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Contents About This Book 7 1 Understanding VMware Cloud Director 9 Access the Web Console 9 Set User Preferences 10 Change Your Password 10 Set Your Microsoft Internet Explorer Options 10 Set your Mozilla Firefox Options 12 2 Managing Users and Groups 13 Working with Users 13 Working with Groups 16 3 Using the Resources Available to Your Organization 19 Working with Virtual Datacenters 19 Creating Organization Networks 20 Add IP Addresses to an Organization Network IP Pool 21 View IP Usage for an Organ
Cloud Director User's Guide Understanding Catalogs and Their Contents 36 Working in Published Catalogs 36 6 Working with Media Files 39 Upload Media Files 39 Resume the Upload of a Media File 40 Copy Media Files to a Catalog 40 Move Media Files to Another Catalog 40 Delete Media Files 41 Modify Media File Properties 41 7 Working with vApp Templates 43 Open a vApp Template 43 Add a vApp Template to My Cloud 43 Download a vApp Template 44 Upload an OVF Package as a vApp Template 44 Resume the Upload of a
Contents Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine 64 Discard the Suspended State of a Virtual Machine 64 Insert a CD/DVD 64 Eject a CD/DVD 65 Insert a Floppy 65 Eject a Floppy 65 Copy or Move a Virtual Machine to a vApp 65 Delete a Virtual Machine 66 Managing Your Virtual Machines 66 Installing VMware Tools 67 Guest Operating System Support 78 Index 89 VMware, Inc.
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About This Book The VMware Cloud Director User's Guide provides information about managing organizations, catalogs, vApps, and virtual machines. Intended Audience This book is intended for anyone who wants to set up and configure organizations in VMware Cloud Director. The information in this book is written for non-system administrators, including organization administrators who will create and set up vApps, catalogs, and virtual machines.
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Understanding VMware Cloud Director 1 ® VMware Cloud Director has components that are visible to and are used by organization administrators, catalog authors, vApp authors, and vApp users. They access the components from a role-based, Web console. Cloud Director provides the interface, automation, and management features that allow enterprises and service providers to supply vSphere resources as a Web-based service. The system administrator creates the organization and assigns resources.
Cloud Director User's Guide Procedure 1 In a browser, type the URL of your organization and press Enter. 2 In User name, type your user name. 3 In Password, type your password. 4 Click Login. What to do next In the Home page of your organization, you can click the Set up this organization link. See “Set Up an Organization,” on page 25 for more information. Set User Preferences You can set certain display and system alerts preferences that take effect every time you log in to the system.
Chapter 1 Understanding VMware Cloud Director 3 Select the Internet content zone for the Cloud Director server. 4 Click Custom Level and select Enable or Prompt for these options. n Download signed ActiveX controls n Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins n Allow META REFRESH n Active scripting of Microsoft web browser control 5 Click OK. 6 Click the Advanced tab. 7 If you are using Internet Explorer on Windows 2003, complete these tasks. a Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.
Cloud Director User's Guide Set your Mozilla Firefox Options These options and settings help you display and use Cloud Director correctly in Mozilla Firefox. Prerequisites Firefox must be able to access the vDC. You have the following. n At least Firefox 3.x n SSL 3.0 Encryption n TLS 1.0 Encryption Procedure 1 In Firefox, select Tools > Options. 2 Click Content and select the JavaScript check box. 3 Click Privacy. 4 In the Firefox will: drop-down menu, select Use custom settings for history.
Managing Users and Groups 2 The system administrator assigns an organization administrator to an organization, and the organization administrator assigns the other roles to users or groups in the organization. The items that appear on the Home page when you log in depends on the role assigned to you by your administrator. In Cloud Director, click Administer to add, delete, and modify users and groups. These default roles exist in Cloud Director.
