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2 Click Unrecognized OVF Sections in the Deployment section.
3 Click OK.
Configure vApp IP Allocation Policy
If your vApp is set up to allow it, and if you have the required privileges, you can edit how IP addresses are
allocated for the vApp.
By default, you cannot edit the IP application policy in the Deployment section when you create a vApp in
the vSphere Web Client. Change the IP allocation scheme to the protocol of your choice before you
configure the IP allocation policy. If deployed an OVF template to create the vApp, IP allocation policy
might be editable.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: vApp.vApp instance configuration
Procedure
1 Navigate to a vApp in the inventory and click Edit vApp Settings.
2 Click the IP Allocation triangle to expand the IP allocation options.
3 Select an IP allocation option.
Option Description
Static - Manual
IP addresses are manually configured. No automatic allocation is
performed.
Transient - IP Pool
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.
Static - IP Pool
IP addresses are automatically allocated from the managed IP network
range of vCenter Server at power-on, and remain allocated at power-off.
Static - IP Pool and Transient - IP Pool have in common that IP allocation is done through the range
managed by the vSphere platform as specified by the IP pool range in a network protocol profile. The
difference is that for a static IP Pool, the IP addresses are allocated at first power-on and remain
allocated, while for a transient IP Pool, the IP addresses are allocated when needed, typically at power-
on, but released during power-off.
4 Click OK.
Configure 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.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: vApp.vApp application configuration on the vApp.
Procedure
1 Navigate to a vApp in the inventory and click Edit vApp Settings.
2 Click the Start Order triangle to expand the start order options.
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