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Adding a vApp template to your catalog

Use Lumen® Edge Private Cloud on VMware Cloud Foundation™ to add a vApp template to your catalog. If the vApp you create the template for is running, the Lumen Edge Private Cloud on VMware Cloud Foundation™ adds it to the catalog as a vApp template with all of the associated virtual machines in a suspended state to avoid errors or loss during the process.

To add a vApp template to your catalog:

  1. Click Data Centers.

    The Lumen Edge Private Cloud on VMware Cloud Foundation™ portal shows the Virtual Data Center dashboard.
Virtual Data Center tab.
  1. Click the Virtual Data Center summary box.

    The Virtual Machines page appears.
  1. Click vApps.
vApps page.
  1. Click ACTIONS on the vApp you want to create a template for, then select Create Template.

    The Add to Catalog window appears.
Add to Catalog window.
  1. In the Add to Catalog window, complete the following fields:
Field Description
Catalog Select the catalog to add this vApp template to.
Overwrite catalog item Depending on the catalog selected, you can choose to overwrite existing catalog items with the same name. To overwrite an existing catalog item, select the checkbox.
Name Type a name for the vApp template.
Description Type a description of the vApp template.
When using this template

Select one of the following options to determine how vApps operate when using this template:
 

  • Make Identical Copy—vApps that are created from this vApp template inherit the guest operating system settings specified in the template. If you select this option and guest customization is enabled, the guest operating system is personalized. Network Interface Card (NIC) IP addresses in the template are reserved.

  • Customize VM Settings—The guest operating system is personalized regardless of the vApp template settings when the template is created. NIC IP addresses in the template are released.
  1. Click OK.

    Lumen Edge Private Cloud on VMware Cloud Foundation™ adds the vApp template to the specified catalog.