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Once you have at least one VM set up in the way you want, you can use it as the prototype for other VMs.
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Create and start a virtual machine using any of the techniques given in <a class="xref" href="creating-vms.html">Section 10.4, “Creating VMs”</a>.
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Make any desired configuration changes on the running VM, then click Stop.
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Wait for the VM to stop. When the status shows Stopped, go to the next step.
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Click Create Template and provide the following:
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<span class="bold bold"><strong>Name and Display Text</strong></span>. These will be shown in the UI, so choose something descriptive.
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<span class="bold bold"><strong>OS Type</strong></span>. This helps CloudStack and the hypervisor perform certain operations and make assumptions that improve the performance of the guest. Select one of the following.
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If the operating system of the stopped VM is listed, choose it.
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If the OS type of the stopped VM is not listed, choose Other.
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If you want to boot from this template in PV mode, choose Other PV (32-bit) or Other PV (64-bit). This choice is available only for XenServere:
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Note: Generally you should not choose an older version of the OS than the version in the image. For example, choosing CentOS 5.4 to support a CentOS 6.2 image will in general not work. In those cases you should choose Other.
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<span class="bold bold"><strong>Public</strong></span>. Choose Yes to make this template accessible to all users of this CloudStack installation. The template will appear in the Community Templates list. See <a class="xref" href="private-public-template.html">Section 12.5, “Private and Public Templates”</a>.
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<span class="bold bold"><strong>Password Enabled</strong></span>. Choose Yes if your template has the CloudStack password change script installed. See Adding Password Management to Your Templates.
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Click Add.
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The new template will be visible in the Templates section when the template creation process has been completed. The template is then available when creating a new VM
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