Elastic Desktop Service:Create and manage custom templates

Create a custom template

1. Log on to the EDS Enterprise console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Operation & Maintenance > Templates.

3. On the Custom Templates tab of the Templates page, click Create Template.

4. In the Create Template panel, configure the following parameters based on your business requirements and click Create in the lower part of the panel.

   Parameter	Description
   Basic Configurations
   Template Name	The name of the custom template. Make sure that the name meets the following requirements: The name must be 2 to 126 characters in length. The name must start with a letter but cannot start with http:// or https://. The name can contain letters, digits, colons (:), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
   Description	The description of the custom template. Enter a description based on your business requirements. The description must be 2 to 256 characters in length. The description cannot start with http:// or https://. The description can contain letters, digits, punctuation marks, and spaces. You can press Enter to start a new line.
   Cloud Environment Configurations
   Region	The region in which you want to purchase cloud computers. To optimize performance, choose a region close to your business to reduce latency. Note After you purchase cloud computers, you cannot change their region. Consider your decision carefully.
   Office Network	You can select an existing office network or create a new one by following the on-screen instructions. Note After you create an office network, click the icon on the right side of the Office Network drop-down list to update the office network list.
   Cloud Computer Configurations
   Type	The computing resources of cloud computers. Clicking Specification Details displays information about the intended users, applicable scenarios, and inapplicable scenarios, helping you select the most suitable type.
   OS	The operating system of cloud computers. If you click System Image, you can select Windows Server and Ubuntu operating systems. In addition, you must configure the OS Language parameter. If you click Custom Image, Shared Image, or Community Image, directly select the image you want to use. You can search for the desired image by OS or image ID.
   Storage Capacity	The capacities of the system disks and data disks used by cloud computers. For cloud computers of the Graphics or High Frequency type, you can also configure the system or data disk type. You can select PL0 or PL1 for disks with a capacity ranging from 40 GiB to 460 GiB. You can select PL0, PL1, or PL2 for disks with a capacity ranging from 470 GiB to 1,260 GiB. You can select PL0, PL1, PL2, or PL3 for disks with a capacity ranging from 1,270 GiB to 2,040 GiB.
   Advanced Configurations
   Resource Group	A resource group is a collection of cloud computing resources, which is used to isolate data permissions for sub-administrators. You can select an existing resource group from the Resource Group drop-down list, or click Create Resource Group in the lower part of the section to create a resource group. After you create a resource group, click the icon on the right side of the Resource Group drop-down list to load the newly created resource group. For more information, see Create a resource group.
   Policy	You can select an existing cloud computer policy from the Policy table. You can also click Create Policy in the lower part of the section to create a policy. After you create a policy, click Refresh to load the newly created policy. For more information, see Policy overview.
   Scheduled Task	You can select an existing scheduled task from the Scheduled Task drop-down list, or click Create Scheduled Task in the lower part of the section to create a scheduled task. After you create a scheduled task, click the icon on the right side of the Scheduled Task drop-down list to load the newly created scheduled task. For more information, see Configure scheduled tasks.
   Snapshot Policy	You can select an existing snapshot policy from the Snapshot Policy drop-down list, or click Create Automatic Snapshot Policy in the lower part of the section to create a snapshot policy. After you create a new snapshot policy, click the icon on the right side of the Snapshot Policy drop-down list to load the newly created snapshot policy. For more information, see Create an automatic snapshot policy and associate it with cloud computers.
   Tag	A tag is a key-value pair. Tags are used to identify resources. You can use tags to group cloud computers and facilitate management operations. Tags help you search for and perform batch operations on cloud computers with ease. For more information, see Use tags to manage cloud computers.

Modify a custom template

1. Log on to the EDS Enterprise console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Operation & Maintenance > Templates.

3. On the Custom Templates tab of the Templates page, find the custom template you want to modify and click Modify Template in the Actions column. On the Modify Template page, modify the parameter settings based on your business requirements.

   Note

   You can modify only custom templates. After you modify a custom template, the modifications are not synchronized to cloud computers that are created from the previous template.

Delete a custom template

If you no longer require a custom template, you can delete the template.

1. Log on to the EDS Enterprise console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Operation & Maintenance > Templates.

3. On the Custom Templates tab of the Templates page, find the custom template you want to delete and click Delete in the Actions column. In the message that appears, click OK.