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A virtual machine template is a fully pre-installed, pre-configured virtual machine that can be repeatedly used to create new virtual machines. Typically, a virtual machine template might contain:
An operating system.
A file which contains the basic configuration information, such as the number of virtual CPUs, the amount of memory, the size of disk, and so on.
Pre installed applications.
Virtual machine templates contain the configuration of a single virtual machine. Virtual machine templates are shared among users to create new virtual machines. New virtual machines inherit the same contents and configuration from the template. Typically, a virtual machine template contains basic configuration, such as the number of virtual CPUs, the size of memory, virtual disks, virtual network interfaces (VIFs), and so on. It may also contain some software applications.
You can obtain or create a virtual machine template by:
Downloading an Oracle VM template from the Oracle Technology Network, and importing it into Oracle VM Manager. See Section 2.10, “Oracle VM Pre-built Templates” for more information on downloading a template.
Cloning an existing virtual machine or template as a template in Oracle VM Manager. For information on cloning virtual machine templates, see Section 7.8, “Cloning a Virtual Machine or Template”.
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