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Accept the OVF License Agreements
This page appears only if license agreements are packaged with the OVF template.
Procedure
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Agree to accept the terms of the end user license agreements, and click Next.
Select OVF Name and Location
When you deploy an OVF template, you provide a unique name for the virtual machine or vApp. The name
can contain up to 80 characters. You can select a datacenter or folder location for the virtual machine.
Procedure
1 (Optional) Specify the name that the virtual machine or vApp will have when it is deployed at the
target location.
The name must be unique within each vCenter Server virtual machine folder.
2 Select or search for a datacenter or folder for the virtual machine or vApp.
3 Click Next.
Select OVF Deployment Configuration
The deployment configuration typically controls the memory settings, number of CPUs and reservations,
and application-level configuration parameters.
This page appears only if the OVF template contains deployment options.
Procedure
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Select the deployment configuration from the drop-down menu and click Next.
Select a Resource for the OVF Template
When you deploy an OVF template, you select the host, cluster, or resource pool. The virtual machine or
vApp will have access to the resources of the selected object.
For example, a virtual appliance has access to the memory and CPU resources of the host on which it
resides.
If you start the wizard from a resource such as a host, this wizard screen does not appear. But if you start
the wizard from a container such as a datacenter of folder, the wizard screen appears.
Procedure
1 Search or browse for the host, cluster, vApp, or resource pool on which you want to deploy the OVF
template.
If deploying the OVF template to the selected location might cause compatibility problems, the
problems appear at the bottom of the window.
2 Click Next.
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