Templates

The Templates page shows the defined virtual machine templates that can be used to create KVM guests.

For each template, the following information is displayed:

OS
Name of the operating system or distribution.
Version
Version of the operating system or distribution.
CPUs
Number of processors that are defined for the template.
Memory
Amount of random access memory to be allocated, in MB.

The following actions can be selected for each template:

To add a template, click the plus (+) icon in the upper right of the display.

Edit template

Edit an existing template.

For each template, the following information is displayed:

Name
Name of the template.
Vendor
The name of the company that created the operating system or distribution that the template is configured to use.
Version
The version of the operating system or distribution that the template is configured to use.
CPU number
Number of processors that are defined for the template.
Memory
Amount of memory in MB to be allocated to the virtual machine.
Disk
Disk size in GB.
CDROM
File path to the location of the ISO file used to install the KVM guest.
Storage pool
Specific storage pool or the default storage pool.
Network
Default network interfaces available to the KVM guest. You can select multiple networks.
Fields that are not disabled can be edited. After you edit a field, click Save.

Add template

Add a template from source media. You can add your own ISO image to 'ISO' storage pool for following discovery.

Select the location of the source media from the following options:

Local ISO image
Select to scan storage pools for installation ISO images available on the system.
Remote ISO image
Select to specify a remote location for an installation ISO image.

Add template - local ISO image

Add a template from a local ISO image.

The ISO images available on the system are displayed.

OS
Name of the operating system or distribution.
Version
Version of the operating system or distribution.
Size
Size of the ISO image.

To create a template from an ISO image, choose from the following options: