One of the advantages of a vApp is that you can perform power operations on all virtual machines it contains at the same time. Power on a vAppYou can power on a vApp to power on all its virtual machines and child vApps. Virtual machines are powered on according to the startup order configuration. Power Off a vAppYou can power off a vApp to power off all its virtual machines and child vApps. Virtual machines are powered off in reverse startup order. Suspend a vAppYou can suspend a vApp to suspend all its virtual machines and child vApps. Virtual machines are suspended in the reverse order of the specified startup order. Resume a vAppYou can resume a vApp to resume all its virtual machines and child vApps. Virtual machines are resumed according to their startup order configuration. Parent topic: Managing Multi-Tiered Applications with vSphere vApp