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Table Of Contents
- vCloud Director User's Guide
- Contents
- vCloud Director User's Guide
- Updated Information
- Getting Started with vCloud Director
- Managing Cloud Resources
- Managing Virtual Datacenters
- Managing Organization Virtual Datacenter Networks
- Configuring Oganization Virtual Datacenter Network Services
- Configure DHCP for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Configure the Firewall for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Add a Firewall Rule to an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Reorder Firewall Rules for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Enable VPN for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Create a VPN Tunnel In an Organization
- Create a VPN Tunnel Between Organizations
- Create a VPN Tunnel to a Remote Network
- Enable Static Routing for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Add Static Routes Between vApp Networks Routed to the Same Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Add Static Routes Between vApp Networks Routed to Different Organization Virtual Datacenter Networks
- Reset an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- View IP Use for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Add IP Addresses to an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network IP Pool
- View vApps and vApp Templates That Use an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- View Syslog Server Settings for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Apply Syslog Server Settings to an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Configuring Oganization Virtual Datacenter Network Services
- Managing Expired Items
- Working in an Organization
- Understanding Leases
- Set Up an Organization
- Review Your Organization Profile
- Modify Your Email Settings
- Modify Your Organization's Policies
- Set Default Domain for Organization Virtual Machines
- Enable Your Organization to Use an SAML Identity Provider
- Install Java Cryptography Extension Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files
- Manage Users and Groups in Your Organization
- Manage Resources in Your Organization
- Manage Virtual Machines in Your Organization
- Viewing Organization Log Tasks and Events
- Working with Catalogs
- Working with Media Files
- Working with vApp Templates
- Open a vApp Template
- Add a vApp Template to My Cloud
- Download a vApp Template
- Upload an OVF Package as a vApp Template
- Resume the Upload of a vApp Template
- Copy a vApp Template from a Public Catalog to an Organization Catalog
- Copy a vApp Template Between an Organization's Catalogs
- Move a vApp Template Between an Organization's Catalogs
- Delete a vApp Template
- Save a vApp as a vApp Template
- Modify vApp Properties
- Change the Guest OS Properties of a vApp Template
- Working with vApps
- Create a vApp From a vApp Template
- Create a New vApp
- Import a Virtual Machine as a vApp
- Create a vApp From an OVF Package
- About the vApp Placement Engine
- Download a vApp as an OVF Package
- Start a vApp
- Start a vApp with an Older Version of VMware Tools
- Stop a vApp
- Suspend a vApp
- Discard the Suspended State of a vApp
- Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine
- View vApp Virtual Machines
- Add a Virtual Machine to a vApp
- Import a Virtual Machine to a vApp from vSphere
- Remove Virtual Machines from a vApp
- Set vApp Start and Stop Options
- Working with Networks in a vApp
- View vApp Networks
- Adding Networks to a vApp
- Configuring Network Services for a vApp Network
- Configure DHCP for an vApp Network
- Configure the Firewall for a vApp Network
- Add a Firewall Rule to a vApp Network
- Reorder Firewall Rules for a vApp Network
- Enable IP Masquerading for a vApp Network
- Add a Port Forwarding Rule to a vApp Network
- Add an IP Translation Rule to a vApp Network
- Reorder Port Forwarding Rules for a vApp Network
- Enable Static Routing for a vApp Network
- Add Static Routes to vApp Networks
- Reset Your vApp Network
- Delete a vApp Network
- Modify Network Properties
- Display the IP Allocations for Your vApp Network
- Configure IP Address Persistence
- View Syslog Server Settings for a vApp Network
- Apply Syslog Server Settings to a vApp Network
- Editing vApp Properties
- Display a vApp Diagram
- Change the Owner of a vApp
- Upgrade the Virtual Hardware Version for a vApp
- Save vApp as a vApp Template to Your Catalog
- Save a Powered-On vApp to your Catalog
- Create a Snapshot of a vApp
- Revert a vApp to a Snapshot
- Remove a Snapshot of a vApp
- Copy a vApp to Another Virtual Datacenter
- Copy a Powered-On vApp
- Move a vApp to Another Virtual Datacenter
- Delete a vApp
- Working with Virtual Machines
- Open a Virtual Machine Console
- Power On a Virtual Machine
- Power Off a Virtual Machine
- Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Suspend a Virtual Machine
- Resume a Suspended Virtual Machine
- Discard the Suspended State of a Virtual Machine
- Insert a CD/DVD
- Eject a CD/DVD
- Insert a Floppy
- Eject a Floppy
- Upgrade the Virtual Hardware Version for a Virtual Machine
- Connect Remotely to a Virtual Machine
- Create a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine
- Revert a Virtual Machine to a Snapshot
- Remove a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine
- Copy or Move a Virtual Machine to a vApp
- Delete a Virtual Machine
- Editing Virtual Machine Properties
- Installing VMware Tools
- Install VMware Tools in a New Virtual Machine with No Guest Operating System
- Installing VMware Tools in a vApp
- Install VMware Tools in a Virtual Machine in a vApp
- Install VMware Tools in a vApp Template
- Install VMware Tools With Guest Customization Disabled
- Upgrade VMware Tools
- Install VMware Tools on a Windows Guest
- Install VMware Tools on a Linux Guest in X with the RPM Installer
- Install VMware Tools on a Linux Guest with the Tar Installer or RPM Installer
- Install VMware Tools on a Solaris Guest
- Guest Operating Systems
- Install a Guest Operating System
- Customizing Your Guest Operating System
- Understanding Guest Customization
- Customizing a Guest OS When Saving a vApp Template as a vApp
- Enable or Disable Guest Customization
- Change Guest Customization Settings for Virtual Machines in a vApp Template
- Power on and Force Recustomization of a Virtual Machine
- Upload a Customization Script
- Reset Your Virtual Machine's Password
- Join a Windows Guest Domain During Guest Operating System Personalization
- Guest Operating System Support
- Index
Understanding Catalogs and Their Contents 46
Working in Published Catalogs 47
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Working with Media Files 49
Upload Media Files 49
Resume the Upload of a Media File 50
Copy Media Files to a Catalog 50
Move Media Files to Another Catalog 50
Delete Media Files 51
Modify Media File Properties 51
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Working with vApp Templates 53
Open a vApp Template 53
Add a vApp Template to My Cloud 54
Download a vApp Template 54
Upload an OVF Package as a vApp Template 55
Resume the Upload of a vApp Template 56
Copy a vApp Template from a Public Catalog to an Organization Catalog 56
Copy a vApp Template Between an Organization's Catalogs 57
Move a vApp Template Between an Organization's Catalogs 57
Delete a vApp Template 57
Save a vApp as a vApp Template 58
Modify vApp Properties 58
Change the Guest OS Properties of a vApp Template 59
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Working with vApps 61
Create a vApp From a vApp Template 62
Create a New vApp 62
Import a Virtual Machine as a vApp 64
Create a vApp From an OVF Package 64
About the vApp Placement Engine 65
Download a vApp as an OVF Package 66
Start a vApp 67
Start a vApp with an Older Version of VMware Tools 67
Stop a vApp 67
Suspend a vApp 68
Discard the Suspended State of a vApp 68
Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine 68
View vApp Virtual Machines 68
Add a Virtual Machine to a vApp 69
Import a Virtual Machine to a vApp from vSphere 69
Remove Virtual Machines from a vApp 70
Set vApp Start and Stop Options 70
Working with Networks in a vApp 71
Editing vApp Properties 83
Display a vApp Diagram 85
Change the Owner of a vApp 85
Upgrade the Virtual Hardware Version for a vApp 85
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