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jeyakarthika
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How to create Virtual Appliance

Hi

I was trying to create a virtual appliance on my Vm ware ESX 3.1 server

but I coulld not find the way to create the Virtual appliance

I kindly request your help

Best regards

Jeya

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mnasir
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You can't build virtual appliances using esx 3.x, but you can run virtual appliances in esx VI3 evvironment.

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shirishh2712
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There are couple of ways by which you can create a virtual appliances:

The first one for the layman, is by just creating a virtual machine and installing the required /desired application/sw on top of that, once this installation is done, the whole package of virtual machine (vmdk's and vmx files) could be packed using different comprssion tools like zip/tar/rar/ovf etc.

The other and the recommended way to create a VA (appliance) is by using the tool known as VMware studio, which is supoorted by VMware and its and intelligent /smart / powerful tool to create and custmize your VA.

Some other tools are also available but i would recommend only VMware studio and if not that then only rpath.

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