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5 Select the resource pool to add and click Finish.
vCloud Director adds a resource pool for the provider vDC to use, making elastic all Pay-As-You-Go and
Allocation Pool organization vDCs backed by the provider vDC.
vCloud Director also adds a System vDC resource pool beneath the new resource pool. This resource pool is
used for the creation of vShield virtual machines and virtual machines that serve as a template for linked clones.
Do not edit or delete the system vDC resource pool.
Enable or Disable a Provider vDC Resource Pool
When you disable a resource pool, the memory and compute resources of the resource pool are no longer
available to the provider vDC
You must have at least one enabled resource pool on a provider vDC. Disabling a resource pool does not
prevent its resources from being used by processes that are already in progress.
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 Right-click the resource pool and click Enable or Disable.
Detach a Resource Pool From a Provider vDC
If a provider vDC has more than one resource pool, you can detach a resource pool from the provider vDC.
Prerequisites
1 Disable the resource pool on the provider vDC.
2 Migrate any virtual machines from that resource pool to an enabled resource pool.
3 Redeploy any networks that are affected by the disabled resource pool.
4 Redeploy any edge gateways that are affected by the disabled 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 Right-click the resource pool and click Detach.
Migrate Virtual Machines Between Resource Pools on a Provider vDC
You can migrate virtual machines from one resource pool to another on the same provider vDC. You can
migrate virtual machines to populate a recently added resource pool, to depopulate a resource pool you plan
to decommission, or to manually balance the provider vDC's resources.
Virtual machines that are part of a reservation pool organization vDC cannot be migrated. Templates and
media should be migrated separately using datastore migration.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have at least one resource pool on the provider vDC other than the resource pool the virtual
machines are on.
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