacenters you can upload VM templates from a local filesystem in different formats. This document describes how to upload an OVA file from a local file system to create a VM template.
The enterprise where you upload and save the VM template will be the owner of the VM template. To modify this template, you must be in the owner enterprise, which means you must log into or switch to the owner enterprise). You can later share this template with other enterprises by selecting access lists (scopes).
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Go to Catalogue
In the Private cloud section, select the datacenter
On the Virtual machine templates tab, at the bottom of the templates panel, click the + add button
Select Create from OVA file
Click Select file and browse for the file.
Abiquo will display the File name.
Click Save. Abiquo will upload the file and create the template. When Abiquo has created the template, it will open the Edit template dialog
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Basic steps to configure a VM template
Here is a brief description of some initial steps to edit a VM template:
On the Disks tab, you can add an extra empty hard disk for your application data.
To add OVA parameters to all VMs, add them on the Variables tab. See Deploy a VM from an OVA with parameters.
On the Advanced tab, if your VM template requires UEFI boot, select the checkbox
For the User,enter the default user for the template
For the Password,enter the default password of the user on the VM template
Check and select the Operating system and if required, the OS version. For more details see Set the guest operating system for VMware
Click Save
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Advanced VM template configuration
To use advanced VM configuration with cloud_init or guest tools:
Install cloud_init (or cloudbase_init) or VMware guest tools on your VM template
Follow the steps on the page for your tool:
For a diagram and comparison of these features, see Guest setup
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Related links
For general information about Abiquo templates, see Catalogue view
Upload a template disk from the local filesystem for a single file.
For Abiquo OVF file specifications, see OVF reference
For Abiquo disk compatibility, see Template compatibility table
To upload or download templates, the AM remote service must use HTTPS. See Configure Abiquo Tomcat with HTTPS for Remote RS