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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
Eject a Floppy
After you have finished using a floppy disk 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 Floppy.
The floppy disk is removed from the virtual machine.
Upgrade the Virtual Hardware Version for a Virtual Machine
You can upgrade the virtual hardware version for a virtual machine. Higher virtual hardware versions
support more features.
vCloud Director supports hardware version 4, hardware version 7, hardware version 8, hardware version 9,
and hardware version 10 virtual machines depending on the resources backing the organization's virtual
datacenters.
You cannot downgrade the hardware version of a virtual machine.
Prerequisites
Verify that the virtual machine is powered off and and that it has the latest version of VMware Tools
installed.
Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, click VMs.
3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Upgrade Virtual Hardware Version.
4 Click Yes.
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
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The virtual machine must be powered on, running a Windows guest OS, and have Remote Desktop
enabled in the guest OS.
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The virtual machine must have an IP assigned on its network that is accessible by the client.
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The RDP port 3389 must be open on the guest OS.
Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, click VMs.
3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Download Windows Remote Desktop Shortcut File.
4 In the Download RDP Shortcut File dialog box, click Yes.
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