Deploying Templates

To convert a template into a virtual machine or Container, use the --ostemplate option of the prlctl create command. For example, to convert the template1 template to a virtual machine with the ConvertedVM name, you can run this command:

# prlctl create ConvertedVM --ostemplate template1

To check that the ConvertedVM virtual machine has been successfully created, use the prlctl list -a command:

# prlctl list -a

STATUS IP_ADDR NAME

running 10.12.12.101 111

stopped 10.12.12.34 Converted_VM

running 10.30.17.149 Windows7

The template itself is left intact and can be used for creating other virtual machines:

# prlctl list -t

{4ad11c28-9f0e-4086-84ea-9c0487644026} win-2008 template1

{64bd8fea-6047-45bb-a144-7d4bba49c849} rhel template2