Modify VM template disks

To edit VM template disks in private cloud, edit a template and go to Disks.

To change the boot order of a disk

1. Click the pencil edit button near the Sequence number and enter a new number.  There must always be a boot disk in the 0 position, and the boot disk cannot be an empty disk.

To download a disk

1. Select the disk
2. Click the Download symbol on the right-hand side of the disk details

To add a disk:

1. Click the + Add button in the top right of the Disk dialog

2. Select one of the options: Disk from local file, Disk from iso file, Empty disk or Template disk.

3. Enter the Details of the disk as described here.

• Disk from local file

   Click here to display details of Disk from local file

  

  If you have not added any hypervisors yet, the V2V conversion process will generate conversions for ALL supported hypervisors

  For more details see GUI Create a disk from local file

  

• Disk from ISO file

   Click here to display details of Disk from ISO file

  

  For more details see GUI Create a disk from an ISO file

• Empty disk

   Click here to show/hide the details of an empty disk

  Enter the Capacity (or size) of the deployed disk and the disk Controller type and for SCSI disks, the Controller information.

  

  For more details see GUI Create an empty disk

  When you deploy the VM, the platform will create the empty disk on the hypervisor datastore.

  
  

• Template disk
  

  Select a template from the Apps library and then select a disk from the template. 

   Click here to show/hide the screenshot

  

  Abiquo will select the original disk, not the conversions. If you require other formats, generate conversions for these formats. 

Manage template disk conversions

Edit a template disk

 To edit a disk:

1. Select the Disk
2. Click the pencil Edit button and make changes as described below

For more details see GUI Edit virtual machine template disk

Delete a template disk

Before you begin, check that the template is not in use. A template is in use if it has deployed VMs or dependent instances. 

To delete a template disk:

1. Select the Disk to delete
2. Click the Delete trash can icon.