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Contents
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4 Working in an Organization 25
Set Up an Organization 25
Review Your Organization Profile 28
Modify Your Email Settings 28
Modify Your Organization's Policies 29
Enable Guest Personalization in Your Organization 29
Manage Users and Groups in Your Organization 30
Manage Resources in Your Organization 30
Manage Virtual Machines in Your Organization 30
Viewing Organization Log Tasks and Events 31
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The VMware Cloud Director User's Guide provides information about managing organizations, catalogs, vApps,
and virtual machines.
Intended Audience
This book is intended for anyone who wants to set up and configure organizations in VMware Cloud
Director. The information in this book is written for non-system administrators, including organization
administrators who will create and set up vApps, catalogs, and virtual machines.
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VMware Cloud Director has components that are visible to and are used by organization administrators,
catalog authors, vApp authors, and vApp users. They access the components from a role-based, Web console.
Cloud Director provides the interface, automation, and management features that allow enterprises and service
providers to supply vSphere resources as a Web-based service. The system administrator creates the
organization and assigns resources. After the organization is created, the system administrator emails the
organization's URL to the administrator assigned to the organization. Using the URL, the organization
administrator logs in to the organization and sets it up, configures resource use, adds users, and selects
organization-specific profiles and settings. Users create, use, and manage virtual machines and vApps.
Organizations are composed of these components.
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vApps, which are composed of one or more virtual machines that communicate over networks and use
resources and services.
Users and groups, which define the users and groups that belong to an organization.
Organization virtual datacenters (vDC), which is a collection of virtual resources that are assigned to an
organization by the system administrator. An organization can have multiple organization vDCs.
vApp templates
Each organization has a unique login URL, and locally-created and LDAP-imported users exist and operate
only in this organization. The settings in each organization are independent from settings made to other
organizations. An exception is SMTP settings that can be made on a per-organization or by inheriting the
settings in Cloud Director's default SMTP server.
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Procedure
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Click Login.
What to do next
In the Home page of your organization, you can click the Set up this organization link. See Set Up an
Organization, on page 25 for more information.
Select the number of days or hours before a runtime lease expires that you want to receive an email
notification.
Select the number of days or hours before a storage lease expires that you want to receive an email
notification.
Click OK.
On the Change Password tab, type your current password, type your new password, and retype your
new password.
Click OK.
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Select the Internet content zone for the Cloud Director server.
Click Custom Level and select Enable or Prompt for these options.
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Click OK.
If you are using Internet Explorer on Windows 2003, complete these tasks.
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The internal network is configured with a proxy server to access the external network.
The proxy is not configured to look in the internal network after not finding or connecting to the target
on the external network.
The user looks for a target on the internal network using Internet Explorer.
Procedure
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Type the IP address of the cell or load balancer so that VMware Remote Console (VMRC) can bypass the
proxy setting.
In the Exception panel, in the Do not use proxy server for addresses beginning with: text box, type the
IP address of the cell or load balancer.
If the configuration management vehicle supports the use of regular expressions, you must type the DNS
name of the cell or load balancer.
Click OK.
The specified Web addresses are bypassed by the Internet Explorer proxy server.
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Procedure
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Click Privacy.
In the Firefox will: drop-down menu, select Use custom settings for history.
Click OK.
The internal network is configured with a proxy server to access the external network.
The proxy is not configured to look in the internal network after not finding or connecting to the target
on the external network.
The user looks for a target on the internal network using Firefox.
Procedure
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Select an option.
Operating System
Action
Windows
Linux
Enter the IP of the cell or load balancer in the No Proxy for: field.
The specified Web addresses are bypassed by the Firefox proxy server.
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The system administrator assigns an organization administrator to an organization, and the organization
administrator assigns the other roles to users or groups in the organization. The items that appear on the Home
page when you log in depends on the role assigned to you by your administrator.
In Cloud Director, click Administer to add, delete, and modify users and groups.
These default roles exist in Cloud Director.
Organization
administrator
Catalog Author
vApp Author
vApp User
Deactivate a user
Delete a user
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Add a User
Adding local users allows organization administrators to provide access to users who do not exist on your
LDAP server. You can also add local users if you do not plan to use an LDAP server.
Procedure
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Click Administration.
Select a role.
You can only select a default role. To create a custom role, contact your system administrator.
(Optional) Select the stored and deployed virtual machine quota limits for this user.
Click OK.
Click Administration.
Search for users and select from the results list or enter user names directly in the Selected area.
Separate multiple user names with a semicolon.
Click OK.
Cloud Director imports the selected users from your LDAP server into your organization.
Edit a User
You can edit user properties such as the password, role, contact information, and quotas.
You are an organization administrator.
Procedure
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Click Administration.
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Delete a User
If a user leaves the company or moves to another organization, you can delete a user from your organization.
You are an organization administrator.
Procedure
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Click Administration.
Click Yes .
Click Administration.
Click Administration.
Cloud Director deletes all the vApps that are owned by this user, and the user is deleted.
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Click Administration.
Click OK.
Deactivated users have a red circle in the Active column and active users have a green check mark.
What to do next
After you disable a user's account, you can delete that user. See Delete a User, on page 15
Click Administration.
In the User role in organization: drop-down menu, select a new role for the user.
The definition of each role appears as a tool tip.
Click OK.
Import a Group
You can import groups from LDAP into Cloud Director.
You are an organization administrator.
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Click Administration.
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Click OK.
Delete a Group
When you no longer need a group in your organization, you can delete it.
You are an organization administrator.
Procedure
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Click Administration.
Click OK.
Click Administer.
Click OK.
The new role for this group appears in the Groups page.
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The types of resources available to an organization administrator and other users include virtual
datacenters (vDCs), which are assigned by the system administrator and cannot be modified. Contact your
system administrator to modify vDCs in your organization.
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Click Administration.
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Click Administration.
What to do next
To modify your organizational vDCs, contact your system administrator.
Click Administration.
Details about the processor, memory, storage, and allocation model appear.
What to do next
Contact your system administrator for more capacity.
Click Administration.
What to do next
You can open the vDC to see the objects in it, notify users about issues or changes, or review the vDCs
properties. Contact your system administrator to make changes to your vDC.
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Description
Requirements
External organization
network - direct connection
External network
External organization
network - NAT-routed
connection
Internal organization
network
Network pool
Select Administration.
On the Network Specification tab, type an IP address or a range of IP addresses in the text box and click
Add.
Click OK.
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Procedure
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Click Administration.
Click Administration.
Click OK.
Click OK.
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Procedure
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Click Administration.
Click Yes.
If you selected Delete, the vApp is deleted from the list. If you selected Renew, the restored vApp appears on
the vApp page.
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Working in an Organization
Most operations in Cloud Director occur in an organization. The system administrator creates the organization
and assigns an organization administrator to it.
The system administrator emails the URL of the organization to the organization administrator, who can log
in to the organization and set it up. In the Home page the organization administrator clicks the Set up the
Organization link to assign resources and manage a variety of operations on the organization.
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Set Up an Organization
After you receive the URL of your organization from the system administrator, you must set it up. On the
Cloud Director Home page, click Set up this organization.
You are an organization administrator.
Procedure
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On Name this Organization page, in the Organization full name, type the new full name.
Click Next.
Click Add.
Specify a user quota for stored and running virtual machines and click OK.
These quotas limit the user's ability to consume storage and compute resources in the organization.
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Click Next.
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The organization uses its own SMTP server. Type the DNS host name or IP
address and port number of the SMTP server. (Optional) Select the Requires
authentication check box and type a user name and password.
Description
The organization uses its own notification settings. Type an email address
that appears as the sender for organization emails, type text to use as the
subject prefix for organization emails, and select the recipients for
organization emails.
(Optional) Type a destination email address and click Test Email Settings to verify that all SMTP server
settings are configured as expected.
Click Next.
Understanding Leases
Creating an organization involves specifying leases. Leases provide a level of control over an organization's
storage and compute resources by specifying the maximum amount of time that vApps can be running and
that vApps and vApp templates can be stored.
The goal of a runtime lease is to prevent inactive vApps from consuming compute resources. For example, if
a user starts a vApp and goes on vacation without stopping it, the vApp continues to consume resources.
A runtime lease begins when a user starts a vApp. When a runtime lease expires, Cloud Director stops the
vApp.
The goal of a storage lease is to prevent unused vApps and vApp templates from consuming storage resources.
A vApp storage lease begins when a user stops the vApp. Storage leases do not affect running vApps. A vApp
template storage lease begins when a user adds the vApp template to a vApp, adds the vApp template to a
workspace, downloads, copies, or moves the vApp template.
When a storage lease expires, Cloud Director marks the vApp or vApp template as expired, or deletes the
vApp or vApp template, depending on the organization policy you set.
For more information about specifying lease settings, see Configure Organization Lease, Quota, and Limit
Settings, on page 28.
Users can configure email notification to receive a message before a runtime or storage lease expires. See Set
User Preferences, on page 10 for information about lease expiration preferences.
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Select the number of simultaneous VMware Remote Console connections for each virtual machine.
You may want to limit the number of simultaneous connections for performance or security reasons.
NOTE This setting does not affect Virtual Network Computing (VNC) or Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
connections.
Click Next.
Click Administration.
Type a description.
Click Apply.
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Click Administration.
Under SMTP Server, if you select Set organization SMTP server, type your SMTP server name (DNS
name or IP address) and the port.
Under Notification Settings, if you select Set organization notification settings, type the sender's email
address, an email subject prefix, and to whom you want the system notification to be sent.
(Optional) Type the destination email address and click Test Email Settings.
Click Apply.
Click Administration.
Under Leases, use the drop-down menus to set the maximum period before vApps and vApp templates
expire.
Using the Storage cleanup drop-down menus, select whether you want to move the object to the Expired
Items page or permanently delete it.
Under Quotas, define how many virtual machines a user in your organization can store and power on a
vDC.
The default selection is Unlimited.
Under Limits, set a variety of limits, such as the number of simultaneous connections per virtual machine.
The default selection is Unlimited.
Click Apply.
Click Administration.
Select the Enable domain join for virtual machines in this organization.
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Type your domain name and login credentials, such as the domain name, domain user name, domain
password. These credentials apply to a regular domain user, not a domain administrator.
Click Apply.
Click Administration.
Your user or group settings are updated. See also Chapter 2, Managing Users and Groups, on page 13
Click Administration.
In the left pane, under Cloud Resources, select Virtual Datacenters or Networks.
The vDCs and networks in your organization appear in the right pane. See also Chapter 3, Using the Resources
Available to Your Organization, on page 19
Click My Cloud.
Modify the relevant properties in each of the tabs and click OK.
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For more information on managing virtual machines, see Managing Your Virtual Machines, on page 66
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Click My Cloud.
On the Tasks tab, you can examine the tasks in the organization.
What to do next
To troubleshoot a failed task, contact your system administrator.
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A catalog is a container for vApp templates and media files in an organization. Organization administrators
and catalog authors can create catalogs in an organization. Catalog contents can be shared with other users in
the organization.
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Click Catalogs.
Click Next.
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Access a Catalog
You can access a catalog in your organization or in a published catalog and display its contents.
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Procedure
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Click Catalogs.
My Organization's Catalogs
Public Catalogs
Publish a Catalog
When you publish a catalog, all users in all organizations in Cloud Director can see this catalog.
You are at least a catalog author.
Procedure
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Click Catalogs.
Click OK.
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Click Catalogs.
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Full control
This user can open, modify, and change the sharing of a catalog.
Read/write
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Read only
This user can only open, change the catalog name, and publish the
catalog.
This user can delete vApp templates and media files in a catalog.
Click Catalogs.
Click OK.
Delete a Catalog
You can delete a catalog from your organization.
You are at least a catalog author.
Prerequisites
You have moved the objects in your catalog to another catalog.
Procedure
1
Click Catalogs.
Click OK.
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Procedure
1
Click Catalogs.
Catalogs
vApp Templates
Media
If you are an organization administrator, you can access published catalogs in the left pane.
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Click Catalogs.
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On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click and select an operation.
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Open
Add to My Cloud
Download
Copy to Catalog
Properties
You cannot modify properties until you copy the vApp template to your catalog. If you select Add to My
Cloud, the vApp template is saved and added as a vApp.
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Click OK.
The vApp template you selected is added to the specified catalog your organization.
Click Catalogs.
On the Media tab, select a media file, right-click and select Copy to Catalog.
Click OK.
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The catalog allows you to upload, copy, move, and edit the properties of media files.
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Click Catalogs.
If you click Browse, select a local file or a mapped remote drive and click Open.
In the Upload Media dialog box, type the name of the media file.
This is the name that appears in Cloud Director.
Click Upload.
The media files are uploaded to the specified location. You can click the Launch the Uploads and Downloads
Progress Window button to track the progress.
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If you log out of Cloud Director and log in, transfer history is lost. You cannot resume the upload.
The default timeout for pending transfer sessions is one hour. You can configure this value.
During pending or stopped transfers, the session keep alive heartbeat kicks in every 15 minutes. To ensure
that the session does not time out while tasks are paused, make sure the session timeout value is more
than 15 minutes.
Prerequisites
You have initiated the upload or download of a media file.
