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Create an Instance Template

The following are the items required to prepare an instance template.

Category Item Description
Template information Name Instance template name
Description Description of the instance template, up to 255 alphabet characters
Instance information Image OS image of the instance to be created
Availability Zone Area where the instance will be created
Instance Name Name of the instance to be created
Flavor Specification of the instance to be created
Key Pair Key to access the instance to be created
Block Storage Type Type of the default disk of the instance to be created
Block Storage Size (GB) Size of the default disk of the instance to be created
The size is restricted by the specification of the instance
Encryption Symmetric Key ID Symmetric key ID of the Secure Key Manager service that will be used to create encrypted block storage.
Network information Network Network to connect to the instance to be created
If multiple networks are connected, the first network will be set as the default gateway address
Floating IP Whether to assign a floating IP to the instance to be created
Security Group Security rule of the instance to be created
Additional information Additional Block Storage Set the name, type, and size of the disk to be additionally assigned to the instance to be created
User Script Script to be executed immediately after booting by the instance to be created

[Notes] The additional block storage becomes available after mount processing through a user script. See block storage guide for the mount processing through user script.


[Caution] The instance template cannot be modified once created.

Change Instance Template Owner

When you click an owner to change, the instance template owned by the owner is displayed. Select an instance template where you want to change the owner to yourself. After the change, the instance template can be managed by the key pair you selected when changing the owner.

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