VM ware

Chapter – 10

TEMPLATES
 10.Templates
10.1 Templates
 Base image that is used for creating New VM.
 It’s a Feature of Vcenter.
 It’s also called as Master Copy.
 The other name Golden Image.
 It’s a Time Saving process whenever new VM is created.
 Templates are Predefined Configuration Image file containing all the requirements of VM.
 Through Templates we can deploy VM within 30 Minutes.

10.2 To convert VM to Template

 Power Off VM (Offline Activity).
 Right Click on VM.
 Go to Templates.
 Click on Create Virtual Machine Template.
 The VM will be converted to Template.
10.3 To create VM through Template.
 Right Click on Template.
 Click on Create New VM.
 Enter Name of VM.
 Select Computer Resource.
 Select Storage
 3 Options will come
o Customize the Operating System – In this we can change Operating System Of the VM.
o Customize the VM Hardware – Here we can change Hardware of VM like Adding Hard Disk, Expanding Hard Disk,
Adding CPU and Memory etc.
o Power On Virtual Machine after Creation – By selecting this option automatically VM will start after creation.
 After that Click on Finish.
 VM will be created.
 Do all the Post Checks and Deliver the VM to Client

Note:
 Once VM is converted to Template we can’t Run the VM.
 If any application is crashed while converting VM to Template. Whenever we create VM through that Template. The VM
will be created with that crashed Application. To remove the Crashed Application.
 Convert Template to VM and Uninstall/Correct the application.
o Right Click On Template.
o Click on Convert to VM.
o Template will be Converted to VM.
o Uninstall/Correct the application.
o Again convert VM into Template.