Creating a virtual machine template

To create a virtual machine with the selected operating system, you must first create a template for it.

To create a template for a virtual machine:

  1. In the Sandbox web interface window, select the Templates & Storage section.
  2. Go to the Templates section.
  3. From the Add drop-down list, select Create template.

    This opens the template creation window.

  4. At the Preparing the image step:
    1. In the Name field, type the name of the template.
    2. In the Description field, enter the template description. This field is optional.
    3. In the OS image drop-down list, do one of the following:
      • Select the operating system image that you want to use for the template from the list of available images.

        For an image to be displayed in the list, you must first upload it to Storage.

      • To upload the operating system image, click the Upload link, select the relevant file, and click Open.

        The uploaded file must have the ISO extension.

  5. Click Proceed.
  6. At the Customizing the template step, do one of the following:
    1. In the Mount ISO drop-down list, select the image of the application that you want to install in the operating system.

      For the image to be displayed in the list, do one of the following:

      • Upload the image to Storage.
      • In the Mount ISO drop-down list, click the Upload link, select the relevant file, and click Open.

        The uploaded file must have the ISO extension.

    2. If you want to unmount the installed image, in the Mount ISO drop-down list, click the Unmount_icon_SB_component icon next this image.
    3. Configure the operating system and installed software.
    4. In the Shut down drop-down list, you can do one of the following:
      • Shut down if you want to shut down the system while saving the results of running applications.
      • Power off if you want to shut down the system without saving the results.

        If a template is enabled, you cannot create a virtual machine from it, and you cannot export the template. If you want to continue configuring the template, enable it.

The virtual machine template is created. You can create a virtual machine based on it.

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