Creating templates

Note:

This topic describes features that are available in the new design of the user interface. This new design is enabled by default. If you switched to the legacy design, click New Feature Toggle button in the navigation bar of the user interface and then turn on the toggle to re-enable the new design. For more information, see New Design for the User Interface.

Templates specify the resources for entities that Turbonomic can deploy in your environment, or in plans.

A VM template definition can include one or more images that Turbonomic uses to deploy the VM in your environment. The image identifies the actual deployment package, including a path to the physical files (for example an OVA).

The Templates page shows all of the templates that have been specified or discovered for your installation of Turbonomic. From this page, you an create new templates, edit existing templates, filter the list of templates, and download the list of templates (New UI view only).

Creating templates

  1. Navigate to the Settings page.

    Settings button

  2. Choose Templates.

    Templates button

  3. Click New template.

  4. Choose the template type.

    New template

  5. Specify the settings for your template.

    When the template window opens, it displays the most common resource settings. For each type of template, you set allocations for different resources.

  6. Save your changes.

Editing templates

  1. Navigate to the Settings page.

    Settings button

  2. Choose Templates.

    Templates button

  3. Select the template to edit.

    Hover over the template's name and click the pencil icon.

  4. Edit any settings for your template.

  5. Save your changes.