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Option Description
Reservation Type Select the Expandable check box to make the reservation expandable. When the
vApp is powered on, if the combined reservations of its virtual machines are
larger than the reservation of the vApp, the vApp can use resources from its
parent or ancestors.
Limit Upper limit for this vApp's CPU allocation. Select Unlimited to specify no upper
limit.
5 Allocate memory resources to the vApp.
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In the vSphere Client, click the Resources tab and expand Memory.
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In the vSphere Web Client, expand Memory resources under Deployment.
Option Description
Shares Memory shares for this vApp with respect to the parent’s total. Sibling vApps
share resources according to their relative share values bounded by the
reservation and limit. Select Low, Normal, or High, which specify share values
respectively in a 1:2:4 ratio. Select Custom to give each vApp a specific number
of shares, which express a proportional weight.
Reservation Guaranteed memory allocation for this vApp.
Reservation Type Select the Expandable check box to make the reservation expandable. When the
vApp is powered on, if the combined reservations of its virtual machines are
larger than the reservation of the vApp, the vApp can use resources from its
parent or ancestors.
Limit Upper limit for this vApp's memory allocation. Select Unlimited to specify no
upper limit.
6 On the Ready to complete page, review the vApp settings and click Finish.
Create or Add an Object to a vApp
You can create a virtual machine, resource pool, or child vApp within a vApp. You can also add an
existing object from the inventory, such as virtual machine or another vApp, to the vApp.
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