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VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide About Templates A template is a virtual machine image loaded with an operating system, applications and data. You can think of a template as a raw virtual machine. Once you "publish" a template, you can lay the foundation for multimachine configurations without reinstalling software or performing setup tasks again. The use of templates ensures that virtual machines are consistently configured with operating systems, versions, system packs, and more across an entire organization. VMware recommends installing LM Tools on templates. LM Tools requires VMware Tools and is a feature that allows Lab Manager to configure network settings (IP address, MAC address, Security Identifier, and more) for virtual machines. These tools save you the trouble of manually configuring the settings. See "Installing LM Tools" on page 61 for more information. Accessing the Templates Page Use the Templates link in the left pane to access the Templates page. The page includes these elements: „ Console - Provides access to the virtual machine console through the thumbnail icon. „ Template Name - Provides a mouseover menu to perform certain operations on the template. „ Status - Indicates whether the template is deployed, published, or in the midst of such operations as importing, exporting, copying, and cloning. „ Owner - Shows the owner of the template. „ VM Type - Indicates the virtualization technology (ESX Server). „ Sharing - Indicates whether the template is shared among users. Private templates are available only to the owners. „ LM Tools - Indicates whether the template has LM Tools. VMware recommends installing LM Tools. „ VMware Tools - Indicates whether the template has VMware Tools. VMware recommends installing VMware Tools. „ Date Deployed - Shows the date and time of the last deploy operation. „ Filter - View a subset of the templates. In the field to the left of the Filter button, enter text that appears in the attributes of the templates you want to view. 46 VMware, Inc.

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VMware® Lab Manager User’s Guide
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VMware, Inc.
About Templates
A template is a virtual machine image loaded with an operating system, applications
and data. You can think of a template as a raw virtual machine.
Once you “publish” a template, you can lay the foundation for multimachine
configurations without reinstalling software or performing setup tasks again. The use
of templates ensures that virtual machines are consistently configured with operating
systems, versions, system packs, and more across an entire organization.
VMware recommends installing LM Tools on templates. LM Tools requires VMware
Tools and is a feature that allows Lab Manager to configure network settings (IP
address, MAC address, Security Identifier, and more) for virtual machines. These tools
save you the trouble of manually configuring the settings. See
“Installing LM Tools”
on
page 61 for more information.
Accessing the Templates Page
Use the
Templates
link in the left pane to access the Templates page. The page includes
these elements:
Console
– Provides access to the virtual machine console through the thumbnail
icon.
Template Name
– Provides a mouseover menu to perform certain operations on
the template.
Status
– Indicates whether the template is deployed, published, or in the midst of
such operations as importing, exporting, copying, and cloning.
Owner
– Shows the owner of the template.
VM Type
– Indicates the virtualization technology (ESX Server).
Sharing
– Indicates whether the template is shared among users. Private templates
are available only to the owners.
LM Tools
– Indicates whether the template has LM Tools. VMware recommends
installing LM Tools.
VMware Tools
– Indicates whether the template has VMware Tools. VMware
recommends installing VMware Tools.
Date Deployed
– Shows the date and time of the last deploy operation.
Filter
– View a subset of the templates. In the field to the left of the
Filter
button,
enter text that appears in the attributes of the templates you want to view.