Manage instance templates in public cloud

When you create an instance template to save VM disks, the platform creates a custom template in the public cloud provider and adds its details to the Apps Library, which is a cache of template details.

In a public cloud region, the instance template is independent of the original master template. The platform saves the VM configuration as part of the custom template. To ensure that you can identify relationships between templates, name your instances carefully. 

The platform will identify the public cloud image by the cloud provider's identifier. For example in AWS, an EBS image is identified by its AMI identifier. The name you assign to an instance may be stored in another format such as a tag. 

The platform does not update templates in the public cloud provider so any changes that you make to templates in the platform will apply in the Apps Library only. For example, if you rename an instance template, this name will not apply in public cloud.

For details about deleting instance templates, see Delete private templates in public cloud 

To find an Abiquo instance that was deleted from the Apps library but not from the public cloud provider:

1. Go to Apps Library view, click on Import template
2. Select Private
3. To search for the template by the Name field, enter the name you gave your Abiquo instance template when you created it. Or in OCI, enter the Template ID
4. Click Search