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2 Manage vApp Custom Properties for a Virtual Machine
You can manage and define custom properties that are stored in the OVF template when you export
a virtual machine or vApp and are used by vCenter Server when you deploy the OVF template. OVF
templates support static properties, which are often configured by the user, and dynamic properties,
which are always set by vCenter Server.
3 Edit vApp IP Allocation Policy for a Virtual Machine
You can edit the IP allocation policy through the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box.
4 Edit OVF Settings for a Virtual Machine
A virtual machine's OVF settings allow you to customize the OVF environment, OVF transport, and
boot behavior after OVF deployment. You can edit and configure settings that affect the OVF
environment in the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box.
Edit vApp Product Information for a Virtual Machine
If you want to export a virtual machine as an OVF, you can prespecify product properties. Those
properties become available when you deploy the OVF as a virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings.
2 Click the vApp Options tab.
3 In the Authoring section select Product.
4 Set and configure the settings that appear on the summary page of the virtual machine.
vApp Setting Description
Product Name Product Name.
Version vApp version.
Full Version Full version of the vApp.
Product URL If you enter a product URL, a user can click the product name on the virtual
machine summary page and go to the product's web page.
Vendor URL If you enter a vendor URL, a user can click the vendor name on the virtual
machine summary page and go to the vendor's web page.
Application URL The vApp Summary page you can view in the vSphere Web Clientincludes a
Status pane that includes information about vApp status, for example Running or
Stopped. If you enter a valid application URL, the virtual machine Status pane
displays Available instead of Running. The Available text is also a link to the
application URL.
If you configure the virtual machine to use the property called webserver_ip and the virtual machine
has a web server at the address represented by the property, you can enter
http://${webserver_ip}/ as the Application URL.
5 Click OK.
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