Users Guide

Upload External Template

To upload a template which has imported from other instances of ASM:

1. Log in to other appliance where you want to upload the saved exported template.

2. Click Template on getting started page.

3. Click Upload External Template. Upload External Template window is displayed. click Browse

button just beside Select Template. It gives you option to select the exported file to upload.

4. Select the file from your directory where you have saved it.

5. Select Use Encryption Password from Backup Setting if you have set encryption password in Backup

and Restore. Deselect Use Encryption Password from Backup Setting if you have not set encryption

password in Backup and Restore.

6. If you deselect Use Encryption Password from Backup Setting, you get Encryption Password field,

there you must enter encryption password.

7. Enter template name in Template Name field.

8. Select template category from Template Category drop-down menu.

NOTE: Template description, Manage Server Firmware, Manage Server Permission are optional

to fill or select.

9. After you select template category, click Upload.

NOTE: After importing a template, you need to update environment specific setting in the

template which is required for deployment.

Editing template

You can edit an existing template to change the Draft state of the selected template to the published

state for deployment, or to modify the exiting components and their properties.

To edit a template, perform the following steps:

1. Click Templates.

2. Select a template, and click Edit.

3. Perform the necessary changes to the template.

4. Click Publish Template to make the template ready for deployment

From this page, you can:

• Click Edit next to the Template Information section title, to edit the template information.

• View the following information about the template in the Template Information section:

– Category — Displays the template category.

– Reference Firmware Repository — Displays the reference firmware repository.

– User Permissions — Displays one of the following:

* Disabled — Indicates the permission to access the template is not granted to any Standard

users.

* Enabled — Indicates the permission is granted to one or more Standard users.

– Under Actions, you can:

* Click Publish Template to publish the template. Once it is published it can be deployed as a

service.