A VMware VM template -- also known as a golden image -- is a perfect copy of a VM from which you can deploy identical VMs. Templates include a VM's virtual disks and settings, and they can not only ...

Advances in virtualization have made it simple to create copies of a machine. Because VMs are comprised of files, if you copy those files with virtualization, you create an exact duplicate of that VM.

VMware's free virtualization platform also lets users edit VM settings, supports Microsoft Windows 7, and provides a new VM library interface Think back to December 2005, you might recall VMware ...