Customize a Virtual Appliance

You can edit the target attributes when you convert a virtual machine source to a virtual appliance.

Prerequisites

You must complete the destination setup to access the target attributes.

Procedure

1	On the Destination page, click Next to go to the View/Edit Options page.

2	Click Data to Copy to view information about the target virtual disks.

3	Select Create a Manifest File to create a text file that contains a SHAI digest of each of the files in the OVF package.

4	Click Edit Product Information to edit the product name, URL, version, vendor, and vendor URL to include in the destination OVF or OVA package.

The Product Information fields appear to the right.

5	(Optional) To add custom properties to the target OVF package, click Product Properties in the left pane.

6	Click Annotation to add any notes to be included in the target OVF or OVA package.

7	Click Edit Networks to create your own networks for the new virtual appliance.

By default, Converter Standalone creates a network called VMNetwork.

8	To create a network and map it to a network adapter, do the following:

a	Click Add.

b	Enter the name and description in the Network properties window and click OK. Repeat for each network to add to the list.

c	From the Network adapters to connect drop-down menu, select a number.

d	(Optional) On the Network adapters list, use the drop-down menus to map the new network to the network adapters.

e	To remove a network from the list, select it and click Remove. If it is mapped to a network adapter, its network changes to the default network. The default network appears in the uppermost row of the networks list.

9	Click Edit EULAs to add end-user license agreements to the target virtual appliance.

a	Click Add and browse for the EULA files to include in the destination package. You can select multiple licenses.

b	Click the up or down arrows to change the order in which the licenses are listed.

c	Click Remove to remove a EULA file from the list.

10	Click Next to view a summary of the conversion task.

11	Click Finish to add the conversion task to the Converter Standalone task list.

You created a conversion task to produce a new virtual appliance.