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A vApp consists of one or more virtual machines that communicate over a network and use resources and
services in a deployed environment. A vApp can contain multiple virtual machines.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Create a vApp From a vApp Template,” on page 62
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“Create a New vApp,” on page 62
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“Import a Virtual Machine as a vApp,” on page 64
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“Create a vApp From an OVF Package,” on page 64
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“About the vApp Placement Engine,” on page 65
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“Download a vApp as an OVF Package,” on page 66
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“Start a vApp,” on page 67
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“Start a vApp with an Older Version of VMware Tools,” on page 67
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“Stop a vApp,” on page 67
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“Suspend a vApp,” on page 68
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“Discard the Suspended State of a vApp,” on page 68
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“Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine,” on page 68
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“View vApp Virtual Machines,” on page 68
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“Add a Virtual Machine to a vApp,” on page 69
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“Import a Virtual Machine to a vApp from vSphere,” on page 69
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“Remove Virtual Machines from a vApp,” on page 70
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“Set vApp Start and Stop Options,” on page 70
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“Working with Networks in a vApp,” on page 71
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“Editing vApp Properties,” on page 83
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“Display a vApp Diagram,” on page 85
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“Change the Owner of a vApp,” on page 85
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“Upgrade the Virtual Hardware Version for a vApp,” on page 85
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“Save vApp as a vApp Template to Your Catalog,” on page 86
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“Save a Powered-On vApp to your Catalog,” on page 86
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