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= Customizing a VM template by using the web console

You can customize an existing virtual machine (VM) template by modifying the VM or template parameters, such as data sources, cloud-init, or SSH keys, before you start the VM. If you customize a template by copying it and including all of its labels and annotations, the customized template is marked as deprecated when a new version of the Scheduling, Scale, and Performance (SSP) Operator is deployed.

You can remove the deprecated designation from the customized template.

.Procedure

. Navigate to *Virtualization* -> *Templates* in the web console.

. From the list of VM templates, click the template marked as deprecated.

. Click *Edit* next to the pencil icon beside *Labels*.

. Remove the following two labels:

* `template.kubevirt.io/type: "base"`
* `template.kubevirt.io/version: "version"`

. Click *Save*.

. Click the pencil icon beside the number of existing *Annotations*.

. Remove the following annotation:

* `template.kubevirt.io/deprecated`

. Click *Save*.