Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand User's Guide

Prerequisites
Verify that you have End User or Virtual Infrastructure Administrator privileges.
Procedure
1 From the Home page, select the service for which you want to view virtual machines.
NOTE Perform this step only if you have more than one service for Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand.
See “Service Initialization and Home Page,” on page 15 for information.
The Virtual Machines tab appears.
2 If necessary, from the drop-down menu above the tabs, select the location for which you want to view
virtual machines.
The virtual machines list refreshes for that location.
3
If necessary, click the expand icon ( ) to display the Virtual Data Centers pane and select the virtual
data center for which you want to view virtual machines.
The virtual machines list refreshes for that virtual data center. The list provides the following
information for each virtual machine:
NOTE
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The virtual machine name (a label in Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand) is distinct from the
computer or host name, which is set in the guest operating system of the virtual machine and
identifies it on a network.
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The owner of the virtual machine is the user who created the virtual machine or who was
transferred ownership of the virtual machine.
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The number of vCPUs and amount of vRAM that a virtual machine supports depends on its virtual
hardware version.
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When you create a virtual machine by using Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand,
Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand creates a vApp (named VM_name-VApp) and assigns the virtual
machine to it. You can manage vApps only in vCloud Director. See “vApp Overview,” on page 30
for information.
4 To search for virtual machines, click in the search field and type the text to be searched for. You can
perform a wildcard search using asterisks.
5 Click the virtual machine name to display the virtual machine settings, connected networks, and
resource usage.
What to do next
For information about changing virtual machine properties, adjusting resources, reassigning networks, or
viewing resource consumption for the virtual machine, see the following topics:
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“Edit Virtual Machine Properties,” on page 36
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“Adjust Virtual Machine Resources,” on page 37
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“Add a Disk to a Virtual Machine,” on page 38
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