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 |
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| 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.