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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
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
Optionally, select Guest setup option
Select Guest initial password to generate an initial password according to platform configuration
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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To use advanced VM configuration with cloud_init or guest tools:
For a diagram and comparison of these features, see Guest setup |
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The enterprise where you upload and save the template will be the owner of the template. To modify this template, you must be in the owner enterprise (log into or switch to the owner enterprise) |
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