Templates
A template is a reusable configuration for virtual machines. When users launch VMs, they can choose from a list of templates. A template is a virtual disk image that includes an OS type and is associated with a hypervisor type.
Template details:
Name: Name of the template
Hypervisor: Hypervisor of the template
State: Description of the template
ID: Template ID
Zone ID: ID of the zone where the template is available
Display Text: Description of the template
Type: Type of template, whether public or private
OS Type: OS type of the template
Password Enabled: Whether the template has password change script installed
Public: Whether the template is accessible to all users of the service
Account: Account to which the template belongs
Domain: Domain to which the template belongs
Created: Timestamp when the template was created
Adding a Template
- Click Add New.
- Specify the following:
- Name: Name for the template
- Display Text: Description of the template
- URL: The URL that hosts the image
- Zone: Zone where the template will be available
- OS Type: Select the OS type of the image
- Hypervisor: Hypervisor type
- Format: Image format
- Password Enabled: Specify yes for password reset feature that allows users to set a temporary admin or root password as well as reset the existing admin or root password.
- Select the check box to accept the terms and conditions and click OK.