Managing Virtual Machine Templates

If you need to create several virtual machines with a similar configuration, you can create a virtual machine template and use it to create new virtual machines.

To create a virtual machine template, you can use one of these ways:

• Convert an existing virtual machine into a virtual machine template. In this case, the virtual machine will be moved from the virtual machines list to the templates list once the conversion is complete. It means that the virtual machine will be available as a template only (e.g. you will not be able to run it).
• Clone an existing virtual machine to a virtual machine template. By cloning a virtual machine, you create its exact copy and can use it to create virtual machines with the same configuration.