In Virtual Machine Manager, a template is configured to include a standardized set of hardware and software configuration settings and can be used repeatedly to create virtual machines that share those settings. You can use the following procedure to create a template from an existing virtual hard disk, template, or virtual machine. To create a virtual machine template • In the Library view Actions pane, click New template to open the New Template Wizard. • On the Select Source page, use one of the following options to select the source for the new template: Option 1: Select Use an existing template or virtual hard disk stored in the library; click Select to open the Select Library Resource dialog box; click Group by, and then click Type to sort the entries into groups of templates and virtual hard disks; select the template or virtual hard disk that you want to use as the source for the new template; and then click OK. (You can also use the Library group and Look for fields to narrow the list of resources to choose from.). Important If you create a template from a virtual hard disk, Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server must be installed on it; The boot disk partition must be the same as the Windows partition; Virtual Server 2005 Virtual Machine Additions must be installed on it; and Sysprep.exe must have been run on this virtual hard disk. Option 2: Select From an existing virtual machine currently located on a host; click Select to open the Select Library Resource dialog box; click Group by, and then click Operating System (or click Owner) to sort the entries into groups; select the virtual machine that you want to use as the source for the new template; and then click OK. ![]() (You can also use the Library group and Look for fields to narrow the list of resources to choose from.) In the VHD containing OS drop-down list box, select the sysprepped virtual hard disk that contains the operating system you want to use on this template. Important If you create a template from a deployed virtual machine, the files associated with that virtual machine (.vhd,.iso, and so on) are copied from the host on which the virtual machine is deployed to the Library server, at the location the user specifies. Virtual Machine Manager indexes the files and adds the files to the library so that these files can be used by other templates in the future. • On the Template Identity page, configure the following options: In the Name field, type a name for the new template. In the Owner field, do one of the following: Option 1: If you want to specify yourself as the owner, accept the pre-populated value, DomainName Username. Option 2: If you want to specify another person as the owner, click Select to open the Select User dialog box. Type a domain account name under Enter the object name to select (click examples to view the available formats that you can use to specify the account), click Check Names to verify that the user account exists, and then click OK to close the Select User dialog box. ![]()
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