The SCVMM library adds an important tool to the administrator’s toolkit: virtual machine templates. A virtual machine template enables an administrator to create approved standard virtual machine configurations for subsequent virtual machine deployments. To ensure consistency, templates contain both the guest operating system configuration and the hardware configuration.
1. From the SCVMM Administrator Console, select Library from the bottom left menu.

Figure 89 Select Library
2. Under Actions, click New Template. This will launch the New Template Wizard.

Figure 90 Actions pane
3. In the Select Source window, select Use an existing template or virtual hard disk stored in the library, and then click Select.

Figure 91 Select Source page
4. On the Select Library Resource page, select Blank disk – Large, and then click OK.

Figure 92 Select Library Resource page
5. On the Select Source page, leave the default settings and click Next. In this test scenario, you will use an existing template, Blank Disk – Large, that is already stored in the SCVMM library. There are several templates that are included by default with the SCVMM installation.

Figure 93 Select Source page
6. On the Template Identity page, type Sample for the Template name, leave the default owner (in this case, CONTOSO/administrator) and then click Next.

Figure 94 Template Identity page
7. On the Configure Hardware page, click Network Adapter.

Figure 95 Configure Hardware page
8. In the Connected to: drop-down menu, select the External Network and then click Next.

Figure 96 Configure Hardware page
9. On the Guest Operating System page, select Identity Information under the General Settings. You can enter information here, and have it automatically applied to all virtual machines built with this template. To randomly generate a computer name, enter an asterisk as the computer name.

Figure 97 Guest Operating System page, enter identity information
10. Under General Settings, select Admin Password and enter and confirm a password.

Figure 98 Guest Operating System page, enter password
11. Under General Settings, select Product Key and enter a product key. (You can pre-enter a key based on the operating system that will be installed.)

Figure 99 Guest Operating System page, enter product key
12. Under General Settings, select Time Zone and select your time zone from the drop-down menu.

Figure 100 Guest Operating System page, select time zone
13. On the Guest Operating System page, under Networking, select Domain/Workgroup. You can specify domain information based on your configuration.

Figure 101 Select Operating System page, select domain/workgroup
14. On the Guest Operating System page, select Scripts. This section allows you to specify sysprep scripts based on your particular needs.

Figure 102 Guest Operating System page, Scripts
15. On the Guest Operating System page, select GUI Run Once Commands. This section allows multiple commands to be run upon login.

Figure 103 Guest Operating System page
16. On the Summary page, review the settings that you have chosen. Click Create to complete the wizard.

Figure 104 Summary page
17. Once the wizard completes, your new template, in this case Sample, is available in the Library Object viewer

Figure 105 Library Server