Configure the Product Properties of an Exported Virtual Appliance

For virtual appliance destinations, you can add custom product properties to the target OVF package.

Property elements specify application-level customization parameters and are particularly relevant to appliances that need to be customized during deployment with specific settings.

Prerequisites

All product properties are added to one product section. You cannot add or remove product sections in Converter Standalone.

Procedure

1	On the View/Edit Options page, click Product Properties.

The properties list appears to the right. You can sort any column by clicking its header.

2	(Optional) To add a new product property, click New.

The Property Settings dialog box appears.

a	Type a Category and a Label for the new property.

By default, the Label value is copied in the ID text box, but you can change it if necessary.

Note

The ID of the property must be unique and the ID text box cannot be empty.

 

b	(Optional) Type a string in the Default value text box.

The Type text box is read-only. Converter Standalone supports only the string property type.

c	(Optional) Type a description of the new property in the corresponding text box.

d	(Optional) To make the new property read-only to OVF users, deselect the User configurable check box.

e	Click OK to add the new property to the custom properties list.

3	(Optional) To edit or delete a product property, select it in the list and click Edit or Delete.

You have listed the custom product properties to be added in the target virtual appliance.

What to do next

You can edit another option on the View/Edit Options page or click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.