Converting a Template to a Virtual Machine

You can change a template back to an operational virtual machine.

• 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.