VMware® Lab Manager User’s Guide
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Publishing a Template
Publishing
a
template
makes
it
available
for
use
in
building
configurations.
To publish a template
1
Verify
the
template
is
turned
off
and
undeployed.
2
From
the
Templates
page,
move
the
pointer
over
the
template
name
and
choose
Publish
in
the
menu.
Sharing a Template
You
have
the
option
to
keep
templates
for
your
own
use
or
share
them
with
other
Lab
Manager
users.
Administrators
can
deploy
shared
templates.
If
an
administrator
or
template
owner
publishes
a
template,
users
without
administrator
privileges
can
use
it
to
create
configurations.
To share your template with other users
1
From
the
left
pane,
click
Templates
.
2
Move
the
pointer
over
the
template
name,
and
choose
Make
Shared
from
the
menu.
Creating Templates from Active Virtual Machines in Lab
Manager
You
can
create
a
template
from
an
active
virtual
machine
in
Lab
Manager.
After
a
virtual
machine
in
a
configuration
undergoes
changes,
such
as
the
addition
of
software
or
altered
properties,
you
might
want
to
use
it
as
the
basis
of
a
new
machine
template.
To create a machine template from an active virtual machine
1
From
the
left
pane,
click
Workspace
.
2
Move
the
pointer
over
the
configuration
name,
and
choose
Details
from
the
menu.
3
Move
the
pointer
over
the
virtual
machine
name,
and
choose
Add
To
Templates
from
the
menu.
N
OTE
Storage
leases
are
not
applicable
to
published
templates.
Once
a
template
changes
from
a
published
to
unpublished
state,
the
storage
lease
becomes
applicable.
For
details
on
leases,
see
“Reviewing
the
Resource
Cleanup
Tab”
on
page 149.
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