Creating a VM from a template
You can create one or more VMs from a VM template. While creating VMs:
•The VM template must exist in the vSphere Client.
•Creating a VM has the same prerequisites as creating a datastore. For more information, see “Adding a new datastore” (page 52). During the process of creating the new VM, one or more new datastore are created.
•All of the files associated with the new VMs are created on the new datastores.
•If the template contains an RDM, the operation will fail during the process of creating the new VM.
NOTE: When VMware converts a VM to a template, all RDMs are converted to empty virtual disks (VMDKs). Therefore, VMs created from this template will not have associated RDMs. For more information, see Virtual Disk Compatibility Modes in the VMware vSphere Online Library.
•If a cluster is used to initiate the VM creation, all hosts in the cluster must be zoned to the storage and hostgroups must be configured.
To create one or more VMs from a template:
1.Start the vSphere Client.
2.Use one of the following methods to start the Create Virtual Machines wizard:
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•Select a VM template in the inventory tree, click Storage Tools in the HP Management pane, and then click the Create Virtual Machines link.
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The Create Virtual Machines – Specify VMs window opens. See Figure 33 (page 59).
Figure 33 Create Virtual Machines – Specify VMs window
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