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    <title>topic Re: Difference between 'virtual appliance' and 'vApp' in Virtual Appliances Discussions</title>
    <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Virtual-Appliances-Discussions/Difference-between-virtual-appliance-and-vApp/m-p/296671#M2017</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;hi,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I'm a newbie to vApps and I have a similar doubt.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1. I have a windows VM installed/running and I converted it to OVA format. Can I call this OVA file a vApp ? (Or simply a virtual appliance?)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; On which vmware products/platforms can I play this OVA file ? (among ESX/ESXi, Workstation, Player etc.)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2. Now, using VMware Studio, I built a vApp by importing an already existing VM (in OVA format). Now, I have a vApp containing a single VM.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; On which products/platforms can I play this vApp ?(among ESX/ESXi, Workstation, Player etc.)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;thanks in advance.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;--Hemanth&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:23:49 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>hemantha2011101</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2012-09-13T12:23:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Difference between 'virtual appliance' and 'vApp'</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Virtual-Appliances-Discussions/Difference-between-virtual-appliance-and-vApp/m-p/296669#M2015</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;What is the difference between 'virtual appliance' and 'vApp'? Reading VMWare&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;documents and extensive googling have not resulted in a clear answer.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;According to the 'Developer’s Guide to Building vApps and Virtual Appliances',&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;both can contain one or more VMs. But it seems that vApps can only be run&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;in a hypervisor environment, and not a hosted environment.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank you.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:43:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>lbalders</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-26T21:43:02Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Difference between 'virtual appliance' and 'vApp'</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Virtual-Appliances-Discussions/Difference-between-virtual-appliance-and-vApp/m-p/296670#M2016</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;A virtual appliance is a generic term for an application delivered as a prebuilt unit.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;vApp is a VMware specific term for an application encapsulated within a vApp pool (which works on both hosted and hypervisors).&amp;nbsp; The vApp can define a number of specific things about the appliance, such as performance/resource pools, IP address allocation policies, firewall requirements, etc.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:46:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Virtual-Appliances-Discussions/Difference-between-virtual-appliance-and-vApp/m-p/296670#M2016</guid>
      <dc:creator>mcowger</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-04-26T21:46:18Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Difference between 'virtual appliance' and 'vApp'</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Virtual-Appliances-Discussions/Difference-between-virtual-appliance-and-vApp/m-p/296671#M2017</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;hi,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I'm a newbie to vApps and I have a similar doubt.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1. I have a windows VM installed/running and I converted it to OVA format. Can I call this OVA file a vApp ? (Or simply a virtual appliance?)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; On which vmware products/platforms can I play this OVA file ? (among ESX/ESXi, Workstation, Player etc.)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2. Now, using VMware Studio, I built a vApp by importing an already existing VM (in OVA format). Now, I have a vApp containing a single VM.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; On which products/platforms can I play this vApp ?(among ESX/ESXi, Workstation, Player etc.)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;thanks in advance.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;--Hemanth&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:23:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Virtual-Appliances-Discussions/Difference-between-virtual-appliance-and-vApp/m-p/296671#M2017</guid>
      <dc:creator>hemantha2011101</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-09-13T12:23:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Difference between 'virtual appliance' and 'vApp'</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Virtual-Appliances-Discussions/Difference-between-virtual-appliance-and-vApp/m-p/296672#M2018</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1. It's a virtual appliance and it can be used in ESX(i), Workstation and Player.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2. vApps can only be used in a vSphere enviroment with DRS enabled.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The information is available in the administration docs.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Virtual-Appliances-Discussions/Difference-between-virtual-appliance-and-vApp/m-p/296672#M2018</guid>
      <dc:creator>Tsjo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2012-09-13T12:39:59Z</dc:date>
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