Use this page to specify a name and, optionally, a description
for the new template.
Fields
- Operating System Template
- Type a name for the template to be created in this field.
- Template User ID
- Optional: A z/VM user ID or a pattern for generating
a z/VM user ID. To z/VM, an operating system template is a guest virtual machine.
When you create an operating system template, you are creating a guest virtual
machine with the specified user ID. If you leave this field empty, a user
ID is generated for you. If you specify a pattern, the first free ID according
to the pattern is used.
The user ID generated from the pattern commences with the specified
base name of alphanumeric and permitted special characters. The
trailing * (asterisk) is replaced by digits that are counted up from zero.
Patterns with less than 8 characters are padded with digits. When a user ID
is generated, the first free ID is assigned that matches the pattern.
Example:- LINUX*
- would resolve to the first free user ID from LINUX001 through LINUX999
Avoid using a pattern that resolves to z/VM commands
and reserved user IDs. Refer to z/VM® CP Command and Utility Reference,
SC24-6081,
for more information.
- Description
- Optional: You can type a description of the operating system template
in this field.