Export VM templates to datacenters and public cloud

Before you begin:

• Check cloud providers. See Introduction to mobility
• Prepare templates for export to public cloud according to the cloud provider's instructions. See Preparing Templates for Export to Public Cloud

To export a template to a datacenter or public cloud

1. Go to Apps library → select the private cloud datacenter where the VM template is stored.
2. Select the VM template and from its options menu, select Export
   
   
3. From the dialog, select Private or Public cloud.
   1. For public cloud
      1. select the public cloud provider and region
      2. select one bootable system disk.
   2. For private cloud
      1. select the datacenter
      2. select disks from the template to export.  
4. Click Export

Export templates with the API

Using the API you can perform the export using the VirtualMachineTemplates Resource with the same method as is used for promoting an instance template. The datacenter repository should be the destination of the export and the request payload should contain a link to the VM template to export. See https://wiki.abiquo.com/api/latest/VirtualMachineTemplatesResource.html#create-a-virtual-machine-template-in-a-datacenter-repository-by-download-promote-or-export