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- Virtual machine and VM template tasks
- Supported tasks
- Create and provision a VM - vCenter
- Create and provision a VM - SCVMM
- Deploy a VM from a VM template - vCenter
- Deploy a VM from a VM template - SCVMM
- Clone a VM - vCenter
- Install the SA Agent on a VM
- Modify a VM - vCenter and SCVMM
- Migrate a VM - vCenter
- Migrate a VM - SCVMM
- Deactivate the SA Agent on a VM
- Delete a VM - vCenter and SCVMM
- Power on/off a VM - vCenter and SCVMM
- Suspend a VM - vCenter and SCVMM
- Pause a VM - SCVMM
- Reset a VM - vCenter
- Shut down a VM guest OS - vCenter and SCVMM
- Restart a VM guest OS - vCenter
- Convert a VM to a VM template - vCenter
- Convert a VM to a VM template - SCVMM
- Modify a VM template - vCenter and SCVMM
- Delete a VM template - vCenter and SCVMM
Modify a VM template - vCenter and SCVMM
This section describes how to modify certain aspects of a VM template. The following table shows the actions you can perform with an agent-managed VM template and an agentless VM template.
To modify other aspects of the VM template, you must deploy a VM from the VM template, modify the VM, and convert the modified VM to a new VM template. For more information, see Deploy a VM from a VM template - vCenter and Convert a VM to a VM template - vCenter .
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Open the VM template |
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Modify the name and description |
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Modify the customer with which the VM template is associated |
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Modify the Server Use setting |
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Add, modify, and delete custom attributes |
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Create a snapshot specification with the VM template |
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Deactivate the SA Agent on the VM template |
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Deploy a VM from the VM template |
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Delete the VM template |
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Reload data about the VM template |
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View event history for the VM template |
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Add the VM template to a device group |
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Attach software policies to the VM template |
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Attach patch policies to the VM template |
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Attach patch policies to the VM template |
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Attach application configurations to the VM template |
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Create an audit with the VM template |
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Export patch information from the VM template |
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Open the VM template with HPE Service Automation Visualizer |
- In the SA Client, select the Virtualization tab to display your virtualization inventory.
- Navigate to the VM template you want to modify.
- Select the VM template and right-click or select the Actions menu. Select Open to display the VM template in a separate window.
- Navigate to the desired view of the VM template by selecting one of the tabs labeled Information, Relationships, and Inventory.
- Use the navigation pane on the left to locate the elements of the VM template you want to change, and make your changes.
- Select the File > Revert menu to discard your changes.
Select the File > Save menu to save your changes.
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