6.0.1

1 Edit vApp Product Information for a Virtual Machine on page 180
If you want to export a virtual machine as an OVF, you can prespecify product properties. Those
properties become available when you deploy the OVF as a virtual machine.
2 Manage vApp Custom Properties for a Virtual Machine on page 181
You can manage and define custom properties that are stored in the OVF template when you export a
virtual machine or vApp and are used by vCenter Server when you deploy the OVF template. OVF
templates support static properties, which are often configured by the user, and dynamic properties,
which are always set by vCenter Server.
3 Edit vApp IP Allocation Policy for a Virtual Machine on page 181
You can edit the IP allocation policy through the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box.
4 Edit OVF Settings for a Virtual Machine on page 182
A virtual machine's OVF settings allow you to customize the OVF environment, OVF transport, and
boot behavior after OVF deployment. You can edit and configure settings that affect the OVF
environment in the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box.
Edit vApp Product Information for a Virtual Machine
If you want to export a virtual machine as an OVF, you can prespecify product properties. Those properties
become available when you deploy the OVF as a virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings.
2 Click the vApp Options tab.
3 In the Authoring section select Product.
4 Set and configure the settings that appear on the summary page of the virtual machine.
vApp Setting Description
Product Name
Product Name.
Version
vApp version.
Full Version
Full version of the vApp.
Product URL
If you enter a product URL, a user can click the product name on the
virtual machine summary page and go to the product's web page.
Vendor URL
If you enter a vendor URL, a user can click the vendor name on the virtual
machine summary page and go to the vendor's web page.
Application URL
The vApp Summary page you can view in the vSphere Client includes a
Status pane that includes information about vApp status, for example
Running or Stopped. If you enter a valid application URL, the virtual
machine Status pane displays Available instead of Running. The
Available text is also a link to the application URL.
if you configure the virtual machine to use the property called webserver_ip and the virtual machine has
a web server at the address represented by the property, you can enter http://${webserver_ip}/ as the
Application URL.
5 Click OK.
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