- A vApp is a container for one or more virtual machines.
- A vApp can be used to package and manage multitiered applications .
VMware vSphere is a very flexible platform, making you able to manage a group of virtual machines and resource pools in a single entity named vApp.
Let’s think about a web application running on a VM. The application also needs a database and other resources running on differente virtual machines. From a service point of view, all the virtual machines are part of the same entity and that’s why vApp exists.
Configuring a vApp is simple. Access your vSphere Web Client and select the Host or the Cluster where the vAppwill run. Right-click and select New vApp:
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