VMware VirtualCenter 1.1 Support Documentation

Deleting a Template

You have the option to remove a template from VirtualCenter inventory and removing the template files from disk.

Deleting a Template from VirtualCenter

To delete an existing template from VirtualCenter inventory:

From the VirtualCenter client, display the information panel of the templates function.
Click the Templates option in the navigation bar.
The information panel changes to display the list of current templates and the template toolbar.
Select and right-click the appropriate template, select the Remove option from the menu.
Confirm removing the template from the VirtualCenter database. Click OK.

All non-datastore template files are removed from the VirtualCenter inventory.
If the template is stored on a datastore, they cannot be removed from the VirtualCenter inventory until they are removed from disk.
Proceed to Deleting a Template from Disk.

Deleting a Template from Disk

To delete an existing template from VirtualCenter inventory:

From the VirtualCenter client, display the information panel of the templates function.
Click the Templates option in the navigation bar.
The information panel changes to display the list of current templates and the template toolbar.
Select and right-click the appropriate template, select the Remove option from the menu.
Confirm removing the template from the VirtualCenter database. Click OK.

All non-datastore template files are removed from the VirtualCenter inventory.