Importing a Template into Command Central
Before you can apply a template or use it to create a layer in a stack installation, you must import the template into Command Central. You can import a composite or micro template either from the Templates view in the Command Central web user interface or using the
sagcc exec template composite import CLI command. All templates imported into Command Central are listed in the Templates view in the Command Central web user interface.
After importing a template, you can:
For a micro template, create a layer type definition for the template (from
Layer Definitions on the
Configuration tab for the
Command Central Server that hosts the imported template) and then create a run-time layer that references this template.
Click the alias of a template on the Templates page and read or copy the template definition. Note that you cannot edit the template definition in the text field.
Use the
Copy button to copy just the template alias, for example to use the alias in a template CLI command.
Note that the description in the Description column is automatically extracted from the description: instruction in the template definition. If you want Command Central to display a description for a template in the web user interface, you must add the description in the template definition.
To modify a template that you have imported into Command Central, you should first download the template as a ZIP archive (the template definition with all supporting files) or a YAML file (just the template definition). After you make the required changes, re-import the template and confirm that you want to overwrite the existing template with the same alias.
You can also download an imported template as an asset archive (that includes the template ZIP archive and an ACDL file).