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Deploy a Virtual Machine from a Template

You can deploy a virtual machine from a template to use the template's settings to create and deploy a new virtual machine.

To deploy a virtual machine from a template

1. Open the Explore pane.

   The Available groups, services, and systems appear.

2. Find and right-click a VM Template on the Explore pane and Select Management, Deploy VM from Template.

   The Deploy Virtual Machine From Template page appears.

3. Complete the following fields and click OK:

   VM Name

   Specifies the VM name.

   Datastore

   Specifies the datastore under which to store the deployed VM. The datastore must be in the same form as the source VM.

   Use Custom Spec

   Specifies whether to use a custom specification or not.

   Custom Spec

   Specifies the guest operating system specification to use. You can select the default or a customization.

   Destination Resource Pool

   Specifies the pool from which the deployed VM obtains resources.

   Power On

   Specifies the VM to be powered on after deployments.

   A message appears confirming the request submission.

4. Click the Summary tab for the virtual machine template.
5. Verify that an event appears to confirm the operation.

   After the operation completes, the deployed VM appears in the Explore pane when you refresh the interface.