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 Publish Template on the 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. Clear the Use Encryption Password check box from Backup Setting if you have not set
encryption password in Backup and Restore.
6. If you clear 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 the 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 must 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:
• To edit the template information, click Edit next to the Template Information section title.
• 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 that the permission is granted to one or more Standard users.
– Under Actions, you can:
* To publish the template, click Publish Template. Once it is published, it can be deployed as a
service.
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