Procedure
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In the Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window, click Pause or Cancel.
The status changes to Stopped in the progress window and Waiting in the Media Files page.
In the Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window, click Resume.
The upload or download process resumes.
Monitor the progress in the Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress window.
Click Catalogs.
On the Media tab, select a media file, right-click, and select Copy To Catalog.
Click OK.
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Procedure
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Click Catalogs.
On the Media tab, select a media file, right-click, and select Move To Catalog.
Click OK.
Click Catalogs.
Click OK.
Click Catalogs.
On the Media tab, select a media file, right-click, and select Properties.
Click OK.
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A vApp template is a virtual machine image that is loaded with an operating system, applications, and data.
These templates ensure that virtual machines are consistently configured across an entire organization.
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Click Catalogs.
You can open vApp templates in your organization's catalogs or, if you are an organization administrator,
from a published catalog.
On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Open.
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Prerequisites
A vApp template is available in a published or a locally shared catalog.
Procedure
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Click Catalogs.
On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Add to My Cloud.
Click Finish.
Click Catalogs.
Navigate to the local folder where you want to save the OVF file.
Click Save.
You can click the Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window button to track the progress.
The computer from which you are uploading must have Java Plug-in 1.6.0_10 or later installed.
For information about creating OVFs, see the OVF Tool User Guide and VMware vCenter Converter 4.0.1
User's Guide.
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Click Catalogs.
If you click Browse, select a local file or mapped remote drive and click Open.
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Click Upload.
What to do next
You must verify that VMware Tools is installed in each virtual machine's Properties page. You can click the
Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window button to track the progress.
If you log out of Cloud Director and log in, transfer history is lost. You cannot resume the upload.
The default timeout for pending transfer sessions is one hour. You can configure this value up to one hour.
During pending or stopped transfers, the session keep alive heartbeat kicks in every 15 minutes. To ensure
that the session does not time out while tasks are paused, make sure the session timeout value is more
than 15 minutes.
Prerequisites
You have initiated the upload or download of a vApp template.
Procedure
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In the Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window, click Pause or Cancel.
The status changes to Stopped in the progress window and Waiting in the vApp Template page.
In the Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window, click Resume.
The upload or download process resumes.
Monitor the progress in theLaunch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window .
Click Catalogs.
On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Copy To Catalog.
Click OK.
The added vApp template appears in My Organization's Catalogs. See Customizing Your Guest Operating
System, on page 78 for more information on customizing the guest OS in a virtual machine in a vApp
template.
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Click Catalogs.
In the right pane, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Copy to Catalog.
Click OK.
Procedure
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Click Catalogs.
On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Move To Catalog.
Select the published catalog and vDC to which you want to move the vApp template.
Click OK.
Click Catalogs.
On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Delete.
Click Yes.
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Procedure
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Click My Cloud.
Select an option.
These options are not used when you use a virtual machine, when you create a new vApp, or add a new
virtual machine.
Option
Description
vApps that are created from this vApp template must follow the guest
operating system settings of the vApp template. If you select this option, and
guest customization is enabled, the guest operating system is personalized.
Customize VM Settings
Click OK.
The vApp is saved as a vApp template and appears in the destination catalog.
Click Catalogs.
On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Properties.
On the General tab, modify the vApp name and determine whether you want to allow your users to reset
their runtime and storage leases.
If you leave the Reset leases check box deselected, users cannot update leases.
On the Running tab, review the current boot sequence and modify it as necessary.
You must type numbers that are in progression, for example, 0, 25, and 1,000 to set the sequence. Negative
numbers are not allowed.
On the Shared tab, you can search for and select the users which whom you want to share the vApp.
Click OK.
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A vApp consists of one or more virtual machines that communicate over a network and use resources and
services in a deployed environment. A vApp can contain multiple virtual machines.
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Procedure
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Click My Cloud.
Using the Look in: drop-down menu, select a vApp template from a catalog in your organization or a
published catalog.
Only organization administrators have access to published catalogs.
(Optional) Review and modify the lease information and click Next.
Read the EULA and accept it by selecting the check box and click Next.
Click Next.
Click the Show networking details check box and review the networking information.
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Click Next.
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Click My Cloud.
In the left pane, click vApps and click the New button.
Click Next.
What to do next
You can either add an existing virtual machine or create one.
In Add Virtual Machines, in the Look In: drop-down menu, select Public catalogs.
To add a virtual machine from a catalog in your organization, select My Organization's Catalogs.
Click Next.
What to do next
You must configure the added virtual machines.
