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Table Of Contents
- vCloud Director Administrator's Guide
- Contents
- vCloud Director Administrator's Guide
- Updated Information
- Getting Started with vCloud Director
- Adding Resources to vCloud Director
- Creating and Provisioning Organizations
- Understanding Leases
- Create an Organization
- Allocate Resources to an Organization
- Open the Allocate Resources Wizard
- Select a Provider vDC
- Select an Allocation Model
- Configure the Allocation Model
- Allocate Storage
- Select Network Pool and Services
- Configure an Edge Gateway
- Configure External Networks
- Configure IP Settings on a New Edge Gateway
- Suballocate IP Pools on a New Edge Gateway
- Configure Rate Limits on a New Edge Gateway
- Create an Organization vDC Network
- Name the Organization vDC
- Confirm Settings and Create the Organization vDC
- 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
- Merge Provider vDCs
- 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 vSphere VXLAN on an Upgraded Provider vDC
- Provider vDC Datastores
- Add a Storage Profile to a Provider vDC
- Edit the Metadata for a Storage Profile on a Provider vDC
- Add a Resource Pool to a Provider vDC
- Enable or Disable a Provider vDC Resource Pool
- Detach a Resource Pool From a Provider vDC
- Migrate Virtual Machines Between Resource Pools on a Provider vDC
- Configure Low Disk Space Warnings for a Provider vDC Datastore
- Send an Email Notification to Provider vDC Users
- Managing Organization vDCs
- Create an Organization vDC
- Open the New Organization vDC Wizard
- Select an Organization for the Organization vDC
- Select a Provider vDC
- Select an Allocation Model
- Configure the Allocation Model
- Allocate Storage
- Select Network Pool and Services
- Configure an Edge Gateway
- Configure External Networks
- Configure IP Settings on a New Edge Gateway
- Suballocate IP Pools on a New Edge Gateway
- Configure Rate Limits on a New Edge Gateway
- Create an Organization vDC Network
- Name the Organization vDC
- Confirm Settings and Create the Organization vDC
- Enable or Disable an Organization vDC
- Delete an Organization vDC
- Organization vDC Properties
- Add a Storage Profile to an Organization vDC
- Create an Organization vDC
- Managing External Networks
- Managing Edge Gateways
- Add an Edge Gateway
- Open the New Edge Gateway Wizard
- Select Gateway and IP Configuration Options for a New Edge Gateway
- Select External Networks for a New Edge Gateway
- Configure IP Settings on a New Edge Gateway
- Suballocate IP Pools on a New Edge Gateway
- Configure Rate Limits on a New Edge Gateway
- Configure the Name and Description of a New Edge Gateway
- Review the Configuration of a New Edge Gateway
- Configuring Edge Gateway Services
- Configure DHCP for an Edge Gateway
- Add a Source NAT rule to an Edge Gateway
- Add a Destination NAT rule to an Edge Gateway
- Configure the Firewall for an Edge Gateway
- Add a Firewall Rule for an Edge Gateway
- Reorder Firewall Rules for an Edge Gateway
- Enable VPN for an Edge Gateway
- Configure Public IPs for External Networks
- Creating VPN Tunnels on an Edge Gateway
- Edit VPN Settings
- Enable Static Routing on an Edge Gateway
- Managing Load Balancer Service on an Edge Gateway
- Editing Edge Gateway Properties
- Delete an Edge Gateway
- View IP Use for an Edge Gateway
- Apply Syslog Server Settings to an Edge Gateway
- Add an Edge Gateway
- Managing Organization vDC Networks
- Adding Networks to an Organization vDC
- Configuring Organization vDC Network Services
- Configure DHCP for an Organization vDC Network
- Enable the Firewall for an Organization vDC Network
- Add a Firewall Rule for an Organization vDC Network
- Reorder Firewall Rules for an Organization vDC Network
- Enable VPN for an Organization vDC Network
- Create a VPN Tunnel Within an Organization
- Create a VPN Tunnel to a Remote Network
- Enable Static Routing for an Organization vDC Network
- Add Static Routes Between vApp Networks Routed to the Same Organization vDC Network
- Add Static Routes Between vApp Networks Routed to Different Organization vDC Networks
- Reset an Organization vDC Network
- View vApps and vApp Templates That Use an Organization vDC Network
- Delete an Organization vDC Network
- View IP Use for an Organization vDC Network
- Editing Organization vDC Network Properties
- Managing Network Pools
- Managing Cloud Cells
- Managing Provider vDCs
- Managing vSphere Resources
- Managing Organizations
- 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 a Group
- Delete an LDAP Group
- View Group Properties
- Roles and Rights
- Managing System Settings
- Modify General System Settings
- General System Settings
- Editing System Email Settings
- Configuring Blocking Tasks and Notifications
- Configuring the System LDAP Settings
- Customize the vCloud Director Client UI
- Configuring Public Addresses
- Configure the Account Lockout Policy
- Configure vCloud Director to use vCenter Single Sign On
- Monitoring vCloud Director
- Roles and Rights
- Index
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 Hosts tab.
4 Right-click the host name and select Enable Host or Disable Host.
vCloud Director enables or disables the host for all provider vDCs that use its resources.
Prepare or Unprepare a Provider vDC Host
When you add an ESX/ESXi host to a vSphere cluster that vCloud Director uses, you must prepare the host
before a provider vDC can use its resources. You can unprepare a host to remove it from the vCloud Director
environment.
For information about moving running virtual machines from one host to another, see “Move Virtual Machines
from one ESX/ESXi Host to Another,” on page 101.
You cannot prepare a host that is in lockdown mode. After you prepare a host, you can enable lockdown mode.
Prerequisites
Before you can unprepare a host, you must disable it and ensure that no virtual machines are running on the
host.
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 Hosts tab.
4 Right-click the host name and select Prepare Host or Unprepare Host.
vCloud Director prepares or unprepares the host for all provider vDCs that use its resources.
Upgrade an ESX/ESXi Host Agent for a Provider vDC Host
vCloud Director installs agent software on each ESX/ESXi host in the installation. If you upgrade your ESX/ESXi
hosts, you also need to upgrade your ESX/ESXi host agents.
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 Hosts tab.
4 Right-click the host name and select Upgrade Host.
vCloud Director upgrades the host agent. This upgrade affects all provider vDCs that use the host.
Repair a Provider vDC ESX/ESXi Host
If the vCloud Director agent on an ESX/ESXi host cannot be contacted, try to repair the host.
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.
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