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4 Click OK.
Configure vApp CPU and Memory Resources
You can configure the CPU and memory resource allocation for the vApp.
Reservations on vApps and all their child resource pools, child vApps, and child virtual machines count
against the parent resources only if those objects are powered on.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: vApp.vApp resource configuration on the vApp.
Procedure
1 Navigate to a vApp in the inventory and click Edit vApp Settings.
2 In the Deployment section, click CPU resources to allocate CPU resources to this vApp.
Option Description
Shares
CPU shares for this vApp with respect to the parent’s total. Sibling vApps
share resources according to their relative share values bounded by the
reservation and limit. Select Low, Normal, or High, which specify share
values respectively in a 1:2:4 ratio. Select Custom to give each vApp a
specific number of shares, which express a proportional weight.
Reservation
Guaranteed CPU allocation for this vApp.
Reservation Type
Select the Expandable check box to make the reservation expandable.
When the vApp is powered on, if the combined reservations of its virtual
machines are larger than the reservation of the vApp, the vApp can use
resources from its parent or ancestors.
Limit
Upper limit for this vApp's CPU allocation. Select Unlimited to specify no
upper limit.
3 In the Deployment section, click Memory resources to allocate memory resources to this vApp.
Option Description
Shares
Memory shares for this vApp with respect to the parent’s total. Sibling
vApps share resources according to their relative share values bounded by
the reservation and limit. Select Low, Normal, or High, which specify
share values respectively in a 1:2:4 ratio. Select Custom to give each vApp
a specific number of shares, which express a proportional weight.
Reservation
Guaranteed memory allocation for this vApp.
Reservation Type
Select the Expandable check box to make the reservation expandable.
When the vApp is powered on, if the combined reservations of its virtual
machines are larger than the reservation of the vApp, the vApp can use
resources from its parent or ancestors.
Limit
Upper limit for this vApp's memory allocation. Select Unlimited to specify
no upper limit.
4 Click OK.
View Unrecognized OVF Sections
If your vApp is based on an OVF file that was not created in the vSphere Web Client, it might include some
configuration information that is not recognized by vCenter Server. You can view the information in the
Edit vApp Settings dialog.
Procedure
1 Navigate to a vApp in the inventory and click Edit vApp Settings.
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