Upload OVA templates from the local filesystem

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.

Privileges: Upload virtual machine template

The enterprise where you upload the template will be the owner of the template. To modify this template, you must be in the owner enterprise

Before you begin, check these requirements:

The platform reads OVA files such as those created with VMware and from the VM marketplace
The file name must have the .ova extension
You can upload a multi-disk template for a single VM (virtual system)
The OVA file must contain an OVF description file for the template
The platform uses the Name tag in the VirtualSystem as the template name. If the Name is not set, the platform falls back to the ID. See OVF reference.
To deploy a VM from an OVA with parameters, the template must have guest tools. See Deploy a VM from an OVA with parameters

For very large files, it may be convenient to use another method of adding templates. For example, see Appliance manager template API upload and download
If you do not have any hypervisors, the platform will convert the template into ALL possible hypervisor formats. So before you add templates to your Catalogue, add one physical machine of each hypervisor type that you will require conversions for. This will reduce unnecessary use of the NFS repository space. For more details, see Modify VM template disks in the section on Manage VM template disk conversions.

To add a new template from an OVA file

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 upload the file. When the template has been created, Abiquo will open the Edit template dialog.
Check the template details. For full details of how to edit a template, see Modify 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 as Variables. See Deploy a VM from an OVA with parameters.
Click Save

Related links

For general information about Abiquo templates, see Catalogue view
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
Deploy a VM from an OVA with parameters