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.
Starting with vCloud Director 9.5, vApps support IPv6 connectivity. You can assign IPv6 addresses to virtual machines connected to IPv6 networks.
Important: All steps for working with vApps are documented from the card view, assuming that you have more than one virtual data center. Completing the same procedures from the grid view is also possible, but the steps might slightly vary.
- View vApps
You can view vApps in a grid view or in a card view. [Read more] - Build a New vApp
Instead of creating a vApp based on a vApp template, you can decide to create a new vApp using virtual machines from catalogs, new virtual machines, or a combination of both. [Read more] - Create a vApp From an OVF Package
You can create and deploy a vApp directly from an OVF package without creating a vApp template and a corresponding catalog item. [Read more] - Create a vApp from a vApp Template
You can create a new vApp based on a vApp template stored in a catalog to which you have access. [Read more] - Open a vApp
You can open a vApp to view the virtual machines and networks it contains. You can also view a diagram showing how the virtual machines and networks are connected. [Read more] - Performing Power Operations on vApps
You can perform power operations on vApps, such as power on or off a vApp, suspending or resetting a vApp. [Read more] - Edit vApp Properties
You can edit the properties of an existing vApp, including the vApp name and description, lease settings, order in which to start the virtual machines in the vApp, sharing settings, and network settings. [Read more] - Working with Snapshots
Creating a snapshot preserves the state and data of the virtual machines within a vApp at a specific point in time. A snapshot is not intended to be used for long periods of time or instead of backing up the vApp. [Read more] - Change the Owner of a vApp
You can change the owner of the vApp, for example, when a vApp owner leaves the company or changes roles within the company. [Read more] - Move a vApp to Another Virtual Data Center
When you move a vApp to another virtual data center, the vApp is removed from the source virtual data center. [Read more] - Copy a Stopped vApp to Another Virtual Data Center
When you copy a vApp to another virtual data center, the original vApp remains in the source virtual data center. [Read more] - Copy a Powered-On vApp
To create a vApp based on an existing vApp, you can copy a vApp and change the copy so that the copy meets your needs. You do not have to power off virtual machines in the vApp before you copy the vApp. The memory state of running virtual machines is preserved in the copied vApp. [Read more] - Add a Virtual Machine to a vApp
You can add a virtual machine to a vApp. [Read more] - Save a vApp as a vApp Template to a Catalog
By adding a vApp to a catalog, you convert the particular vApp to a vApp template. [Read more] - Download a vApp as an OVF Package
You can download a vApp as an OVF package. [Read more] - Working with Networks in a vApp
The virtual machines in a vApp can connect to vApp networks (isolated or routed) and organization virtual data center networks (direct or fenced). You can add networks of different types to a vApp to address multiple networking scenarios. [Read more] - Renew a vApp Lease
You can renew a vApp lease if the lease has expired. [Read more] - Delete a vApp
You can delete a vApp, which removes it from your organization. [Read more]