Convert Your Standalone VMware Cloud Director VM Into a vApp

Using the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal, you can convert your standalone VM into a vApp containing that VM.

You can use this feature if you want to use automatically discovered VMs or standalone VMs as vApps, and if you want to apply vApp constructs such as vApp networking to VMs. For more information on discovered VMs, see Discovering and Adopting vApps in VMware Cloud Director.

When converting standalone VM into a vApp, VMware Cloud Director creates a vApp folder under the organization VDC and moves the VM into that folder.

Prerequisites

Verify that the VM is not part of a vApp.

If the VM does not meet the prerequisite, the Convert to vApp 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 Virtual Machines.
3. From the Actions menu of the VM you want to convert, select Convert to vApp.
4. Enter a name and, optionally, a description for the vApp.
5. Click Save.