Modify a VM template

This page describes how to modify a VM template in private cloud.
For public cloud, see Modify a VM template in public cloud

Modify a virtual machine template

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Modify VM template disks

See Modify VM template disks

Edit VM template variables

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Share VM templates from the scopes tab

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Activate hardware profiles for a VM template

When you edit a VM template, you can recommend some hardware profiles for users when they create VMs from this template. You can also activate only the recommended hardware profiles.

By default, users can access all hardware profiles that are active in the infrastructure (see Create a hardware profile) and allowed for their enterprise (see Configure an enterprise in a cloud location).

To activate a set of selected hardware profiles for a VM template:

Go to Apps library → Public/Private → select region or datacenter → Templates
Edit a template
Go to Recommended
Select the hardware profiles to recommend for this template. When the user creates a VM, the platform will display (Recommended) beside them.
For shared templates, remember that the administrator must allow the user's tenant to access the hardware profiles. See Configure an enterprise in a cloud location.
To activate and display the recommended hardware profiles only, select the Enable only recommended HPs option

Activate datastore tiers for a VM template

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Add a bootstrap script to a VM template

Add a bootstrap script to a VM template and the platform will add it to all VMs created from the template to use with the Cloud-init or similar options for Guest setup.

Before you begin:

Prepare a template that is compatible with cloud-init version 0.7.9 or above, or cloudbase-init, or a similar system
In private cloud, the platform will create an ISO disk for Configuration drive

To add a VM bootstrap configuration or script:

Go to Catalogue → Edit VM template
Go to Bootstrap
Paste your configuration or script in the Bootstrap script text box
Continue to configure the VM template or click Save to finish

Note: when you save VM disks to an instance template, Abiquo copies the VM bootstrap script to the instance template.

Edit template advanced tab

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Add tags to a VM template

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Manage VM templates with the API

API Documentation

For the Abiquo API documentation of this feature, see Abiquo API Resources and the page for this resource VirtualMachineTemplatesResource.

Pages related to VM templates

Main Apps library page with links to related pages: Catalogue view
Guest setup