vSphere Virtual Machine Administration - VMware Documentation
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration - VMware Documentation
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration - VMware Documentation
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<strong>vSphere</strong> <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> <strong>Administration</strong><br />
4 Select a Resource for a <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> Template on page 43<br />
When you deploy a virtual machine template, select a host or cluster resource for the template. The<br />
template must be registered with an ESXi host. The host handles all requests for the template and must<br />
be running when you create a virtual machine from the template.<br />
5 Select a Datastore for the <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> Template on page 43<br />
Each virtual machine or virtual machine template requires a folder or directory for its virtual disks<br />
and files. When you create a virtual machine or template to deploy to the vCenter Server inventory,<br />
select a datastore or datastore cluster for the virtual machine's configuration and other files and all of<br />
the virtual disks. Each datastore can have a different size, speed, availability, and other properties.<br />
6 Finish <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> Template Creation on page 44<br />
Before you deploy the template, you can review the template settings.<br />
Start the Clone a Template to a Template Task<br />
To make changes to a template and preserve the state of the original template, you clone the template to a<br />
template.<br />
You can open the New <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> wizard from any object in the inventory that is a valid parent object<br />
of a virtual machine, or directly from the template. The wizard provides several options for creating and<br />
deploying virtual machines and templates.<br />
If you open the wizard from a template, the Select a creation type page does not appear.<br />
Procedure<br />
u<br />
Select to clone a template to a template.<br />
Option<br />
Open the New <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong><br />
wizard from any object in the<br />
inventory<br />
Description<br />
a<br />
b<br />
Right-click any inventory object that is a valid parent object of a virtual<br />
machine, such as a datacenter, folder, cluster, resource pool, or host,<br />
and select New <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong>.<br />
Select Clone Template to Template and click Next.<br />
Open the Clone Template to<br />
Template wizard from a template<br />
a<br />
b<br />
The Select a name and folder page opens.<br />
Search or browse for a template.<br />
Right-click the template and select Clone.<br />
The Select a name and folder page opens.<br />
Select a Template to Clone in the <strong>vSphere</strong> Web Client<br />
If you started the New <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> wizard from an inventory object other than a template, you select a<br />
template to clone.<br />
This page appears only if you opened the wizard from a nontemplate inventory object, such as a host or<br />
cluster. If you opened the Convert Template to <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> wizard from a template, this page does not<br />
appear.<br />
Procedure<br />
1 Accept the default template, the template from which you opened the New <strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Machine</strong> wizard, or<br />
select a different template.<br />
2 Click Next.<br />
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