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FlexVM allows to create templates from a Guest. 

A template is a perfect copy of a Guest. When you convert a Guest into a Template, you'll be able to perform the following tasks:

Una plantilla es una copia perfecta de un Guest, al convertir un Guest en una plantilla el administrador podrá:

  • Clone
  • Copy
  • Convert a Template into a Guest.

Using templates provide the following benefits when you manage virtual machines:

  • templates save time and prevent errors when configuring settings while creating virtual machines
  • they can be used as long term security copies of the virtual machines
  • they make sure virtual machines are correctly created and installed. For example they can be used by big companies to the achieve consistency among virtual machines
  • a template can not be modified. In order to do it, you must convert it into a Guest

In oder to create a Template, open the menu from the Guest (remember it shouldn't be associated to any Pool), and select "Convert".

El icono del Guest sin asignar pasara de ser: 

The unassigned Guest icon will go from to

The Guest has just been converted into a Template.