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c. From OS Image drop-down list, select an OS for a hypervisor (Example: ESXi 5.1) which is

configured to be deployed within your ASM managed environment.

5. Under Network Settings section, update the network settings accordingly for the hypervisor you are

deploying and for the configured networks in your environment.

6. In the Template Builder, select the cluster component, click Edit in the box that is displayed, and

then configure the .following settings in the Cluster Component dialog box.

7. In the Component Name text box, type the component name. (Optional)

8. Under Related Components, select corresponding components. (Optional)

9. Under Cluster Settings, perform the following:

a. From the Target Hypervisor drop-down list, select the target vCenter.

b. In the Data Center Name and Cluster Name boxes, type the corresponding names.

10. In the Template Builder, select the virtual machine component, click Edit in the box that is displayed,

and then perform the following configuration in the

Virtual Machine Component dialog box. Repeat

the following steps for each virtual machine in the cluster.

a. Under Virtual Machine OS Settings, perform the following:

1. In the Administrator password text box, type the administrator password and type the

password again in the Confirm administrator password box to confirm.

NOTE: It is critical to update the password within this template. The value in the

template is masked, but the actual password is not set. If this password is not set, you

cannot log in to the deployed server.

2. From OS Image drop-down list, select an OS image that is configured to be deployed in

your ASM managed environment.

3. From OS Image Type drop-down list, select an OS image type that corresponds to the type

of OS image you have selected.

b. Under the Virtual Machine Settings section, if the defaults values are not required then edit the

Number of CPUs, Virtual Disk Size, and Memory in MB.

11. To save the settings, click Save.

12. To publish the template, click Publish Template.

The template is now ready to be deployed.

Template – deploy virtual machines to cluster

This template deploys two virtual machines to an existing cluster in vCenter.

1. In the Templates page, select the Deploy VMs to Cluster template, and then click Clone in the right

pane.

2. In the Create Template dialog box, enter the Template Name and Template Description for the

template.

3. Click Save.

4. In the Template Builder, select the cluster component, click Edit in the box that is displayed, and

then configure the following settings in the Cluster Component dialog box.

a. In the Component Name box, type the component name. (Optional)

b. Under Cluster Settings, configure the following: