Templates

The Templates page shows the defined virtual machine templates that can be used to create KVM guests.

For each template, the following information is displayed:

OS
Name of the operating system or distribution.
Version
Version of the operating system or distribution.
CPUs
Number of processors that are defined for the template.
Memory
Amount of random access memory to be allocated, in MB.

The following actions can be selected for each template:

To add a template, click the plus (+) icon.

Edit template

Edit an existing template.

For each template, the following information is displayed:

General
Displays the name, vendor distribution, version, memory, file path to ISO file, and graphics preferences.
Storage
Specify the storage pool information for the template.
Interface
Displays the default network interfaces available to the KVM guest. You can select multiple networks.
Processor
In the CPU Number field, specify the number of processors that are defined for the template.
Select to Manually set CPU topology for each guest.

Add template

Add a template from source media. You can add your own ISO image to 'ISO' storage pool for following discovery.

Select the location of the source media from the following options:

Local ISO image
Select to scan storage pools for installation ISO images available on the system.
Local Image File
Select to specify a path to the local image file.
Remote ISO image
Select to specify a remote location for an installation ISO image.

Add template - ISO image

Add a template from a ISO image.

The ISO images available on the system are remotely are displayed.

OS
Name of the operating system or distribution.
Version
Version of the operating system or distribution.
Size
Size of the ISO image.

To create a template from an ISO image, choose from the following options: