Virtual server templates are required for creating z/VM virtual
servers.
Before you start: To perform this task you need
to know the following about the z/VM virtual servers to be based on the template:
- You need to know the user class that defines the privileges of the z/VM
virtual servers on z/VM.
- You need to know which prototype, if any, to use to base your z/VM virtual
servers on.
- You need to know how many virtual processors to assign to the z/VM virtual
servers.
- You need to know the initial virtual memory to be assigned to the z/VM
virtual server and the maximum to which the virtual memory can be extended
through a z/VM control program DEFINE STORAGE command.
- To z/VM, the z/VM virtual servers that are based on the virtual server
template are guest virtual machines. You need a naming scheme for the z/VM
user IDs of these guest virtual machines.
Tip: To create a virtual server template that is similar
to an already existing template, you can copy the existing template and then
edit the copy.
Complete the following steps to create a new virtual server template:
- If it is not started already, start the Virtual Server
Deployment task for the z/VM System you want to work with.
- In the Provisioning Resources tree, select the Virtual Server Templates
node. The existing z/VM virtual server templates are
listed in the right pane.
- In the right pane, click New . The
Create Virtual Server Template is started that guides you through creating
a new virtual server template.
- Follow the instructions in the wizard.