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3 Release the mouse button.
Either the object moves to the new location or an error message indicates what needs to be done to
permit the move.
Edit vApp Settings in the vSphere Client
You can edit and configure several vApp settings, including startup order, resources, and custom
properties.
Procedure
1 On the Summary page of the vApp, click Edit Settings.
2 Click the Options tab to edit or view vApp properties.
NOTE The deployer typically edits the IP allocation policy and properties. The vApp author typically
edits the other, more advanced settings.
3 Click the Start Order tab to edit vApp startup and shutdown options.
4 Click OK.
Edit vApp Startup and Shutdown Options
You can change the order in which virtual machines and nested vApps within a vApp start up and shut
down. You can also specify delays and actions performed at startup and shutdown.
Required privilege: vApp.vApp application configuration
Procedure
1 On the Summary page of the vApp, click Edit Settings.
2 In the Start Order tab of the Edit vApp Settings window, select a virtual machine and use the arrow
keys to change the startup order.
Virtual Machines and vApps with the same start order (or within the same grouping) will start
concurrently with each other.
The reverse order will be used for shutdown.
3 Select the startup and shutdown action for each virtual machine.
4 (Optional) Use the arrow keys to change the time delay for startup and shutdown for each virtual
machine.
5 Click OK.
Edit vApp Resources
You can edit the CPU and memory resource allocation for the vApp.
Required privilege: vApp.vApp application configuration
Reservations on vApps and all their child resource pools, child vApps, and child virtual machines count
against the parent resources only when they are powered on.
Procedure
1 On the Summary page of the vApp, click Edit Settings.
2 Click Resources in the Options list.
3 Edit the CPU and memory resource allocation.
vSphere Administration with the vSphere Client
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