Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- vCloud Air - Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand User's Guide
- Contents
- About This User's Guide
- Introducing Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand
- Navigating Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand
- Working with Virtual Machines
- Virtual Machine Overview
- Overview of Storage Tiers
- vApp Overview
- End User Virtual Machine Access
- Sort and View Virtual Machines
- Create a Virtual Machine from a Template
- Create a Virtual Machine Without Using a Template
- Virtual Machine Power Operations
- Edit Virtual Machine Properties
- Adjust Virtual Machine Resources
- Add a Disk to a Virtual Machine
- Set Storage and Runtime Leases for a vApp
- Manage Virtual Machine Properties in vCloud Director
- Connect a Virtual Machine to a Network
- Change Network Assignments for a Virtual Machine
- Connect a Virtual Machine to the Internet
- Log Into a Virtual Machine Guest OS with the Console
- Virtual Machine Monitoring
- Work with Virtual Machine Snapshots
- Managing Your Public Cloud Environment
- Capacity for Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand
- Geographical Locations
- About Gateways and Networks
- Virtual Data Center Overview
- Create a Virtual Data Center
- Edit or Delete a Virtual Data Center
- Virtual Data Center Permissions
- Catalogs and Templates Overview
- Manage Catalogs in vCloud Director
- Role-based User Account Management
- Add a User to Your Service
- Edit User Details
- Delete a User from Your Service
- Reset a User's Password
- Managing User Groups
- Metering Resource Usage
- Index
5 Type a unique name for the virtual machine (by default, the service generates a name for the virtual
machine) and add a description. In the Name field, enter up to 80 alphanumeric characters (including
hyphens and underscores). In the Description field, enter up to 255 alphanumeric characters (including
hyphens and underscores).
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.
6 Adjust the resources for the virtual machine. (By default, the service allocates resources to the virtual
machine based on the template selected.)
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CPU: The number of vCPUs for the virtual machine
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Memory: The total amount of vRAM for the virtual machine
NOTE CPU and memory resources are linked; the memory is constrained by the number of CPUs
specified. Click the link icon ( ) to adjust the number of vCPUs and amount of memory
individually.
When the CPU and memory settings are linked, the resource allocation predefines a ratio of vCPUs
to a minimum and maximum memory range. The predefined ratio provides the best performance
for the virtual machine in the Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand environment.
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Storage: The storage for the virtual machine and the tier of storage to use
By default, Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand allocates the amount of storage based on the template, but
you must select the storage tier from the drop-down menu. See “Overview of Storage Tiers,” on page 29
for information.
7 Connect the virtual machine to a network.
See “Connect a Virtual Machine to a Network,” on page 41 for information.
8 Click Create Virtual Machine.
The virtual machine list appears with a status message indicating progress for creating your virtual
machine.
What to do next
After creating a virtual machine, you can perform the following actions:
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“Virtual Machine Power Operations,” on page 35
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“Add a Disk to a Virtual Machine,” on page 38
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“Manage Virtual Machine Properties in vCloud Director,” on page 40
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“Log Into a Virtual Machine Guest OS with the Console,” on page 43
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