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Option Action
Thick Provision Eager Zeroed
Create a thick disk that supports clustering features such as Fault
Tolerance. Space required for the virtual disk is allocated at creation time.
In contrast to the thick provision lazy zeroed format, the data remaining
on the physical device is zeroed out during creation. It might take longer
to create disks in this format than to create other types of disks.
Thin Provision
Use the thin provisioned format. At first, a thin provisioned disk uses only
as much datastore space as the disk initially needs. If the thin disk needs
more space later, it can grow to the maximum capacity allocated to it.
6 Click Next.
7 Review the information for the template and click Finish.
You cannot use the new template until the cloning task completes.
vCenter Server adds the cloned template to the list in the Virtual Machines tab.
Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template in the vSphere Client
Deploying a virtual machine from a template creates a new virtual machine that is a copy of the template.
The new virtual machine has the virtual hardware, installed software, and other properties configured for
the template.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you are connected to vCenter Server. You cannot work with templates if you connect the
vSphere Client directly to an ESXi host.
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You must be connected to vCenter Server to deploy a virtual machine from a template. You cannot
deploy from a template if you connect the vSphere Client directly to an ESXi host.
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To customize the guest operating system of the virtual machine, check that your guest operating system
meets the requirements for customization. See “Guest Operating System Customization Requirements,”
on page 109.
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To use a customization specification, create or import the customization specification.
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To use a custom script to generate the host name or IP address for the new virtual machine, configure
the script. See “Configure a Script to Generate Computer Names and IP Addresses During Guest
Operating System Customization in the vSphere Client,” on page 110.
Procedure
1 Right-click the template, and select Deploy Virtual Machine from this Template.
2 Enter a virtual machine name, select a location, and click Next.
3 Select a host or cluster on which to run the new virtual machine.
Option Action
Run the virtual machine on a
standalone host.
Select the host and click Next.
Run the virtual machine in a cluster
with DRS automatic placement.
Select the cluster and click Next.
Run the virtual machine in a cluster
without DRS automatic placement.
a Select the cluster and click Next.
b Select a host within the cluster and click Next.
4 Select a resource pool in which to run the virtual machine and click Next.
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