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A soft shut down will be attempted on all VMs; if this is not possible, then a forced shut down will be
performed.
Note:
A soft shut down performs a graceful shut down of the VM, and all running processes are
halted individually.
A forced shut down performs a hard shut down and is the equivalent of unplugging a physical
server. It may not always shut down all running processes and you risk losing data if you shut
down a VM in this way. A forced shut down should only be used when a soft shut down is
not possible.
8.5. Importing and Exporting vApps
vApps can be imported and exported as OVF/OVA packages. See Chapter 11, Importing and Exporting VMs for
more details.
To export a vApp
1. Open the Manage vApps dialog box: on the Pool menu, click Manage vApps.
2. Select the vApp you want to export in the list and click Export.
3. Follow the procedure described in Section 11.5.1, “Exporting VMs as OVF/OVA”.
Exporting a vApp may take some time.
To import a vApp
1. Open the Manage vApps dialog box: on the Pool menu, click Manage vApps.
2. Click Import to open the Import wizard.
3. Follow the procedure described in Section 11.4.1, “Importing VMs from OVF/OVA”.
When the import is complete, the new vApp appears in the list of vApps in the Manage vApps dialog box.
