6.0.1

Creating Virtual Machines and vApps from Templates in a Content
Library
From VM or from vApp templates stored in a content library, you can deploy virtual machines and vApps
on hosts or clusters in your vSphere inventory.
The library can be a local library to the vCenter Server instance where you want to deploy the VM or the
vApp template, or can be a subscribed library to that vCenter Server instance.
The use of templates brings about consistency, compliance, and efficiency when deploying virtual machines
and vApps in your vCenter Server instance.
Deploy Virtual Machine on a Host or a Cluster from a VM Template in the
Content Library
You can use a VM template from a content library to deploy a virtual machine to a host or a cluster in your
vSphere inventory.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
2 Select a content library, click the Related Objects tab, and click Templates.
3 Right-click a VM Template and select New VM from This Template.
The New Virtual Machine from Content Library into Host or Cluster wizard opens.
4 Enter a name, select a location for the virtual machine, and click Next.
5 On the Select a resource page, select a host, a cluster, a resource pool, or a vApp where to deploy the
VM template.
6 On the Review details page, verify the template details and click Next.
7 On the Select Storage page, select the location to store the files of the VM template, and click Next.
8 Select a network for each network adapter in the template, and click Next.
9 Review the page and click Finish.
A new task for creating the virtual machine appears in the Recent Tasks pane. After the task is complete, the
new virtual machine is created on the selected resource.
What to do next
Customize the guest operating system of the virtual machine. For more information, see “Apply a
Customization Specification to a Virtual Machine,” on page 54.
Create New vApp on a Host or a Cluster from a Template in a Content Library
You can use a vApp template from a content library to create new vApp on a host or a cluster in your
vSphere inventory.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
2 Select a content library, click the Related Objects tab, and click Templates.
3 Right-click a vApp template and select New vApp from This Template.
The New vApp from Content Library into Host or Cluster wizard opens.
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