Cloud Director User's Guide Add a User Adding local users allows organization administrators to provide access to users who do not exist on your LDAP server. You can also add local users if you do not plan to use an LDAP server. Procedure 1 Click Administration. 2 In the left pane, select Members > Users. 3 Click the Add User button. 4 Type the user name and password. 5 Select a role. You can only select a default role. To create a custom role, contact your system administrator.
Chapter 2 Managing Users and Groups Delete a User If a user leaves the company or moves to another organization, you can delete a user from your organization. You are an organization administrator. Procedure 1 Click Administration. 2 In the left pane, select Members > Users . 3 Select a user, right-click, and select Disable Account. 4 Reselect this user, right-click, and select Delete User. 5 Click Yes . The user is deleted from your organization.
Cloud Director User's Guide Deactivate or Activate Users Deactivated users cannot log in to the Web console. You must reactivate users before they can log in. You are an organization administrator. Procedure 1 Click Administration. 2 In the left pane, select Members > Users. 3 Select a user, right-click, and select Disable Account or Enable Account. 4 Click OK. Deactivated users have a red circle in the Active column and active users have a green check mark.
Chapter 2 Managing Users and Groups 6 Modify the assigned role on the group's Properties page. 7 Repeat step 5 for each group you want to add. If you import multiple groups at one time, the same role is initially assigned to these groups. 8 Click OK. The group is imported into your organization. Delete a Group When you no longer need a group in your organization, you can delete it. You are an organization administrator. Procedure 1 Click Administration.
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Using the Resources Available to Your Organization 3 The types of resources available to an organization administrator and other users include virtual datacenters (vDCs), which are assigned by the system administrator and cannot be modified. Contact your system administrator to modify vDCs in your organization.
Cloud Director User's Guide Review Virtual Datacenter Properties You can review the properties of the vDCs that are assigned to your organization. Procedure 1 Click Administration. 2 Select Cloud Resources > Virtual Datacenters. 3 Select a vDC, right-click, and select Properties. 4 Review the properties and click OK. What to do next To modify your organizational vDCs, contact your system administrator.
Chapter 3 Using the Resources Available to Your Organization Table 3-1 describes the types of organization network. Table 3-1. Types of Organization Networks and Their Requirements Organization Network Type Description Requirements External organization network - direct connection Accessible by multiple organizations. Virtual machines belonging to different organizations can connect to and see traffic on this network.
Cloud Director User's Guide Procedure 1 Click Administration. 2 In the left pane, select Cloud Resources > Networks. 3 Select an organization network, right-click, and select IP Allocations. Configure External IP Mapping for an Organization Network You can configure certain organization networks to provide external IP mapping. This mapping provides external access to services that run on virtual machines on the organization network.
Chapter 3 Using the Resources Available to Your Organization Procedure 1 Click Administration. 2 In the left pane, select Cloud Resources > Networks. 3 Select an organization network, right-click, and select Reset Network. 4 Click Yes. Working with Expired Items When vApps or vApp templates expire, you can determine whether you want to renew or delete them. Manage Expired vApps You can display a list of expired vApps, delete them, or restore them to your organization.
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Working in an Organization 4 Most operations in Cloud Director occur in an organization. The system administrator creates the organization and assigns an organization administrator to it. The system administrator emails the URL of the organization to the organization administrator, who can log in to the organization and set it up. In the Home page the organization administrator clicks the Set up the Organization link to assign resources and manage a variety of operations on the organization.
Cloud Director User's Guide 3 Configure Email Preferences on page 27 Cloud Director requires an SMTP server to send user notification and system alert emails. An organization can use the system email settings or use its own email settings. 4 Understanding Leases on page 27 Creating an organization involves specifying leases.
Chapter 4 Working in an Organization Configure Email Preferences Cloud Director requires an SMTP server to send user notification and system alert emails. An organization can use the system email settings or use its own email settings. Procedure 1 2 Select an SMTP server option. Option Description Use the system default SMTP server The organization uses the system SMTP server. Set organization SMTP server The organization uses its own SMTP server.
