Open Configuration | Templates. As we can see, there are already 38 predefined templates. We will create our own specialized one though; click on Create template. This opens a simple form that we have to fill in:
Template name:
C_Template_LinuxNew group:
Custom templates
The C_ at the front of the name stand for "Custom". We are also creating a new group to hold our templates in, and instead of going through the group configuration we use the shortcut for group creation on this form. When you are done, click on Add.
We now have the template, but it has no use—there are no items or triggers in it. Go to Configuration | Hosts, where we will use a lazy and quick solution—we will copy existing items and triggers into the new template. Select Linux servers in the Group dropdown, then click on Items next to Another host. Mark all items by clicking in the checkbox in the header and click on the Copy button at the bottom.