5.5

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.
Fast Provisioning of Virtual Machines
Fast provisioning saves time by using linked clones for virtual machine provisioning operations.
A linked clone is a duplicate of a virtual machine that uses the same base disk as the original, with a chain of
delta disks to track the differences between the original and the clone. If fast provisioning is disabled, all
provisioning operations result in full clones.
A linked clone cannot exist on a different vCenter datacenter or datastore than the original virtual machine.
vCloud Director creates shadow virtual machines to support linked clone creation across vCenter
datacenters and datastores for virtual machines associated with a vApp template. A shadow virtual machine
is an exact copy of the original virtual machine. The shadow virtual machine is created on the datacenter
and datastore where the linked clone is created. You can view a list of shadow virtual machines associated
with a template virtual machine. See “View Shadow Virtual Machines Associated With a vApp Template,”
on page 120.
Fast provisioning is enabled by default on organization virtual datacenters. Fast provisioning requires
vCenter 5.0 and ESXi 5.0 hosts. If the provider virtual datacenter on which the organization virtual
datacenter is based contains ESX/ESXi 4.x hosts, you must disable fast provisioning. See “Edit Organization
Virtual Datacenter Storage Settings,” on page 63.
View Shadow Virtual Machines Associated With a vApp Template
Shadow virtual machines support linked clones of virtual machines that are associated with vApp templates
across vCenter datacenters and datastores.
A shadow virtual machine is an exact copy of the original virtual machine that vCloud Director creates on
the datacenter and datastore where a linked clone is created. See “Fast Provisioning of Virtual Machines,”
on page 120.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organizations in the left pane.
2 Right-click the organization name and select Open.
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