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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
- Understanding Allocation Models
- Create an Organization
- Open the New Organization Wizard
- Name the Organization
- Specify the Organization LDAP Options
- Add Local Users to the Organization
- Set the Organization Catalog Sharing, Publishing, and Subscription Policies
- Configure Email Preferences
- Configure Organization Lease, Quota, and Limit Settings
- Confirm Settings and Create the Organization
- Allocate Resources to an Organization
- Open the Allocate Resources Wizard
- Select a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- 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 Virtual Datacenter Network
- Name the Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Confirm Settings and Create the Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Working With Catalogs
- Managing Cloud Resources
- Managing Provider Virtual Datacenters
- Enable or Disable a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- Delete a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- Modify a Provider Virtual Datacenter Name and Description
- Merge Provider Virtual Datacenters
- Enable or Disable a Provider Virtual Datacenter Host
- Prepare or Unprepare a Provider Virtual Datacenter Host
- Upgrade an ESX/ESXi Host Agent for a Provider Virtual Datacenter Host
- Repair a Provider Virtual Datacenter ESX/ESXi Host
- Enable vSphere VXLAN on an Upgraded Provider Virtual Datacenter
- Provider Virtual Datacenter Datastores
- Add a Storage Policy to a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- Edit the Metadata for a Storage Policy on a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- Add a Resource Pool to a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- Enable or Disable a Provider Virtual Datacenter Resource Pool
- Detach a Resource Pool From a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- Migrate Virtual Machines Between Resource Pools on a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- Configure Low Disk Space Thresholds for a Provider Virtual Datacenter Datastore
- Send an Email Notification to Provider Virtual Datacenter Users
- Managing Organization Virtual Datacenters
- Create an Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Open the New Organization Virtual Datacenter Wizard
- Select an Organization for the Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Select a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- 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 Virtual Datacenter Network
- Name the Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Confirm Settings and Create the Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Enable or Disable an Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Delete an Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Organization Virtual Datacenter Properties
- Add a Storage Policy to an Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Create an Organization Virtual Datacenter
- 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
- Create a VPN Tunnel In an Organization for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network Backed by an Edge Gateway
- Create a VPN Tunnel Between Organizations
- Create a VPN Tunnel From an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network Backed by an Edge Gateway to a Remote Network
- Display Peer Settings for a VPN Tunnel to a Remote Network
- Edit VPN Settings
- Enable Static Routing on an Edge Gateway
- Managing Load Balancer Service on an Edge Gateway
- Editing Edge Gateway Properties
- Upgrade an Edge Gateway
- 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 Virtual Datacenter Networks
- Adding Networks to an Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Configuring Organization Virtual Datacenter Network Services
- Configure DHCP for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Enable the Firewall for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Add a Firewall Rule for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Reorder Firewall Rules for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Enable VPN for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Create a VPN Tunnel Within an Organization
- Create a VPN Tunnel to a Remote Network
- Enable Static Routing for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Add Static Routes Between vApp Networks Routed to the Same Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Add Static Routes Between vApp Networks Routed to Different Organization Virtual Datacenter Networks
- Reset an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- View vApps and vApp Templates That Use an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Delete an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- View IP Use for an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network
- Editing Organization Virtual Datacenter Network Properties
- Managing Network Pools
- Managing Cloud Cells
- Managing Service Offerings
- Register an Extension
- View or Modify Extension Properties
- Associate a Service Offering With an Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Disassociate a Service Offering From an Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Unregister an Extension
- Create a Service Instance
- Modify Service Instance Properties
- Add a Service Instance to a Virtual Machine
- Delete a Service Instance
- Managing Provider Virtual Datacenters
- 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
- Viewing Tasks and Events
- Monitor and Manage Blocking Tasks
- View Usage Information for a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- View Usage Information for an Organization Virtual Datacenter
- Using vCloud Director's JMX Service
- Viewing the vCloud Director Logs
- vCloud Director and Cost Reporting
- Monitoring Quarantined Files
- Roles and Rights
- Index
internal 86
managing 83
modifying DNS 97
modifying the name and description 96
ordering firewall rules 89
properties 96
resetting 94
viewing IP usage 95
organization virtual datacenters
allocating storage 35, 58
allocation models 34, 57
allocation model settings 63
changing description 62
changing name 62
confirm settings 38, 61
creating 33, 54, 55
deleting 62
enabling or disabling 62
monitoring usage 143
naming 38, 61
network pools 64
network quota 36, 59
properties 62
selecting a network pool 36, 59
selecting a provider virtual datacenter 33, 56
selecting the organization 56
storage capacity 63
organizations
adding local users 29
allocating resources 31, 33
confirm settings 31
creating 27, 28
deleting 113
email preferences 30, 117
enabling or disabling 113
full name and description 115
LDAP options 29, 115
lease settings 31, 117
limit settings 31, 117
managing 113
managing resources 118
monitoring events 142
monitoring tasks 142
naming 28
properties 114
publishing catalogs 30, 116
quota settings 31, 117
renaming 115
SMTP server 30
SMTP settings 117
vApps 118
OVF upload 41
P
password policy 139
pay-as-you-go 26
pay-as-you-go allocation model 33, 56
peer settings 75
pool servers
add 77
edit 78
settings 78
provider virtual datacenter
allocation pool 26
pay-as-you-go 26
reservation pool 26
provider virtual datacenters
adding resource pools 51
changing name 48
creating 19
datastores 50
defined 19
deleting 48
enabling or disabling 47
managing 47
monitoring usage 143
Provider virtual datacenters, merging 48
public addresses 137
public IP address 73
publishing catalogs 39
publishing catalogs externally 44
Q
quarantine service
accepting requests 146
enabling 145
overview 145
rejecting requests 146
viewing requests 145
quick start tasks 14
R
reservation pool 26
reservation pool allocation model 33, 56
resource pools
CPU reservation 110
datastores 110
detach 52
disable 52
enable 52
memory reservation 110
roles
copying 127
creating 127
deleting 127
editing 127
Index
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