User`s guide
Managing Virtual Machines 177
Deploying a Virtual Machine Template
A virtual machine template cannot be run as a virtual machine. To be able to run it as a virtual
machine, you should create a virtual machine that will have the same configuration the template
does.
There are two ways of creating a virtual machine from a template:
Convert a template into a virtual machine.
Deploy a template to a new virtual machine.
If you convert a virtual machine template into a virtual machine, its icon will be moved from the
templates list to the virtual machines list, and you will be able to use it as a virtual machine.
If you deploy a virtual machine template to a virtual machine, the Deploy Virtual Machine
Template wizard will create a new virtual machine, but the template will not be removed from
the templates list.
To convert a virtual machine template into a virtual machine:
1 Launch Parallels Desktop.
2 Select the virtual machine template you want to convert into a virtual machine in the left
pane of the Parallels Desktop window.
3 Choose Convert to Virtual Machine from the File menu or right-click the template's icon in the
left pane of the Parallels Desktop window and choose Convert to Virtual Machine from the
shortcut menu.
4 The virtual machine template will be processed into a virtual machine and will change its
icon.
To deploy a virtual machine template to a new virtual machine:
1 Launch Parallels Desktop.
2 Select the virtual machine template you want to be deployed to a virtual machine in the left
pane of the Parallels Desktop window.
3 Start Deploy Virtual Machine Template Wizard by choosing Deploy to Virtual Machine from
the File menu or by right-clicking the virtual machine template's name in the left pane of the
Parallels Desktop window and choosing Deploy to Virtual Machine from the shortcut menu.
4 In the Introduction window, click Next. To skip this window next time you start the wizard,
select Always skip introduction.
5 In the Name and Location window, specify the name and location for the virtual machine and
click Deploy. You can use the Choose button to change the location.