Creating a RAS Template

Note: To create a template from an existing virtual machine, the guest OS (Windows) must be configured to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.

To create a RAS Template:

1. In the RAS Console, navigate to Farm / Site / VDI Hosts.
2. Select the RAS Templates tab in the right pane.
3. In the Tasks drop-down menu, click Add.
4. In the Guest VM List dialog, select a guest VM from which you would like to create a RAS Template and click OK.
5. In the next step, Parallels Remote Application Server will check if the source VM has the RAS Guest VM Agent installed. If the agent is not installed, click Install and then specify credentials to log into Windows in the VM. Click Done when finished. If the automatic installation of the RAS Guest VM Agent fails (e.g. an SMB share is not available or the firewall rules don't allow to perform a push installation), try installing it manually by running the main Parallels Remote Application Server installer (RASInstaller.msi) in Windows in the VM. Use the Custom installation option and select the RAS Guest VM Agent component to install.
6. In the Guest VM Agent Information dialog, click the Make Template button to create a RAS Template.
7. The source VM will be powered off and the template creation process will begin.

Read on to learn how to configure a RAS Template.