Convert Your Single-VM vApp in VMware Cloud Director Into a Standalone VM

Using the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal, if you want to discard the vApp construct, you can convert a vApp containing a single VM into a standalone VM.

When converting a vApp into standalone VM, VMware Cloud Director moves the VM into the VDC folder and deletes the vApp folder.

Prerequisites

• Verify that the vApp has only one VM.
• Verify that if the vApp is using a vApp network, vApp fencing is enabled and the vApp network is connected directly to an organization VDC network.

If the vApp does not meet the prerequisites, the Convert to VM button does not appear.

Procedure

1. In the top navigation bar, click Data Centers.
2. On the Virtual Data Center dashboard screen, click the card of the VDC you want to explore, and from the secondary left panel, select vApps.
3. From the Actions menu of the vApp you want to convert, select Convert to VM.
4. To confirm the conversion, click Convert.