Configure vApp IP Allocation Policy in the vSphere Web Client

You can edit how IP addresses are allocated for the vApp.

Prerequisites

Required privilege: vApp.vApp instance configuration

Procedure

Right-click the vApp in the inventory and select Configuration > Edit Settings.

Click the IP Allocation triangle to expand the IP allocation options.

Select an IP allocation option.

Option	Description
Fixed	IP addresses are manually configured. No automatic allocation is performed.
Transient	IP addresses are automatically allocated using IP pools from a specified range when the vApp is powered on. The IP addresses are released when the appliance is powered off.
DHCP	A DHCP server is used to allocate the IP addresses. The addresses assigned by the DHCP server are visible in the OVF environments of virtual machines started in the vApp.

Click OK.