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4 Click OK.
Edit vApp Properties
You can edit any vApp property that is defined in Advanced Property Configuration.
Required privilege: vApp.vApp application configuration
Procedure
1 On the Summary page of the vApp, click Edit Settings.
2 Click Properties in the Options list.
3 Edit the vApp properties.
4 Click OK.
Edit IP Allocation Policy
You can edit how IP addresses are allocated for the vApp.
Prerequisites
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For automatic (transient) IP allocation to work, you must use the vSphere Client and configure an IP
pool. See “Configuring IP Pools,” on page 204.
Required privilege: vApp.vApp instance configuration.
Procedure
1 On the Summary page of the vApp, click Edit Settings.
2 Click IP Allocation Policy in the Options list.
3 Select an IP allocation option.
Option Description
Fixed
IP addresses are manually configured. No automatic allocation is
performed.
Transient
IP addresses are automatically allocated using IP pools from a specified
range when the vApp is powered on. The IP addresses are released when
the appliance is powered off.
DHCP
A DHCP server is used to allocate the IP addresses. The addresses
assigned by the DHCP server are visible in the OVF environments of
virtual machines started in the vApp.
4 Click OK.
Add a vService Dependency
You can add a vService dependency to a virtual machine or vApp. This dependency allows a virtual
machine or vApp to request that a specific vService be available.
Procedure
1 Display the virtual machine or vApp in the inventory.
2 Power off the virtual machine or vApp.
3 Right-click the virtual machine or vApp and select Edit Settings.
4 Click the vServices tab.
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