Cloud Director User's Guide Configure Organization Lease, Quota, and Limit Settings Leases, quotas, and limits constrain the ability of organization users to consume storage and processing resources. Use these settings to prevent users from depleting or monopolizing an organization's resources. For more information about leases, see “Understanding Leases,” on page 27. Procedure 1 Select the lease options for vApps and vApp templates.
Chapter 4 Working in an Organization Procedure 1 Click Administration. 2 In the left pane, select Settings > Email. 3 Under SMTP Server, if you select Set organization SMTP server, type your SMTP server name (DNS name or IP address) and the port. 4 If your server requires authentication, select Requires authentication.
Cloud Director User's Guide 4 Type your domain name and login credentials, such as the domain name, domain user name, domain password. These credentials apply to a regular domain user, not a domain administrator. 5 Click Apply. Guest personalization is enabled in your organization. Manage Users and Groups in Your Organization You can manage the roles and rights that users and groups have in your organization. You are an organization administrator. Procedure 1 Click Administration.
Chapter 4 Working in an Organization Viewing Organization Log Tasks and Events You can view tasks and events in your organization to monitor and audit Cloud Directory activities. Cloud Director tasks are long-running operations and their status changes as the task progresses. For example, a task's status generally starts as Running. When the task finishes, its status changes to Successful or Error.
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Working with Catalogs 5 A catalog is a container for vApp templates and media files in an organization. Organization administrators and catalog authors can create catalogs in an organization. Catalog contents can be shared with other users in the organization.
Cloud Director User's Guide Access a Catalog You can access a catalog in your organization or in a published catalog and display its contents. n To access a published catalog, you must be an organization administrator . n To access a catalog in your organization, you are at least a vApp author. Procedure 1 Click Catalogs. 2 In the left pane, click on a catalog option. 3 n My Organization's Catalogs n Public Catalogs In the right pane, select a catalog, right-click, and select Open.
Chapter 5 Working with Catalogs 6 Select an access level for each user or group. Option Description Full control This user can open, modify, and change the sharing of a catalog. Read/write n n Read only 7 This user can only open, change the catalog name, and publish the catalog. This user can delete vApp templates and media files in a catalog. The user only has read access to a catalog. Click OK and OK again. Your catalog is shared with other users or groups in your organization.
Cloud Director User's Guide Procedure 1 Click Catalogs. 2 In the left pane, click My Organization's Catalogs. 3 Select a catalog, right-click, and select Properties. 4 Review the properties in the General, Sharing, and Publishing tabs. 5 Modify the relevant properties and click OK. Your catalog properties are updated. Understanding Catalogs and Their Contents A catalog consists of a list of catalogs, vApp templates, and media files in your organization.
Chapter 5 Working with Catalogs 3 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click and select an operation. n Open n Add to My Cloud n Download n Copy to Catalog n Properties You cannot modify properties until you copy the vApp template to your catalog. If you select Add to My Cloud, the vApp template is saved and added as a vApp. 4 Click OK. The vApp template you selected is added to the specified catalog your organization.
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Working with Media Files 6 The catalog allows you to upload, copy, move, and edit the properties of media files.
Cloud Director User's Guide Resume the Upload of a Media File If you paused, cancelled, or interrupted the upload of a media file, you can resume it. n You are at least a catalog author. n If you log out of Cloud Director and log in, transfer history is lost. You cannot resume the upload. n The default timeout for pending transfer sessions is one hour. You can configure this value. n During pending or stopped transfers, the session keep alive heartbeat kicks in every 15 minutes.
Chapter 6 Working with Media Files Procedure 1 Click Catalogs. 2 On the Media tab, select a media file, right-click, and select Move To Catalog. 3 Select a catalog and a vDC. The catalog you select must be in your organization. 4 Click OK. The media file is moved to the selected catalog. Delete Media Files You can delete media files from your catalog. You are at least a catalog author. Procedure 1 Click Catalogs. 2 On the Media tab, select a media file, right-click, select Delete. 3 Click OK.
