User`s guide

Customize a Virtual Appliance
You can edit the target attributes when you convert a virtual machine source to a virtual appliance.
Prerequisites
These settings are accessible after you complete the destination setup.
Procedure
1 On the Destination page, click Next to go to the View/Edit Options page.
2 Click Data to Copy to view information about the target virtual disks.
3 Select Create a Manifest File to create a text file that contains a SHAI digest of each of the files in the OVF
package.
4 Click Edit Product Information to edit the product name, URL, version, vendor, and vendor URL to
include in the destination OVF or OVA package .
The Product Information fields appear to the right.
5 Click Annotation To add any notes to be included in the target OVF or OVA package.
The Annotation field opens to the right. Type your comments there.
6 Click Edit Networks to create your own networks for the new virtual appliance.
By default, Converter Standalone creates a network called VMNetwork.
7 To create a new network and map it to a network adapter, do the following:
a Click Add to create a new network.
b Enter the name and description in the Network properties window and click OK. Repeat to add more
networks to the list.
c From the Network adapters to connect drop-down menu, select a number.
d (Optional) On the Network adapters list, use the drop-down menus to map the new network to the
network adapters.
e To remove a network from the list, select it and click Remove. If it is mapped to a network adapter,
its network changes to the default network (that is, the network that appears in the uppermost row
of the networks list).
8 Click Edit EULAs to add end-user license agreements to the target virtual appliance.
a Click Add and browse for the EULA files to include in the destination package. You can select multiple
licenses or choose not to select a license.
b Click the up or down arrows to change the order in which the licenses are listed.
c Click Remove to remove a EULA file from the list.
9 Click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.
10 Click Finish to add the conversion task to the Converter Standalone task list.
You created a conversion task to produce a new virtual appliance.
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