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To save a configuration of a group of VMs as a blueprint (, which is called a virtual appliance spec):

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Privileges: Manage virtual appliance specs

  1. Go to myCloud → Virtual datacenters → → Virtual datacenters → Virtual appliances

  2. Open the virtual appliance

  3. Go to the virtual appliance options menu → select Create new spec

  4. Enter spec details

    1. The Description should identify the spec and the current version for the user

    2. For the Icon, enter a URL

      1. This URL must have a public IP address, not localhost or 127.0.0.1. It may contain the IP address of the API server. Use the same protocol as the server to avoid mixed content errors

      2. Square icon images with a size of 128x128 pixels and a transparent background look best. The compatible image formats are PNG, JPG, and GIF.

      3. Click Validate to check the display of the Icon

  5. If your user role has the privilege to Allow user to switch enterprises, you can also do the following steps

    1. Go to Scopes and select scopes to share the spec with the tenants in those scopes

    2. Go to Locations and select datacenters and public cloud regions where users can work with the spec

  6. Click Save

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To save VM disks as templates, see Create instances to save Save VM disks to templatescreate an instance template.