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Working with vApp Templates 7 A vApp template is a virtual machine image that is loaded with an operating system, applications, and data. These templates ensure that virtual machines are consistently configured across an entire organization.
Cloud Director User's Guide Prerequisites A vApp template is available in a published or a locally shared catalog. Procedure 1 Click Catalogs. 2 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Add to My Cloud. 3 Proceed through the wizard and provide information when prompted. 4 Click Finish. The vApp template appears as a vApp on the vApps page. Download a vApp Template You can download a vApp template from a catalog locally as an OVF file.
Chapter 7 Working with vApp Templates 6 Select a destination vDC and catalog. 7 Click Upload. What to do next You must verify that VMware Tools is installed in each virtual machine's Properties page. You can click the Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window button to track the progress. Resume the Upload of a vApp Template If the upload process is interrupted, paused, or cancelled you can resume it. n You are at least a catalog creator.
Cloud Director User's Guide Copy a vApp Template to a Published Catalog When you copy a vApp template from one published catalog to a published catalog in your organization, you can group these templates in a new catalog. You are an organization administrator. Prerequisites A catalog and a vDC must be available. Procedure 1 Click Catalogs. 2 In the left pane, click Public Catalogs or My Organization's Catalogs. 3 In the right pane, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Copy to Catalog.
Chapter 7 Working with vApp Templates Save a vApp as a vApp Template You can save a vApp as a vApp template to a vDC and catalog. You are at least a vApp author. Prerequisites n You have a vDC assigned to your organization and a catalog. n The vApp must be stopped. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click vApps. 3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Add to Catalog. 4 Type a name, select a vDC, a catalog, and a storage lease. 5 Select an option.
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Working with vApps 8 A vApp consists of one or more virtual machines that communicate over a network and use resources and services in a deployed environment. A vApp can contain multiple virtual machines.
Cloud Director User's Guide Add a vApp From a Catalog in Your Organization You can add a vApp template as a vApp from a catalog in your organization or a published catalog. This operation preserves the settings of the vApp Template you selected. n You are an organization administrator to access public catalogs. n You are at least a vApp user. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 Click the Add from Catalog button.
Chapter 8 Working with vApps Complete the Profile When you add a vApp to your catalog, you must enter basic information about the vApp you want to add. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click vApps and click the New button. 3 Review the default vApp name and modify it. The default naming convention for new vApps is vApp_user name_n. 4 Select a runtime lease. 5 Select a storage lease. 6 Click Next. 7 (Optional) You can click Finish at any time.
Cloud Director User's Guide 5 Select the operating system. 6 Select the number of CPUs. 7 Select the amount of memory. You can also type the amount of memory and press Enter. 8 Select or type the hard disk size and select GB or MB. 9 Select the bus type. 10 Select the number of NICs. 11 Click OK and in Add Virtual Machines, click Next. 12 (Optional) You can click Finish at any time. Default values are assigned for any missing or skipped data.
Chapter 8 Working with vApps Open a Virtual Machine Console in a vApp You can open and power on a virtual machine in a vApp. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 On the vApps page, select a vApp, right-click, and select Open. 3 On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Open Console. The virtual machine console appears. What to do next You can complete operations, such as power on, power off, and so on.
Cloud Director User's Guide After you connect a virtual machine to an organization network, determine whether you want a fence or direct connection. n Direct, means that this network is directly connected to the organization network. n Fenced, means that you can have identical virtual machines that are powered on in a vApp without conflict When you connect a virtual machine to a vApp network, you must create a vApp network.
Chapter 8 Working with vApps 8 9 In the NAT tab, select a NAT type. n IP Translation n Port Forwarding Click OK. Reset Your vApp Network After you configure your network services, you can reset your network service with new settings. Network services are not available during the reset. You are an organization administrator. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click vApps. 3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.
Cloud Director User's Guide Display the IP Allocations for Your vApp Network You can review the IP allocations for the vApp networks in your organizations. You are an organization administrator. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, select vApps > Open. 3 On the Networking tab, select the Show networking details check box. 4 Select a vApp network, right-click, and select IP Allocations. 5 Review your allocations and click OK.
