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3 Click the Datastores tab.
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Click Add/Remove.
5 Select a datastore from the list, click Add, and click OK.
vCloud Director does not support the use of read-only datastores with provider vDCs. In most cases, read-
only datastores do not appear in the list, but some read-only NFS datastores might appear. Do not add
these datastores to your provider vDC.
Use only shared storage because vSphere DRS cannot migrate virtual machines on local storage.
vCloud Director adds the datastore for the provider vDC to use.
Add a Resource Pool to a Provider vDC
You can add additional resource pools to a provider vDC so that pay-as-you-go organization vDCs that the
provider vDC provides can expand.
When compute resources are backed by multiple resource pools, they can expand as needed to accommodate
more virtual machines.
Prerequisites
Verify that There is one or more available resource pool exists in the same vCenter datacenter as the provider
vDC's primary resource pool.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Provider vDCs in the left pane.
2 Right-click the provider vDC name and select Open.
3 Click the Resource Pools tab.
4 Click Add Resource Pool.
5 Select the resource pool to add and click Finish.
vCloud Director adds a resource pool for the provider vDC to use, making all pay-as-you-go organization
vDCs backed by the provider vDC elastic.
Configure Low Disk Space Warnings for a Provider vDC Datastore
You can configure low disk space warnings on a datastore to receive an email from vCloud Director when the
datastore reaches a specific threshold of available capacity. These warnings alert you to a low disk situation
before it becomes a problem.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Provider vDCs in the left pane.
2 Right-click the provider vDC name and select Open.
3 Click the Datastores tab.
4 Right-click the datastore name and select Properties.
5 Select the disk space thresholds for the datastore.
You can set two thresholds, yellow and red. When vCloud Director sends an email alert, the message
indicates which threshold was crossed.
6 Click OK.
vCloud Director sets the thresholds for all provider vDCs that use the datastore. vCloud Director sends an
email alert when the datastore crosses the threshold.
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