In Add Virtual Machines, in the lower panel, click Add New Virtual Machine button.
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Select a vDC.
Click Next.
Configure Networks
You can determine how the vApp, its virtual machines, and its networks connect to the organization's
networks.
Procedure
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Click Next.
Click Finish.
Understanding vApps
A vApp consists of a vApp diagram, virtual machines, and vApp networks.
The vApp diagram shows the state of the virtual machines. You can also power the machines on and off from
the diagram.
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Click My Cloud.
On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Open Console.
Click My Cloud.
Click My Cloud.
Select the Show networking details to display details about each network.
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After you connect a virtual machine to an organization network, determine whether you want a fence or direct
connection.
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Direct, means that this network is directly connected to the organization network.
Fenced, means that you can have identical virtual machines that are powered on in a vApp without conflict
When you connect a virtual machine to a vApp network, you must create a vApp network. In the Connection
drop-down menu, you can select None, which means that the network is isolated in the selected vApp, or to
an organization network that is referred to as a NAT.
Click My Cloud.
On the Networking tab, select the Show networking details check box.
Click the Add Network button on the bottom right side of the page.
Click Next.
Click Next.
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Click My Cloud.
On the Networking tab, select a network, right-click, and select Configure Services.
In the DHCP tab, select the Enable DHCP check box to change the DHCP settings.
Click OK.
On the Firewall tab, select the Enable firewall check box to change your firewall settings.
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IP Translation
Port Forwarding
Click OK.
Click My Cloud.
On the Networking tab, select a vApp network, right-click, and select Reset Network.
Click Yes.
Click My Cloud.
On the Networking tab, select the Show networking details check box.
You do not receive a confirmation of the deletion, but the vApp network does not appear in the list.
Select Administration.
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Click My Cloud.
On the Networking tab, select the Show networking details check box.
What to do next
Contact your system administrator to modify your IP allocations.
Click Catalogs.
The vApp template is copied and added as a vApp. Windows guest OS's are always customized and rebooted.
Click My Cloud.
On the General tab, modify the vApp name (optional) and select the Reset leases check box to modify
the lease options.
On the Running tab, determine the order of the boot sequence, boot delay, and shutdown delay.
You must type numbers that are in progression, for example, 0, 25, 1000, to set the sequence. Negative
numbers are not allowed.
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Select the appropriate access level for the added group or user and click OK.
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Full control, where the group or user has full control of this object.
Read only, where group or user only has read access to this object
Delete a vApp
You can delete a vApp, which removes it from your organization.
You must be at least a vApp author.
Prerequisites
Your vApp must be stopped.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
Click Yes.
Start a vApp
Starting a vApp allows you to complete operations, such as copy, move, and share vApps.
You are at least a vApp author.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
Click My Cloud.
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On the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable Guest Customization check box and click
OK.
Stop a vApp
You can stop a vApp, for example, to delete it.
Prerequisites
The vApp must be started.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
Click OK.
Suspend a vApp
You can suspend a vApp to save the its current state.
Prerequisites
The vApp is running.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
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Click My Cloud.
Click Yes.
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Click My Cloud.
Share a vApp
You can share your vApps with other groups or users in your organization. The access controls you set
determine the operations that can be completed on the shared vApps.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
Determine whether you want to share the vApp with everyone in the organization or specific users.
If you selected Specific users and groups, select the groups or users and click Add.
Option
Description
Full control
This user can open, start, save a vApp as a vApp template (Add to
Catalog), change the owner, copy to a catalog, and modify properties.
Read/write
This user can open, start, save a vApp as a vApp template (Add to
Catalog), copy to catalog, and modify properties.
Read only
Click OK.
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Procedure
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Click My Cloud.
On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Power On and Force Recustomization.
Click My Cloud.
In the Storage lease: drop-down menu, select when you would like the vApp template to expire.
Select an option.
Option
Description
vApps that are created from this vApp template must follow the guest
operating system settings of the vApp template. If you select this option, and
guest customization is enabled, the guest operating system is personalized.
Customize VM Settings
Click OK.
Click My Cloud.
Click OK.
The new owner's name appears in the Owner column on the vApp page.
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Click My Cloud.
Select a vDC.
Click OK.
The new vDC for this vApp appears in the vDC column on the vApps page.
Click My Cloud.
Select a vDC.
Click OK.
Click My Cloud.
On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click and select Delete.
Click OK.
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Virtual machines have a guest operating system on which you can install and run any software supported by
that operating system. In Cloud Director, you can install VMware Tools, insert DVDs and floppy disks, and
remotely connect to virtual machines.
