To convert the template to a virtual machine, call the

MarkAsVirtualMachine

method on the template. You must specify a resource pool and, optionally, a host for the virtual machine. Host and resource pool must be under the same

ComputeResource

. When the operation completes, the template no longer exists.

To keep the template, clone the template by calling the

CloneVM_Task

method on the template. In the

VirtualMachineCloneSpec

(the

spec

parameter), set the

template

property to

false

.