Add Virtual Machine Templates
Step 1: Go to Configure > Virtual Machines
- Click onConfigurein the top menu and selectVirtual Machines.In theVM Templatestab, click onAdd Virtual Machine Template.
- Name the new template and click onNext.
- Choose the OS details, like image type, OS type, version, and ISO file.Choose from a list of previously added Local ISO Images, Network Images, or Virtual Disk Images. See the Add Images section for detailed steps.
- Click onNext.Fill in resource allocation. The minimum values are listed below.Ubuntu Linux:
- CPU: 2 Cores
- Memory: 2048 MB
- Storage: 20 GB
Windows 10:- CPU: 2 Cores
- Memory: 2048 MB
- Storage: 32 GB
- Click onNext.In the next screen, you can select a vGPU from the list displayed.However, the vGPU list will not be displayed if it is not installed.
- Once a vGPU is selected, you can select the Display Mapping and choose the dedicated PCI and USB devices from the existing list, if needed, for your Virtual Machine.Display Mapping is disabled if the vGPU has not been selected. Select a vGPU to proceed with the display mapping or continue without specifying the display mapping, in which case the virtual machine template will not support the IDV feature.
- Click onNext.Choose the Firmware type and Network connection and then selectYesif you want to auto start the Virtual Machine on Host boot up. Else, selectNo.Network image installation is supported only on the Bridge network. Hence, Bridge network will be automatically selected if you choose Network image. However, the Network type can be changed after the installation.In case of proxy network, virtual machine created with NAT network should be configured with proxy to access the internet.
- Click onNext.Enter theUsernameandPasswordto create the Virtual Machine credentials.However, you cannot create aUsernameandPasswordfor a Windows Virtual Machine.
- Click onNext.In this screen, you can review the details for the Virtual Machine being created and go back to previous steps to make changes, if needed.
- Click onInstall.You will see a notification letting you know that a new Virtual Machine template is added.
- Once the Virtual Machine template is created, you can edit, delete, and view details about the template by clicking onEdit,Delete,orView Detailsbutton in theVM Templatestab.