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4.2.4. Create a Windows Virtual Machine from a Template

This section describes how to create a Windows 7 virtual machine using the template created in Section 4.2.3, “Create a Windows Template”.
To create a Windows virtual machine from a template
  1. Navigate to the Tree pane and click Expand All. Click the VMs icon under the Default cluster. On the Virtual Machines tab, click New Desktop.
    1. Select the existing Windows template from the Based on Template list.
    2. Enter a suitable Name and appropriate Description, and accept the default values inherited from the template in the rest of the fields. You can change them if needed.
  2. Retain all other default setting and click OK to create the virtual machine. The virtual machine displays in the Virtual Machines list with a status of "Image Locked" until the virtual disk is created. The virtual disk and networking settings are inherited from the template, and do not have to be reconfigured.
  3. Click the Run icon to turn it on. This time, the Run Once steps are not required as the operating system has already been installed onto the virtual machine hard drive. Click the green Console button to connect to the virtual machine.
You have now learned how to create Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows virtual machines with and without templates. Next, you will learn how to access these virtual machines from a user portal.