vi debian8template.sh

#!/bin/bash
## Script to install a Debian Jessie 8 template on Xenserver 6.5
## https://gist.github.com/jniltinho/0455fb5f01cfd8bbdbff
## Forked by https://gist.github.com/gnanet/7e14d834515cf07335265de9d8a794ec
## Edited on 4 November 2016 by http://www.queryadmin.com/
## -Support installation from cdrom (ISO) -> install-methods=cdrom,http,ftp,nfs
## -Set "default_template=false" so we can delete this template if needed, else we get "You cannot delete the specified default template"
 
# Check if we are running on XenServer 6.5
CHECK65=`cat /etc/redhat-release | grep "XenServer release 6.5"`
if [ "x${CHECK65}" == "x" ]; then echo "This script is intended to be run on XenServer 6.5"; exit 1; fi
 
# The redirector aims to solve the problem of choosing a Debian mirror. 
# Read more at http://httpredir.debian.org/
MIRROR=http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/
 
# No need to edit something below
 
WHEEZY=$(xe template-list name-label=Debian\ Wheezy\ 7.0\ \(64-bit\) --minimal)
if [[ -z $WHEEZY ]] ; then
  WHEEZY=$(xe template-list name-label=Debian\ Wheezy\ 7.0\ \(64-bit\)\ \(experimental\) --minimal)
    if [[ -z $WHEEZY ]] ; then
		echo "Cant find Wheezy 64bit template, is this on 6.5 or above?"
		exit 1
	fi
fi
NEWUUID=$(xe vm-clone uuid=$WHEEZY new-name-label="Debian Jessie 8.0 (64-bit)")
xe template-param-set uuid=$NEWUUID other-config:install-methods=cdrom,http,ftp,nfs other-config:default_template=false other-config:debian-release=jessie
xe vm-param-set uuid=$NEWUUID other-config-install-repository=$MIRROR

chmod +x debian8template.sh

./debian8template.sh