Chapter 8 Working with vApps 6 On the Shared tab, click Add Members. If you are adding specific users or groups, select Specific users and groups in the top panel, select the users or groups, and click Add. 7 (Optional) To remove a user or group, select it and click Remove. 8 Select the appropriate access level for the added group or user and click OK. n Full control, where the group or user has full control of this object. n Read/write, where the group or user can change this object.
Cloud Director User's Guide 5 On the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable Guest Customization check box and click OK. 6 (Optional) Repeat this step for all your virtual machines. 7 Select the vApp, right-click, and select Start. Stop a vApp You can stop a vApp, for example, to delete it. Prerequisites The vApp must be started. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click vApps. 3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Stop. 4 Click OK.
Chapter 8 Working with vApps Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine Resetting a virtual machine clears state (memory, cache, and so on), but the vApps and virtual machines continue to run. Prerequisites Your vApp is started and virtual machine is powered on. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, select vApps or VMs. 3 Select a vApp or virtual machine, right-click, and select Reset. Share a vApp You can share your vApps with other groups or users in your organization.
Cloud Director User's Guide Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In vApps, select a vApp, right-click, and select Open. 3 On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Power On and Force Recustomization. The virtual machine is now recustomized. Save vApp as a vApp Template to Your Catalog You can save a vApp as a vApp template and add it to the catalog. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click vApps. 3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Add to Catalog.
Chapter 8 Working with vApps Copy a vApp to Another vDC When you copy a vApp to another vDC, the original vApp remains in the source vDC. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click vApps. 3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Copy to. 4 Type a name and description. 5 Select a vDC. 6 Click OK. The new vDC for this vApp appears in the vDC column on the vApps page. Move a vApp to Another vDC When you move a vApp to another vDC, the vApp is removed from the source vDC.
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Working with Virtual Machines 9 Virtual machines have a guest operating system on which you can install and run any software supported by that operating system. In Cloud Director, you can install VMware Tools, insert DVDs and floppy disks, and remotely connect to virtual machines. These are the most basic operations that you can do on a virtual machine. n Power On, which is equal to powering on a physical machine. n Power Off, which is equal to powering off a physical machine.
Cloud Director User's Guide Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click VMs. 3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Open Console. Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine Resetting a virtual machine clears state (memory, cache, and so on), but the vApps and virtual machines continue to run. Prerequisites Your vApp is started and virtual machine is powered on. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, select vApps or VMs.
Chapter 9 Working with Virtual Machines Eject a CD/DVD After you have finished using a CD or DVD in your virtual machine you can eject it. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, select VMs. 3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Eject CD/DVD. The media file is removed from the virtual machine. Insert a Floppy From the virtual machine console page, you can access floppy disk images from the Cloud Director media library to use in a guest operating system.
Cloud Director User's Guide Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click VMs. 3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Copy to or Move to. 4 Follow the prompts to complete the wizard. 5 Click Finish. Delete a Virtual Machine You can delete a virtual machine from your organization. Prerequisites Your virtual machine must be powered off. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click VMs. 3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Delete. 4 Click Yes.
Chapter 9 Working with Virtual Machines Connect Remotely to a Virtual Machine You can use the Remote Desktop Connection file to connect to a deployed virtual machine from your desktop. Prerequisites n The virtual machine must be powered on, running a Windows guest OS, and have Remote Desktop enabled in the guest OS. n The virtual machine must have an IP assigned on its network that is accessible by the client. n The RDP port 3389 must be open on the guest OS. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud.
Cloud Director User's Guide A virtual machine must be powered on to install VMware Tools. Install VMware Tools in a New Virtual Machine with No Guest Operating System If your newly created virtual machine has no guest operating system, you must install it before you can install VMware Tools. You must be at least a vApp User. Prerequisites You have created a vApp in which you have a blank virtual machine. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, selectvApps > Open.
