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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
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.
Editing Virtual Machine Properties
You can edit the properties of a virtual machine, including the virtual machine name and description, CPU
and memory settings, and OVF environment settings.
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Change Virtual Machine General Properties on page 98
You can review and change the name, description, and other general properties of a virtual machine.
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Change Virtual Machine CPU and Memory on page 98
You can change virtual machine hardware, such as CPU, memory, hard disks, and NICs.
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Change Virtual Machine Guest OS Properties on page 99
You can change a virtual machine's guest operating system properties, such as password and domain
properties.
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Configuring Virtual Machine Resource Allocation Settings on page 100
Reservation pool virtual datacenters support the ability to control resource allocation at the virtual
machine level. Users with the necessary rights can customize the amount of resources that are
allocated to their virtual machines.
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Modifying Virtual Machine Hard Disks on page 101
You can add hard disks, edit hard disks, and delete hard disk from a virtual machine.
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Modifying Virtual Machine Network Interfaces on page 102
You can modify virtual machine network settings, reset a MAC address, add a network interface, and
delete a network interface.
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