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Table Of Contents
- vCloud Director Administrator's Guide
- Contents
- vCloud Director Administrator's Guide
- Getting Started with vCloud Director
- Adding Resources to vCloud 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
- Add a Resource Pool 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
- Configure DHCP for an Organization Network
- Enable the Firewall for an Organization Network
- Add a Firewall Rule for an Organization Network
- Reorder Firewall Rules for an Organization Network
- Enable IP Masquerading for an Organization Network
- Add External IP Addresses to an Organization Network
- Configure Port Forwarding for an Organization Network
- Configure IP Translation for an Organization Network
- Reorder NAT Mapping Rules for an Organization Network
- Enable Site-to-Site VPN for an Organization Network
- Create a VPN Tunnel Within an Organization
- Create a VPN Tunnel Between Organizations
- Create a VPN Tunnel to a Remote Network
- Enable Static Routing for an Organization Network
- Add Static Routes Between vApp Networks Routed to the Same Organization Network
- Add Static Routes Between vApp Networks Routed to Different Organization Networks
- Reset an Organization Network
- View vApps and vApp Templates That Use an Organization Network
- Delete an Organization Network
- View IP Use 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
- View Syslog Server Settings for an Organization Network
- Apply Syslog Server Settings to an Organization Network
- 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 and Virtual Machines
- 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
- Modify General System Settings
- General System Settings
- Configure SMTP Settings
- Configure System Notification Settings
- Configuring Blocking Tasks and Notifications
- Configuring the System LDAP Settings
- Customize the vCloud Director Client UI
- Configure the Public Web URL
- Configure the Public Console Proxy Address
- Configure the Public REST API Base URL
- Configure the Account Lockout Policy
- Monitoring vCloud Director
- Roles and Rights
- Index
4 Click Import from vSphere.
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Select a vCenter Server and a virtual machine.
6 Type a name and optional description for the vApp and select a destination organization vDC.
7 Select whether to copy or move the source virtual machine.
8 Click OK.
Place a vApp in Maintenance Mode
A system administrator can place a vApp in maintenance mode to prevent non-administrator users from
changing the state of the vApp. This is useful, for example, when you want to back up a vApp using a third-
party backup solution.
When a vApp is in maintenance mode, non-system administrator users cannot perform any actions that modify
the state of the vApp or its virtual machine. They can view information about the vApp and its virtual machines
and access the virtual machine consoles.
Placing a vApp in maintenance mode does not affect any currently running tasks that involve the vApp.
Prerequisites
You must be logged in to vCloud Director as a system administrator.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organizations in the left pane.
2 Right-click the organization name and select Open.
3 Click the My Cloud tab and click vApps in the left pane.
4 Right-click the vApp name and select Enter Maintenance Mode.
5 Click Yes.
The status of the vApp changes to In Maintenance Mode. The vApp remains in maintenance mode until you
select Exit Maintenance Mode.
Force Stop a Running vApp
A system administrator can force stop a running vApp when an organization user is unable to do so.
In some cases, a user may be unable to stop a running vApp. If traditional methods for stopping the vApp fail,
you can force stop the vApp to prevent the user from getting billed.
Force stopping a vApp does not prevent the vApp from consuming resources in vSphere. After you force stop
a vApp in vCloud Director, use the vSphere Client to check the status of the vApp in vSphere and take the
necessary action.
Prerequisites
You must be logged in to vCloud Director as a system administrator.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organizations in the left pane.
2 Right-click the organization name and select Open.
3 Click the My Cloud tab and click vApps in the left pane.
4 Right-click the running vApp and select Force Stop.
5 Click Yes.
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