Creating Linux VM Templates with System Center 2012 SP1 – Virtual Machine Manager

Configuring a VHD for use in a Linux VM template involves the following steps:

1. Create a virtual machine (or use an existing one) and install your Linux operating system.
2. Install or update the latest Hyper-V Linux Integration Services
3. Install the VMM Agent for Linux – the VMM Agent for Linux is a small agent that receives incoming configuration from VMM and applies the OS configuration.  Following a successful VM deployment, the agent removes itself.
4. To make this prepared VHD available for templates: shut down the VM, and copy the VM to a VMM Library share and refresh the VMM Library.

The steps to create a VM Template are:

• In the Library pane of the VMM console, launch Create VM Template
• Select Use an existing VM template or virtual hard disk stored in the library, click Browse, and select your template VHD

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