Import a Virtual Machine from vCenter Server as a vApp Template

If you have system administrator rights, you can import vCenter Server VMs to VMware Cloud Director as vApp templates in catalogs.

Prerequisites

To see and import VMs from vCenter Server as vApp templates, verify that you have system administrator rights.

Procedure

1. In the top navigation bar, click Libraries and in the left panel, select vApp Templates.
   The list of templates appears in a grid view.
2. Click Import from vCenter.
3. From the drop-down menu, select a vCenter Server instance from which to import the vApp template.
4. Select a template from the list of virtual machines.
5. Enter a name and, optionally, a description for the vApp template.
6. From the drop-down menu, select a catalog to which to add the vApp template.
7. If you want VMware Cloud Director to take ownership of the VM, toggle on the Move Virtual Machine option.

   When you turn on the Move Virtual Machine toggle, VMware Cloud Director starts managing the VM instead of vCenter Server. VMware Cloud Director attempts to import the VM without deleting the source VM. If the datastore, storage policy, or other factors are incompatible with the selected VDC, VMware Cloud Director clones the VM and deletes the source VM. If you want to keep the source VM and VMware Cloud Director to manage a copy, leave the toggle turned off.

8. (Optional) Mark the vApp template as a preferred template in the catalog.
9. Click Import.