Unable to find vApp for VM in Cloud Director
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Issue/Introduction
- Not able to find the VM’s vApp in Tenant GUI.
- The VMs are showing in vCloud DB.
- The VM doesn't have a vApp.
Environment
VMware Cloud Director 10.6.1
Cause
VMs that are created as standalone VMs do not have vApp objects associated to them in the user interface. This is expected behavior.
Resolution
If a vApp is desired for the VM, then follow the process outlined here to Convert Your Standalone VMware Cloud Director VM Into a vApp.
Additional Information
Standalone VMs do have hidden vApp container objects associated in the back-end. These can be viewed over the API by performing a GET request to the VM and examining the API response:
Example:
GET https://cloud.example.com/api/vApp/vm-#########-####-####-####-########
Within the response body locate the vApp ID which has the following format:
Example:
href="https://cloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-########-####-####-####-########" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vApp+xml"
If you then perform a GET request against that vApp ID, the response body of the vApp contains API element <autoNature>true</autoNature> which indicates this is a hidden vApp object.
Example:
GET https://cloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-########-####-####-####-########
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