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VMware® Lab Manager User's Guide Creating Templates Use one of these methods to create a machine template: „ Import a machine template from a directory on your network. Use this option to incorporate a virtual machine external to Lab Manager. See "Importing Templates" on page 51. „ Install an operating system and other applications on a new template. See "Creating Templates from Scratch" on page 56. „ Use an active virtual machine in Lab Manager as the basis of a new template. See "Creating Templates from Active Virtual Machines in Lab Manager" on page 66. „ Clone or copy a template. See "Cloning Templates" on page 67 or "Copying Templates" on page 69. Updating Templates If you need to change an existing template with an update, such as a patch or service pack, complete these tasks: „ Unpublish the template. „ Deploy the template. „ Install the necessary updates. „ Shut down the virtual machine after completing all the necessary updates. „ Undeploy the template. „ Publish the template. „ (Optional) Share the template. As noted in "Creating Templates from Scratch" on page 56, installing an image on to a virtual machine involves loading it from a virtual CD. Refer to that section for guidelines on completing these bulleted tasks. 50 VMware, Inc.

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VMware® Lab Manager User’s Guide
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VMware, Inc.
Creating Templates
Use one of these methods to create a machine template:
Import a machine template from a directory on your network. Use this option to
incorporate a virtual machine external to Lab Manager. See
“Importing Templates”
on page 51.
Install an operating system and other applications on a new template. See
“Creating Templates from Scratch”
on page 56.
Use an active virtual machine in Lab Manager as the basis of a new template. See
“Creating Templates from Active Virtual Machines in Lab Manager”
on page 66.
Clone or copy a template. See
“Cloning Templates”
on page 67 or
“Copying
Templates”
on page 69.
Updating Templates
If you need to change an existing template with an update, such as a patch or service
pack, complete these tasks:
Unpublish the template.
Deploy the template.
Install the necessary updates.
Shut down the virtual machine after completing all the necessary updates.
Undeploy the template.
Publish the template.
(Optional) Share the template.
As noted in
“Creating Templates from Scratch”
on page 56, installing an image on to a
virtual machine involves loading it from a virtual CD. Refer to that section for
guidelines on completing these bulleted tasks.