Chapter 9 Working with Virtual Machines The vApp template is added and saved as a vApp in your organization. These options are not used when you use a virtual machine, when you create a new vApp, or add a new virtual machine. Install VMware Tools in a Virtual Machine in a vApp vApp deployment can fail if VMware Tools are not installed on the virtual machines in the vApp. Prerequisites You must stop the vApp.
Cloud Director User's Guide Install VMware Tools You must install VMware Tools in your virtual machines to customize the guest operation system. You are at least a vApp User. Prerequisites Guest customization is disabled on the relevant virtual machines. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click vApps. 3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Open. 4 On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Power On.
Chapter 9 Working with Virtual Machines Start the vApp After you install VMware Tools, you must start the vApp. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click vApps. The virtual machines in the vApp will customize when you power on. The guest OS will be rebooted during customization if necessary. 3 Select the vApp, right click, and select Start. Install VMware Tools in a vApp Template You can install VMware Tools on a virtual machine for which guest customization is enabled.
Cloud Director User's Guide Disable Guest Customization Before you can install VMware Tools on a virtual machine, you must disable guest customization. Procedure 1 On the vApps page, select a vApp, right-click, and select Open. 2 Select My Cloud > vApps. 3 In a vApp, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Open. 4 On the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable guest customization and other check boxes as desired.
Chapter 9 Working with Virtual Machines 3 Select the vApp template, right-click, and select Properties. 4 Select Customize VM Settings or Make Identical Copy. 5 (Optional) Delete the previous version of the vApp template, if necessary. Install VMware Tools With Guest Customization Disabled You can install VMware Tools in a vApp template when guest customization is disabled. Prerequisites Guest customization is disabled on the virtual machine Properties page.
Cloud Director User's Guide 5 In the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable guest customization and other check boxes as desired. 6 Right-click the virtual machine and select Install VMware Tools. Enable Guest Customization After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest customization. Procedure 1 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box. 2 Select the other check boxes in the dialog box as relevant.
Chapter 9 Working with Virtual Machines Enable Guest Customization After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest customization. Procedure 1 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box. 2 Select the other check boxes in the dialog box as relevant. Start the vApp After you install VMware Tools, you must start the vApp. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click vApps.
Cloud Director User's Guide 4 In the guest operating system, start the RPM installer. n Double-click the VMware Tools CD icon on your desktop and double-click the RPM installer in the root of the CD-ROM. n Double-click the RPM installer in the file manager window. 5 Type the root password and click OK. 6 Click Continue when the package is ready. When VMware Tools is installed, no confirmation or Finish button appears. 7 In an X terminal, as root, run the vmware-config-tools.
Chapter 9 Working with Virtual Machines 6 Uncompress the installer and unmount the CD-ROM image. If you install an RPM installation over a tar installation, or the reverse, the installer detects the previous installation and must convert the installer database format before continuing. 7 Option Action In the tar installer At the command prompt, type tar zxpf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-4.0.0-xxxx.tar.gz unmount / dev/cdrom where xxxx is the build or revision number of the release.
Cloud Director User's Guide 8 Run the VMware Tools tar installer. n cd vmware-tools-distrib n ./vmware-install.pl 9 Press Enter to accept the default value. 10 Type exit. 11 Start your graphical environment. 12 In an X terminal, enter vmware-toolbox &. Guest Operating System Support Guest operating system support is available, such as installing and customizing your guest OS.
Chapter 9 Working with Virtual Machines Understanding Guest Customization When you customize your guest operating system, there are some settings and options you should know about. Enable Guest Customization Check Box This check box is found on the Guest OS customization tab on the virtual machine Properties page. The goal of guest customization is to configure based on the options selected in the Properties page.
Cloud Director User's Guide Customizing a Guest OS When Saving a vApp Template as a vApp Before you customize a guest OS in a vApp template, you need to understand the settings you need to make. On the vApp Templates Properties page, if you select Customize VM Settings for the When creating a vApp from this template option, and you select Add to My Cloud or Add from Catalog, the Enable guest customization check box is selected by default and guest customization is performed.
