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To save a configuration of a group of VMs as a blueprint (virtual appliance spec):
The platform will create the new spec for your tenant. This spec will be the default, but an administrator can change or remove the default.   When designing a virtual appliance for use in more than one location, please consider the following differences between private and public cloud:
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To create a version of a spec:
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Display virtual appliance specs in the catalogue
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Define the version of a spec to use
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The platform presents users with a single version of a virtual appliance spec
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. The administrator can configure this to be the default version or the latest version.
When you create a virtual appliance spec
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, the platform automatically sets this first version as the default version.
When you create another version you can choose to make this version the default.
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To change the default version of a spec:
Go to Apps library → Virtual appliance specs
Select the VApp spec icon, click the options button, and select Versions
Click on the Version you want users to work with
On the top, right-hand side of the dialog, click Mark as default version
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To unset the default, so that users will always work with the latest version:
Select the VApp spec version and click the pencil Edit button
Clear the Default checkbox
To delete a version of a spec, select it and click the Delete button. If you delete the default version, then the platform will return the latest version to users.
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Delete a virtual appliance spec
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You can delete spec versions or the entire spec. When you delete a virtual appliance spec, the platform will also delete all its versions, even shared versions. When you delete an enterprise, the platform will delete all its specs, even shared specs and shared versions.