Specifications

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In addition, the VMM provisioning service can utilize storage-attached network (SAN) systems to
facilitate the rapid provisioning of large virtual machine images.
Administrator Provisioning
Administrators can quickly build new virtual machines from the Administrator Console using templates
provided from the VMM library. These templates are base configurations that help speed the
deployment of new virtual machines and ensure standard hardware and software configurations are
used. Figure 5 shows the interface used to select the template for new VM.
Figure 5. Use of templates speeds the deployment of new virtual machines
After selecting the appropriate template, a wizard-based task flow offers step-by-step guidance for
building a virtual machine from configuration to deployment. Figure 6 and Figure 7 show different
stages in creating a new virtual machine from a template.