A vApp is a set or group of virtual machines within the virtual data center, for example an application landscape.
You can manage the machines as a set, for example taking a snapshot or restarting it. It is also possible to manage the individual virtual machines as vApp.
By default, Virtual Machines (VMs) and vApps are set to never expire. They can get a lease and are cleaned up automatically after a certain duration.
Create a new vApp
A vApp can be created with or without VMs. For example, creating a vApp without VMs is usefull if you want to create the network within the vApp before creating the VMs.
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Go to the main page under Applications > vApps, and click Build New vApp.
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Give a Name and Description to the vApp, and click Build. Wait for the process to finish.
Options in the vApp window are:
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Power to turn on the vApp, shut it down, restart it or pause it – This only works if there is a VM in the vApp
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More to add or remove a VM to/from a vApp
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Details to find or change additional information
