Obtaining VM Templates for Virtual Appliances
InstallAnywhere 2021 SP1
To create virtual appliances, you can start with a VM template. A VM template is a preinstalled virtual machine disk that contains the operating system and critical operating system packages.
Using a preconfigured VM template can speed up the development of a virtual appliance. VM templates also help in streamlining the process of moving multiple applications to the cloud and in ensuring configuration consistency. You can create a VM template once and use it for creating multiple virtual appliances.
You can either download VM templates from the Revenera Web site, or create your own VM templates using the Create InstallAnywhere VM Template Wizard.
Tip:If you are creating a virtual appliance for VMware vSphere/vCenter, you can use an existing VM, or a VM snapshot that is running on an existing server, for creating a virtual appliance, instead of obtaining a VM template. For more information, see Selecting a VM for a VMware Virtual Appliance.
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