5.5

Enable or Disable an Organization Virtual Datacenter
You can disable an organization virtual datacenter 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 virtual datacenter name and select Enable or Disable.
Delete an Organization Virtual Datacenter
You can delete an organization virtual datacenter to remove its compute, memory, and storage resources
from the organization. The resources remain unaffected in the source provider virtual datacenter.
Prerequisites
Disable the organization virtual datacenter 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 virtual datacenter name and select Delete.
3 Click Yes.
Organization Virtual Datacenter Properties
You can edit the properties of an existing organization virtual datacenter, including the virtual datacenter
name and description, allocation model settings, storage settings, and network settings.
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Modify an Organization Virtual Datacenter Name and Description on page 62
As your vCloud Director installation grows, you might want to assign a more meaningful name or
description to an existing organization virtual datacenter.
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Edit Organization Virtual Datacenter Allocation Model Settings on page 63
You cannot change the allocation model for an organization virtual datacenter, but you can change
some of the settings of the allocation model that you specified when you created the organization
virtual datacenter.
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Edit Organization Virtual Datacenter Storage Settings on page 63
After you create and use an organization virtual datacenter, you might decide to provide it with more
storage resources from its source provider virtual datacenter. You can also enable or disable thin
provisioning and fast provisioning for the organization virtual datacenter.
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Edit Organization Virtual Datacenter Network Settings on page 64
You can change the maximum number of provisioned networks in an organization virtual datacenter
and the network pool from which the networks are provisioned.
Modify an Organization Virtual Datacenter Name and Description
As your vCloud Director installation grows, you might want to assign a more meaningful name or
description to an existing organization virtual datacenter.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization VDCs in the left pane.
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