Virtual Machine Template

Cloning is a means of virtualization management. It is a very convenient way to install the system and the simplest backup method for virtual machines. It can better meet the requirements of rapid deployment of data centers. However, if you want to deploy a system on a large scale and clone a large number of virtual machines and management personnel, you will not be able to figure out who is the original Virtual Machine and who is the cloned Virtual Machine. Over time, you clone me, I clone you, and the system will be faulty at the end. This causes a lot of trouble. Here we will introduce a method to convert the virtual machine that is frequently cloned into a template, so that you can easily clone the virtual machine without confusion.

Cloning a virtual machine can save some time, but when a virtual machine needs to be cloned frequently, we can consider creating a template, install the required software and files on the prepared Virtual Machine and create a template. A template is the master image of a virtual machine. Many virtual machines can be deployed through this image. You can create a template by converting a virtual machine into a template, cloning a virtual machine as a template, or cloning another template. You can use this template to derive or clone multiple virtual machines. You can directly convert a VM to a template instead of making a copy by cloning it. After the template is converted to a template, you cannot edit or start the template, and the VM to a template must be in the shutdown state; otherwise, the conversion will fail.

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Virtual Machine Template