Deploying a Virtual Machine Template

A virtual machine template cannot be run as a virtual machine. To be able to run it as a virtual machine, you should create a virtual machine that will have the same configuration as the template has.

There are two ways of creating a virtual machine from a template:

Convert a template into a virtual machine.
Deploy a template to a new virtual machine.

If you convert a virtual machine template into a virtual machine, its icon will be moved from the virtual machines list, and you will be able to use it as a virtual machine.

If you deploy a virtual machine template to a virtual machine, the Deploy Virtual Machine Template assistant will create a new virtual machine, but the template will not be removed from the Parallels Virtual Machines list .

To convert a virtual machine template into a virtual machine:

Launch Parallels Desktop.
In the Parallels Virtual Machines list , right-click the virtual machine template you want to convert into a virtual machine and choose Convert to Virtual Machine from the shortcut menu.
The virtual machine template will be processed into a virtual machine and will change its icon.

To deploy a virtual machine template to a new virtual machine:

Launch Parallels Desktop.
In the Parallels Virtual Machines list , click the virtual machine template you want to be deployed to a virtual machine and click Create or right-click the template and choose Deploy to Virtual Machine from the shortcut menu. Deploy Virtual Machine Template Assistant will start.
In the Name and Location window, specify the name and location for the virtual machine and click Deploy . You can use the Choose button to change the location.
By default, the virtual machine files will be placed to the following folder on your Mac: /Users/UserName/Documents/Parallels/<Virtual Machine Template Name>/.
In the Deployment Finished window, click Done to close the assistant.

The resulting virtual machine will have the same configuration as the original template.