Creating a Virtual Machine Template

If you need to create a number of virtual machines with same configuration, you can create a virtual machine template and use it to create new virtual machines.

There are two ways of creating a virtual machine template:

• Convert an existing virtual machine into a virtual machine template.
• Clone an existing virtual machine to a virtual machine template.

If you choose to convert a virtual machine into a template, this virtual machine will change its operating system icon to a template icon in the list of virtual machines and it will be available as a template only. You will not be able to run it as a virtual machine.

If you do not want to convert a virtual machine into a template but need to make a copy of it with the same configuration, you can make a clone of this virtual machine that will be used as a template.

To convert an existing virtual machine into a template:

1. Launch Parallels Workstation Extreme.
2. Choose the virtual machine you want to convert into a template in the left pane of the Parallels Workstation Extreme window.
3. Choose Convert to Template from the File menu or right-click the virtual machine's name in the left pane of the Parallels Workstation Extreme window and choose Convert to Template from the shortcut menu.
4. The virtual machine will become a template and will have a different icon indicating that it is a template.

To clone a virtual machine to a template:

1. Launch Parallels Workstation Extreme.
2. Choose the virtual machine you want to clone to a template in the left pane of the Parallels Workstation Extreme window.
3. Start Clone to Template Virtual Machine Wizard by choosing Clone to Template from the File menu or by right-clicking the virtual machine's name in the left pane of the Parallels Workstation Extreme window and choosing Clone to Template from the shortcut menu.
4. In the Introduction window, click Next . To skip this window next time you start the wizard, select Always skip introduction .
5. In the Name and Location window, specify the name and location for the virtual machine template and click Clone . You can use the Choose button to change the location.

   

6. In the Creation Finished window, click Done to quit the wizard.