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3 Select the vApp template, right-click, and select Properties.
4 Select Customize VM Settings or Make Identical Copy.
5 (Optional) Delete the previous version of the vApp template, if necessary.
Install VMware Tools With Guest Customization Disabled
You can install VMware Tools in a vApp template when guest customization is disabled.
Prerequisites
Guest customization is disabled on the virtual machine Properties page.
Procedure
1 Save the vApp Template as a vApp
To install VMware Tools in a vApp, you must save it as a vApp.
2 Install or Upgrade VMware Tools
You can either install VMware Tools or upgrade the current version in your virtual machine.
3 Enable Guest Customization
After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest
customization.
4 Add vApp to Catalog
After you install or upgrade VMware Tools, you can add the updated vApp to your catalog.
Save the vApp Template as a vApp
To install VMware Tools in a vApp, you must save it as a vApp.
Procedure
1 Click Catalogs.
2 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Properties.
3 Select Make Identical Copy.
4 Select the vApp template, right-click, and select Add to My Cloud.
The vApp template has been saved as a vApp.
What to do next
You need to install VMware Tools.
Install or Upgrade VMware Tools
You can either install VMware Tools or upgrade the current version in your virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, select vApps.
3 On the vApps page, select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.
4 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.
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