When converting a VM template to a VM, what should be expected regarding the original library item?

When a VM template is converted to a virtual machine (VM), the original library item that contains the template does not get deleted or modified in a straightforward manner. Instead, it remains intact for potential reuse.

Typically, the expectation is that the VM template remains in the library and can still be used to create new VMs. This allows for a preservation of the original settings and configurations encapsulated in the template. If there were an option indicating that the template stayed or remained available, that would accurately reflect the behavior of the vSphere environment during this process.

The other possible responses may suggest various changes to the original item that do not align with the standard behavior in vSphere. The template, after conversion, still exists and serves its purpose for future deployments, which is a deep-seated principle of maintaining templates in virtualization environments for efficiency and consistency.