Users Guide

a customization spec, ensure that you have created a spec and added it to the vCenter inventory. For more information on creating
a customization spec, see Creating customization specification for vCenter virtual machine clone.
NOTE: Customization specification only applies to VMware virtual machine clone.
To deploy customization specification for vCenter virtual machine clone:
1. Click Templates.
2. Create and edit the template. For more information on creating a template, seeCreating template.
3. On the Template Builder page, click Add VM.
The Virtual Machine Component window is displayed.
4. Select Clone vCenter Virtual Machine from the Select a Component drop-down menu.
5. Under the Associated Resources section, select Associate Selected Resources to associate all or specific components to the
new component.
6. Click Continue.
7. Under Virtual Machine Settings, select or enter all the parameters. For more information on Virtual Machine Settings, see
Virtual Machine Settings.
8. To apply the settings and deploy the customization specification, click Add.
Creating customization specification for vCenter virtual machine clone
To create customization specification:
1. Log in to vCenter.
2. Click Inventory Management Customization Specification Manager.
3. Enter the settings such as host name, domain name, time zone, and network.
4. Click Finish.
Application
The Application component is configured on top of virtual resources in ASM. However, an application component can be installed
on a physical server that has a non-ESXi OS and non-Hyper-V OS.
ASM provisions multiple applications for deployment.
After selecting Application component on the template builder page, perform the following actions:
1. In the Application Component dialog box, from the Select a Component drop-down list, select the application that you want
to configure on the virtual machines.
2. In the # of Instances box, enter the number of application instances.
3. Under Related Components, select the components that you want to map with the application instance. For more information
about valid component combinations that can be mapped together in a template, see Component Combinations in Templates
4. Click Continue.
Based on your application select, the page displays the application properties for you to configure.
5. Under Application Settings, specify the application properties.
See Application Components Settings.
6. Click Add.
Adding application
To add application to a template:
1. Click Templates.
2. Select the template you want to edit and click Edit on the right pane.
The template details page is displayed.
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