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Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, select VMs.
3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.
4 Modify the relevant properties in each of the tabs and click OK.
What to do next
For more information on managing virtual machines, see Chapter 8, “Working with Virtual Machines,” on
page 91.
Viewing Organization Log Tasks and Events
You can view tasks and events in your organization to monitor and audit vCloud Directory activities.
vCloud 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.
vCloud Director events are one-time occurrence that indicate an important part of an operation or a
significant state change for a vCloud Director object. vCloud Director also logs an event every time a user
logs in, and notes whether the attempt was successful or not.
View Organization Events
You can view the log for an organization to monitor organization-level events. Failed events and view
events are listed by user.
You are an organization administrator.
Procedure
1 Click the My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, click Logs.
3 Click the Events tab.
vCloud Director displays information about each organization-level event.
4 Double-click an event for more information.
Only system administrators can view the details about most events.
View Organization Tasks
You can view the tasks in an organization, which helps you monitor and troubleshoot more effectively.
You are an organization administrator.
Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, click Logs.
3 On the Tasks tab, you can examine the tasks in the organization.
4 Select a task, right-click, and select Open.
5 Review the information and click OK.
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