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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
Change Virtual Machine General Properties
You can review and change the name, description, and other general properties of a virtual machine.
Prerequisites
Verify that the 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.
4 Click the General tab, change the properties, and click OK.
Option Action
Computer name
Type the computer and host name set in the guest operating system that
identifies the virtual machine on a network. This field is restricted to 15
characters because of a Windows OS limitation on computer names.
Description
Type an optional description of the virtual machines.
Operating System Family
Select an operating system family from the drop-down menu.
Operating System
Select an operating system from the drop-down menu.
Virtual hardware version
Virtual hardware version of the virtual machine. Select the Upgrade to and
select a hardware version to upgrade the virtual machine hardware.
Virtual CPU hot add
Select the check box to enable virtual CPU hot add. This option allows you
to add virtual CPUs to a powered on virtual machine. This feature is only
supported on certain guest operating systems and virtual machine
hardware versions.
Memory hot add
Select the check box to enable memory hot add. This option allows you to
add memory to a powered on virtual machine. This feature is only
supported on certain guest operating systems and virtual machine
hardware versions.
Synchronize time
Select the check box to enable time synchronization between the virtual
machine guest operating system and the virtual datacenter in which it is
running.
Storage Policy
Select a storage policy for the virtual machine to use from the drop-down
menu.
Change Virtual Machine CPU and Memory
You can change virtual machine hardware, such as CPU, memory, hard disks, and NICs.
The number of virtual CPUs and memory that a virtual machine supports depends on its virtual hardware
version.
Table 8‑1. Virtual Hardware Versions and CPU and Memory Support
Virtual Hardware Version Maximum CPUs Maximum Memory
HW4 4 64GB
HW7 8 255GB
HW8 32 1011GB
HW9 64 1011GB
HW10 64 1011GB
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