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VMware vCloud Director 5.1 Evaluation Guide
vApps
A VMware vSphere vApp™ is an abstraction that encapsulates all of the virtual machine and internetworking
needs of an application. vApps can be as simple as a single virtual machine or as complex as a multitier business
application. Templates can be created from a vApp to enable one to be easily redeployed multiple times by
an organization’s users. These vApp templates can be shared among users in the organization or
between organizations.
For example, a typical enterprise application can consist of virtual machines hosting a database server, various
application servers and several Web servers. These virtual machines are networked together to facilitate
communication between the application components. A vApp encapsulates all of this into a single object. After
the vApp has been created, a template of it can be produced to facilitate the deployment of other application
instances in a standardized manner. An end user wanting to deploy another instance of this application simply
deploys another vApp from this template.
Catalogs
Organizations use catalogs to store vApp templates and media files. The members of an organization that have
access to a catalog can use the catalog’s vApp templates and media files to create their own vApps. A system
administrator can allow an organization to publish a catalog to make it available to other organizations.
Organization administrators can then choose which catalog items to provide to its users.
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