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Import a Virtual Machine as a vApp Template

The workflow to import a virtual machine as a vApp template is similar. As shown in Example
request URL is the importVmAsVAppTemplate link in the VimServer response body. The request body is an
ImportVmAsVAppTemplateParams element that can contain an optional reference to a catalog in which the
template will be entered after the import is complete. The response is an unresolved vAppTemplate body
containing a task that tracks the import.
Example 7-33. Import a Virtual Machine as a vApp Template
Request:
POST http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/vimServer/100/importVmAsVappTemplate
Content-type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.importVmAsVAppTemplateParams+xml
...
<ImportVmAsVAppTemplateParams xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1"
<VmMoRef>vm-642</VmMoRef>
<Vdc href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vdc/2"/>
<Catalog href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/32"/>
</ImportVmAsVAppTemplateParams>
Response:
201 Created
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vAppTemplate+xml
...
<VAppTemplate status="0" name="ImportedWin2K8-Template"
...
<Description/>
<Tasks>
<Task ... operation="Busy Virtual Application Template Win2K8" ...>
...
</Task>
</Tasks>
</VApp>
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name="ImportedWin2K8-Template" sourceMove="false">
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vAppTemplate+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-64" ...>
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