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Change the Template Name
If you move a template to another host or datacenter folder, you can change the template name to make it
unique in that folder.
Procedure
1 Right-click the template and select Rename.
2 Enter a new name and click OK.
Deleting Templates
You can delete a template by removing it from the inventory or deleting the template from the disk. If you
remove the template from the inventory, it remains on the disk and can be reregistered with vCenter
Server to restore it to the inventory.
Remove Templates from the Inventory
If a template has become outdated and you no longer use it in your environment, you can remove it from
the inventory. Removing a template unregisters it from the vCenter Server inventory, but it is not removed
from the datastore. The template remains at the same storage location, and you can use the datastore
browser to re-registered the template at a later time. You can later decide to update the template rather
than create one.
Procedure
1 Click the template and select Remove from Inventory.
2 Click Yes to confirm removing the template from the vCenter Server database.
The template is unregistered from the vCenter Server inventory.
Delete a Template from the Disk
If you no longer need a template or need to free up disk space, you can remove it from the disk.
Templates that you delete are permanently removed from the system.
You cannot recover a template that you delete from the disk.
Procedure
1 Right-click the template and select Delete from Disk.
2 Click Yes to confirm removing the template from the datastore.
Reregister Templates
Templates can become unregistered from vCenter Server if they are removed from the inventory or if the
hosts with which they are associated are removed from vCenter Server and then readded.
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