6.5.1

Virtual Machine vApp Options
When you edit the settings for a virtual machine, you can enable vApp options. When vApp options are
enabled, you can configure OVF properties, use the OVF environment, and specify IP allocation and
product information for the virtual machine.
Enable Virtual Machine vApp Options
You can configure vApp options in a virtual machine. Those options are saved when you export the virtual
machine as an OVF template, and used when the OVF is deployed.
If you enable vApp options and export a virtual machine to OVF, the virtual machine receives an OVF
Environment XML descriptor at boot time. The OVF descriptor might include values for custom properties
including network configuration and IP addresses.
The OVF environment can be transported to the guest in two ways:
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As a CD-ROM that contains the XML document. The CD-ROM is mounted on the CD-ROM drive.
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Through VMware Tools. The guest OS environment variable guestinfo.ovfEnv contains the XML
document.
Procedure
1 Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings.
2 Click the vApp Options tab.
3 Select Enable vApp options.
4 Click OK.
Edit Application Properties and OVF Deployment Options for a
Virtual Machine
If a virtual machine is a deployed OVF, you can view application properties and OVF Deployment options
that are defined in the OVF. Deployment options include unrecognized OVF section and the IP allocation
policy
Procedure
1 Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings.
2 Click the vApp Options tab.
3 If the OVF template included editable application properties, make changes if necessary.
4 If the OFV template includes information that vCenter Server cannot process, you can view that
information under Unrecognized OVF Sections.
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