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2 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Properties.
3 Select Make Identical Copy.
4 Select the vApp template, right-click, and select Add to My Cloud.
The vApp template has been saved as a vApp.
What to do next
You need to install VMware Tools.
Install or Upgrade VMware Tools
You can either install VMware Tools or upgrade the current version in your virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, select vApps.
3 On the vApps page, select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.
4 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.
5 In the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable guest customization and other check boxes as
desired.
6 Right-click the virtual machine and select Install VMware Tools.
Enable Guest Customization
After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest customization.
Procedure
1 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.
2 Select the other check boxes in the dialog box as relevant.
Add a vApp to a Catalog
After you install or upgrade VMware Tools, you can add the updated vApp to your catalog.
You do not need to stop the vApp before you add it to a catalog. If you add a running vApp to a catalog, the
memory state of running virtual machines is preserved and the added vApp is enabled for network fencing.
Procedure
1 Select the vApp, right-click, and select Add vApp to Catalog.
2 Select the vApp template, right-click, and select Properties.
3 Select Customize VM Settings or Make Identical Copy.
4 (Optional) Delete any previous versions of the vApp template.
Upgrade VMware Tools
If the version of VMware Tools is earlier than 7299 in a virtual machine in your vApp, you must upgrade it.
Upgrading VMware Tools might involve uninstalling your existing VMware Tools versions and installing a
new one from a CD mounted in the operating system. This process can also be done automatically.
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