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2 Right-click the provider virtual datacenter name and select Open.
3 Click the Resource Pools tab.
4 Click Add Resource Pool.
5 Select the resource pool to add and click Finish.
vCloud Director adds a resource pool for the provider virtual datacenter to use, making elastic all Pay-As-
You-Go and Allocation Pool organization virtual datacenters backed by the provider virtual datacenter.
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 virtual datacenter resource pool.
Enable or Disable a Provider Virtual Datacenter Resource Pool
When you disable a resource pool, the memory and compute resources of the resource pool are no longer
available to the provider virtual datacenter
You must have at least one enabled resource pool on a provider virtual datacenter. 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 virtual datacenter 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 Virtual Datacenter
If a provider virtual datacenter has more than one resource pool, you can detach a resource pool from the
provider virtual datacenter.
Prerequisites
1 Disable the resource pool on the provider virtual datacenter.
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 virtual datacenter name and select Open.
3 Click the Resource Pools tab.
4 Right-click the resource pool and click Detach.
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