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Enable or Disable an Organization vDC
You can disable an organization vDC to prevent the use of its compute and storage resources by other vApps
and virtual machines. Running vApps and powered on virtual machines continue to run, but you cannot create
or start additional vApps or virtual machines.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization vDCs in the left pane.
2 Right-click the organization vDC name and select Enable or Disable.
Delete an Organization vDC
You can delete an organization vDC to remove its compute, memory, and storage resources from the
organization. The resources remain unaffected in the source provider vDC.
Prerequisites
Disable the organization vDC and move or delete all of its vApps, vApp templates, and media.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization vDCs in the left pane.
2 Right-click the organization vDC name and select Delete.
3 Click Yes.
Organization vDC Properties
You can edit the properties of an existing organization vDC, including the vDC name and description,
allocation model settings, storage settings, and network settings.
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Modify an Organization vDC Name and Description on page 61
As your vCloud Director installation grows, you might want to assign a more meaningful name or
description to an existing organization vDC.
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Edit Organization vDC Allocation Model Settings on page 62
You cannot change the allocation model for an organization vDC, but you can change some of the settings
of the allocation model that you specified when you created the organization vDC.
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Edit Organization vDC Storage Settings on page 62
After you create and use an organization vDC, you might decide to provide it with more storage resources
from its source provider vDC. You can also enable or disable thin provisioning and fast provisioning for
the organization vDC.
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Edit Organization vDC Network Settings on page 63
You can change the maximum number of provisioned networks in an organization vDC and the network
pool from which the networks are provisioned.
Modify an Organization vDC Name and Description
As your vCloud Director installation grows, you might want to assign a more meaningful name or description
to an existing organization vDC.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization vDCs in the left pane.
2 Right-click the organization vDC name and select Properties.
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