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Table Of Contents
- Cloud Director Administrator's Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Getting Started with Cloud Director
- Adding Resources to Cloud Director
- Adding vSphere Resources
- Adding Cloud Resources
- Provider Virtual Datacenters
- Create a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- External Networks
- Add an External Network
- Network Pools
- Add a Network Pool That Is Backed by VLAN IDs
- Add a Network Pool That Is Backed by Cloud Isolated Networks
- Add a Network Pool That Is Backed by vSphere Port Groups
- Set the MTU for a Network Pool Backed by Cloud Isolated Networks
- Creating and Provisioning Organizations
- Creating a Published Catalog
- Managing Cloud Resources
- Managing Provider vDCs
- Enable or Disable a Provider vDC
- Delete a Provider vDC
- Modify a Provider vDC Name and Description
- Enable or Disable a Provider vDC Host
- Prepare or Unprepare a Provider vDC Host
- Upgrade an ESX/ESXi Host Agent for a Provider vDC Host
- Repair a Provider vDC ESX/ESXi Host
- Enable or Disable a Provider vDC Datastore
- Add Storage Capacity to a Provider vDC
- Configure Low Disk Space Warnings for a Provider vDC Datastore
- Send an Email Notification to Provider vDC Users
- Managing Organization vDCs
- Managing External Networks
- Managing Organization Networks
- Creating Organization Networks
- Configuring Network Services
- Reset an Organization Network
- Delete an Organization Network
- View IP Usage for an Organization Network
- Add IP Addresses to an Organization Network IP Pool
- Modify an Organization Network Name and Description
- Modify an Organization Network DNS Settings
- Managing Network Pools
- Managing Cloud Cells
- Managing Provider vDCs
- Managing vSphere Resources
- Managing Organizations
- Enable or Disable an Organization
- Delete an Organization
- Modify an Organization Name
- Modify an Organization Full Name and Description
- Modify Organization LDAP Options
- Modify Organization Catalog Publishing Policy
- Modify Organization Email Preferences
- Modify Organization Lease, Quota, and Limit Settings
- Add a Catalog to an Organization
- Managing Organization Resources
- Managing Organization Users and Groups
- Managing Organization vApps
- Managing System Administrators and Roles
- Add a System Administrator
- Import a System Administrator
- Enable or Disable a System Administrator
- Delete a System Administrator
- Edit System Administrator Profile and Contact Information
- Send an Email Notification to Users
- Delete a System Administrator Who Lost Access to the System
- Import an LDAP Group
- Delete an LDAP Group
- Change an LDAP Group Description
- Roles and Rights
- Create a Role
- Copy a Role
- Edit a Role
- Delete a Role
- Managing System Settings
- Monitoring Cloud Director
- Roles and Rights
- Index
Modify an Organization Network Name and Description
As your Cloud Director installation grows, you might want to assign a more descriptive name or description
to an existing organization.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization Networks in the left pane.
2 Right-click the organization network name and select Properties.
3 On the Name and Description tab, type a new name and optional description and click OK.
Modify an Organization Network DNS Settings
You can change the DNS settings for certain types of organization networks.
Prerequisites
An external NAT-routed organization network or an internal organization network.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization Networks in the left pane.
2 Right-click the organization network name and select Properties.
3 On the Network Specification tab, type the new DNS information and click OK.
Managing Network Pools
After you create a network pool, you can modify its name or description or delete it. Depending on the type
of network pool, you can also add port groups, Cloud isolated networks, and VLAN IDs.
Modify a Network Pool Name and Description
As your Cloud Director installation grows, you might want to assign a more descriptive name or description
to an existing network pool.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and then click Network Pools in the left pane.
2 Right-click the network pool name and select Edit Network Pool.
3 On the General tab, type a new name or description and click OK.
Add a Port Group to a Network Pool
You can add port groups to a network pool that is backed by port groups.
Prerequisites
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A network pool that is backed by a port group
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An available port group in vSphere
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Network Pools in the left pane.
2 Right-click the network pool name and select Edit Network Pool.
3 On the Network Pool Settings tab, select a port group, click Add, and click OK.
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