Users Guide

NOTE: Initially, a newly created or a cloned template appears in a Draft state on the Template page and remains in the
same state until published.
The following component types can be configured in a template:
• Storage
• Server
• Cluster
• Virtual Machine
• Application
NOTE: While building a template, it is recommended to first provision the physical resources, then configure virtual
resources and lastly configure application settings to be deployed on the resources.
On this page, you can:
• Build and Publish a template
• Delete a Template
• Import a Template
• Deploy a Service
NOTE: The Deploy Service functionality is applicable only on published templates.
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Building and publishing template
Building and publishing template
After creating a template using the Create Template dialog box, to start building a customized template using the Template Builder
page, perform the following steps:
1. To add a component type to your template, click the respective component icon on top of the Template Builder.
The corresponding <component type> component dialog box is displayed.
2. From the Select a Component drop-down list, select the component that you want to add.
3. In the # of Instances box, enter the number of component instances that you want to include in a template.
4. Under Associated Resources, perform one of the following actions:
• When you are adding a new component to a template, if you want to associate the component with all the existing
components, click Associate All resources.
The new component automatically associated with the existing components.
• When you are adding a new component to a template, if you want to associate the component only with the selected
components, click Associate Selected Resources, and then select the components to associate as needed.
Based on the component type, specific settings and properties appear automatically that are required and can be edited. For
more information about the specific component type settings, see Component Types.
5. Click Add to add the component to the Template Builder.
6. Repeat the steps 1 through 5 to add multiple components.
7. After you complete adding components to your template, click Publish Template. Publishing a template indicates that a
template is ready for deployment.
If a template is not published, it cannot be deployed and remains in the Draft state until published.
8. After publishing a template, you can use the template to deploy a service in the Services page.
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