Hint: Keep you Template ID small

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A very useful hint for the VSDM administrators: keep the template IDs as small as possible. The Template ID will be used to build the Virtual Machine name, virtual machine folder and other important system information.

The operating system has a maximum file and path names and making either the template ID or the VM name too big (or both) might lead the system to fail to start the VM.

If possible also avoid using spaces or other "funny" characters on it. Dots (".") are definitely prohibited to be used as part of the template ID.