Chapter 9 Working with Virtual Machines Change Guest Customization Settings for Virtual Machines in a vApp Template You can change the guest customize settings on virtual machines in a vApp template when the virtual machines are used as building blocks to create a new vApp. Procedure 1 Click Catalogs. 2 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Add to My Cloud. The vApp template is saved as a vApp. 3 Select the vApp, right-click, and select Open.
Cloud Director User's Guide A script starts that copies files to the guest and prepares the virtual machine template for customization. NOTE If you add new Windows NT vApp Templates, you need to complete only steps 4-7 once. You do not need to repeat these steps for additional virtual machines in the Catalog that result from copying these virtual machines. Customize Your Solaris vApp Template You must manually customize Solaris vApp templates. Prerequisites Ensure VMware Tools are installed.
Chapter 9 Working with Virtual Machines 5 Navigate to your script file and click Open. The file must be in a .txt, .bat, or .sh format. 6 Click OK. Reset Your Virtual Machine's Password You can reset your virtual machine's password. Prerequisites The virtual machine's guest OS is personalized, and your virtual machine is powered off. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click VMs. 3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.
Cloud Director User's Guide Join a Windows Guest Domain During Guest Operating System Personalization A virtual machine can join a Windows guest domain when you personalize your guest OS. Prerequisites In a virtual machine's Properties page, the Enable guest customization check box is selected. Procedure 1 Click My Cloud. 2 In the left pane, click VMs. 3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.
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Cloud Director User's Guide Table 9-4. UNIX/Linux Guest Operating System Support, 32-Bit Support (Continued) Operating System Virtual Machine Version Customization Support Other 2.4x Linux Version 7 Automatic Other Linux Version 7 Automatic UNIX/Linux Guest Operating System Support, 64-Bit Support For 64-bit UNIX and Linux guest OS support, Table 9-5 provides the virtual machine version and whether guest customization is automatic or manual. Table 9-5.
Chapter 9 Working with Virtual Machines Unsupported Guest Operating Systems For unsupported guest OSs, Table 9-8 provides the virtual machine version. Customization support is unavailable for these guest OSs. Table 9-8. Unsupported Guest Operating Systems Operating System Virtual Machine Version Customization Support Microsoft Windows 98 Version 7 No Microsoft Windows 95 Version 7 No Microsoft Windows 3.1 Version 7 No Novell NetWare 6.x Version 7 No Novell NetWare 5.
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Index C catalog access contents 34 add new 33 change owner 35 delete 35 media file from public catalog 37 properties, modify 35 public catalogs 36 publish 34 share 34 understanding 36 vApp template from public catalog 36 working with 33 Cloud Director accessing Web console 9 bypass the proxy in Internet Explorer 11 change your password 10 Firefox options 12 Internet Explorer options 10 understanding 9 Cloud Director, bypass the proxy in Firefox 12 E expired items, working with 23 G groups delete 17 impor
Cloud Director User's Guide review the profile 28 set up 25 SMTP server 27 using resources 19 working in 25 R roles, modify 16 runtime leases 27 S storage leases 27 T Technical Support, to obtain 7 U user and groups, managing 13 user preferences 10 users activate or deactivate 16 add local 14 default roles 16 delete from organization 15 edit 14 import LDAP 14 manage stranded 15 send notifications 15 working with 13 V vApp templates add from another catalog 45 add to My Cloud 43 copy to published catal
Index modifying properties 67 open console 63 opening console on 32-bit Firefox and 64-bit Unix 66 reset 59, 64 working with 63 VMware Tools add vApp to catalog 72, 74 disable guest customization 69, 72 enable guest customization 70, 72, 74, 75 install in a vApp 69 install with guest customization disabled 73 install with guest customization enabled 71 installing 70, 72 VMware, Inc.
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