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Add a vApp From a Catalog in Your Organization
You can add a vApp template as a vApp from a catalog in your organization or a published catalog. This
operation preserves the settings of the vApp Template you selected.
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You are an organization administrator to access public catalogs.
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You are at least a vApp user.
Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 Click the Add from Catalog button.
3 Using the Look in: drop-down menu, select a vApp template from a catalog in your organization or a
published catalog.
Only organization administrators have access to published catalogs.
4 (Optional) Type a name for the vApp.
5 (Optional) Review and modify the lease information and click Next.
6 Read the EULA and accept it by selecting the check box and click Next.
7 (Optional) Configure the virtual machines.
8 Click Next.
9 Click the Show networking details check box and review the networking information.
10 Click Next.
11 Review the vApp summary information and click Finish.
The vApp template you selected is saved as a vApp in My Cloud.
Create a New vApp
Creating a vApp to your organization allows you to group virtual machines. This operation uses individual
virtual machines and does not preserve the settings of their host vApp templates.
You are at least a vApp author.
Procedure
1 Complete the Profile on page 51
When you add a vApp to your catalog, you must enter basic information about the vApp you want to
add.
2 Add a Virtual Machine from a Catalog in Your Organization on page 51
You can add an existing virtual machine to your vApp from a published or shared catalog.
3 Add a New Virtual Machine on page 51
You can create and add a virtual machine to your vApp.
4 Configure the Virtual Machine on page 52
You must configure the virtual machine to power it on.
5 Configure Networks on page 52
You can determine how the vApp, its virtual machines, and its networks connect to the organization's
networks.
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