Cosmic Admin API Reference
createTemplate
Creates a template of a virtual machine. The virtual machine must be in a STOPPED state. A template created from this command is automatically designated as a private template visible to the account that created it.
Request parameters
| Parameter Name | Description | Required |
| displaytext | the display text of the template. This is usually used for display purposes. | true |
| name | the name of the template | true |
| bits | 32 or 64 bit | false |
| cpuflags | Optionally specify CPU flags to pass to VM | false |
| details | Template details in key/value pairs using format details[i].keyname=keyvalue. Example: details[0].hypervisortoolsversion=xenserver61 | false |
| hypervisor | the target hypervisor for the template | false |
| isdynamicallyscalable | true if template contains XS tools inorder to support dynamic scaling of VM cpu/memory | false |
| isfeatured | true if this template is a featured template, false otherwise | false |
| ispublic | true if this template is a public template, false otherwise | false |
| maclearning | Set mag learning boolean, defaults to false | false |
| maintenancepolicy | Maintenance policy for this template, either LiveMigrate or ShutdownAndStart. | false |
| manufacturerstring | Manufacturer String to put in hardware info, defaults to 'Mission Critical Cloud' | false |
| optimisefor | Optimise for 'Windows' or 'Generic' | false |
| ostypeid | the ID of the OS Type that best represents the OS of this template. | false |
| passwordenabled | true if the template supports the password reset feature; default is false | false |
| projectid | create template for the project | false |
| snapshotid | the ID of the snapshot the template is being created from. Either this parameter, or volumeId has to be passed in | false |
| templatetag | the tag for this template. | false |
| url | false | |
| virtualmachineid | DEPRECATED SINCE 5.1.0: Optional, VM ID. If this presents, it is going to create a baremetal template for VM this ID refers to. This is only for VM whose hypervisor type is BareMetal | false |
| volumeid | the ID of the disk volume the template is being created from. Either this parameter, or snapshotId has to be passed in | false |
Response Tags
| Response Name | Description |
| id | the template ID |
| account | the account name to which the template belongs |
| accountid | the account id to which the template belongs |
| bootable | true if the ISO is bootable, false otherwise |
| checksum | checksum of the template |
| cpuflags | Any CPU flags to pass to VM |
| created | the date this template was created |
| crossZones | true if the template is managed across all Zones, false otherwise |
| details | additional key/value details tied with template |
| displaytext | the template display text |
| domain | the name of the domain to which the template belongs |
| domainid | the ID of the domain to which the template belongs |
| format | the format of the template. |
| hostid | the ID of the secondary storage host for the template |
| hostname | the name of the secondary storage host for the template |
| hypervisor | the hypervisor on which the template runs |
| isdynamicallyscalable | true if template contains XS tools inorder to support dynamic scaling of VM cpu/memory |
| isextractable | true if the template is extractable, false otherwise |
| isfeatured | true if this template is a featured template, false otherwise |
| ispublic | true if this template is a public template, false otherwise |
| isready | true if the template is ready to be deployed from, false otherwise. |
| isremotegatewaytemplate | true if the template is allowed to take the network gateway ip, false otherwise |
| maclearning | Enable MAC learning true or false |
| maintenancepolicy | The maintenance policy for the VM |
| manufacturerstring | Manufacturer string in hardware |
| name | the template name |
| optimisefor | Optimise for Generic of Windows VMs |
| ostypeid | the ID of the OS type for this template. |
| ostypename | the name of the OS type for this template. |
| passwordenabled | true if the reset password feature is enabled, false otherwise |
| project | the project name of the template |
| projectid | the project id of the template |
| removed | the date this template was removed |
| size | the size of the template |
| sourcetemplateid | the template ID of the parent template if present |
| sshkeyenabled | true if template is sshkey enabled, false otherwise |
| status | the status of the template |
| templatetag | the tag of this template |
| templatetype | the type of the template |
| url | The URL where the templates originally was downloaded from |
| zoneid | the ID of the zone for this template |
| zonename | the name of the zone for this template |
| tags(*) | the list of resource tags associated with tempate |
| account | the account associated with the tag |
| customer | customer associated with the tag |
| domain | the domain associated with the tag |
| domainid | the ID of the domain associated with the tag |
| key | tag key name |
| project | the project name where tag belongs to |
| projectid | the project id the tag belongs to |
| resourceid | id of the resource |
| resourcetype | resource type |
| value | tag value |
| jobid | the ID of the latest async job acting on this object |
| jobstatus | the current status of the latest async job acting on this object |