These are the most basic operations that you can do on a virtual machine.
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Suspend, where the CPU of a deployed virtual machine is frozen. You can suspend a machine when you
need to leave a virtual machine but do not want to lose its current state.
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Procedure
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Click My Cloud.
Click My Cloud.
Click My Cloud.
Click Yes.
Insert a CD/DVD
From the virtual machine console page, you can access CD images from the Cloud Director media library to
use in a virtual machine guest operating system. You can install operating systems, applications, drivers, and
so on.
Prerequisites
You have access to a catalog with media files.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
In the right pane, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Insert CD/DVD.
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Eject a CD/DVD
After you have finished using a CD or DVD in your virtual machine you can eject it.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
Insert a Floppy
From the virtual machine console page, you can access floppy disk images from the Cloud Director media
library to use in a guest operating system. When you insert a floppy disk, you can install operating systems,
applications, drivers, and so on.
Prerequisites
You have media files in your catalog.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
Using the drop-down menu, select a floppy disk image or select one from the list and click Insert.
Eject a Floppy
After you have finished using a floppy disk in your virtual machine you can eject it.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
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Procedure
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Click My Cloud.
Click Finish.
Click My Cloud.
Click Yes.
View Virtual Machine Console in Cloud Director Using 32-Bit Firefox Running on
64-Bit Unix
If you are running 32-bit Mozilla Firefox on 64-bit versions of Unix, you need to complete this step before you
can open a virtual machine console.
When you access the virtual machine console for the first time, Cloud Director detects the browser version,
auto-streams, and installs appropriate the plug-in to view the console. However, this detection logic fails when
you run 32-bit Firefox on 64-bit Unix flavors. You must complete this procedure to run 32-bit Firefox on 64-bit
Unix.
Procedure
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The virtual machine must be powered on, running a Windows guest OS, and have Remote Desktop
enabled in the guest OS.
The virtual machine must have an IP assigned on its network that is accessible by the client.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Download Windows Remote Desktop Shortcut File.
Navigate to the location where you want to save the file and click Save.
Click My Cloud.
General
Hardware
Guest OS Customization
Resource Allocation
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Install VMware Tools in a New Virtual Machine with No Guest Operating System
If your newly created virtual machine has no guest operating system, you must install it before you can install
VMware Tools.
You must be at least a vApp User.
Prerequisites
You have created a vApp in which you have a blank virtual machine.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Power On.
Log into the virtual machine console and install the guest operating system.
On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.
The guest OS in your newly created virtual machine has been customized.
Reference
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If the settings on a guest virtual machine are not in synch with Cloud Director or an attempt to perform guest
customization has failed, you can select the virtual machine, right-click, and select Power on and Force recustomization.
When you select Add to My Cloud or Add from Catalog on a vApp template, these are the available options
on the vApp template Properties page.
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The vApp template is added and saved as a vApp in your organization. These options are not used when you
use a virtual machine, when you create a new vApp, or add a new virtual machine.
Click My Cloud.
On the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable guest customization check box.
Click My Cloud.
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Click My Cloud.
On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Power On.
Select the virtual machine, right-click, and select Install VMware Tools.
VMware tools installation is triggered or Tools CD is mounted. You need to open the virtual machine
console to complete the installation.
Click My Cloud.
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On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.
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Click My Cloud.
Click Catalogs.
On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Properties.
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On the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable guest customization and other check boxes as
desired.
On the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable guest customization check box.
Click My Cloud.
On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Power On.
Select the virtual machine, right-click, and select Install VMware Tools.
VMware tools installation is triggered or Tools CD is mounted. You need to open the virtual machine
console to complete the installation.
On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.
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Click Catalogs.
On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Properties.
Click My Cloud.
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In the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable guest customization and other check boxes as
desired.
On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.
Select the virtual machine, right-click, and select Install VMware Tools.
The process is different based on the operating system.
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On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.
Click My Cloud.
You have disabled the option to install VMware Tools on a powered off virtual machine.
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
Click Finish.
Click My Cloud.
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Double-click the VMware Tools CD icon on your desktop and double-click the RPM installer in the
root of the CD-ROM.
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Type exit.
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Install VMware Tools on a Linux Guest with the Tar Installer or RPM Installer
You can use a Tar command or RPM installer to install VMware tools on a Linux guest OS with a Tar or RPM.
Prerequisites
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With an existing installation, delete the vmware-tools-distrib directory before you install. The location
of this directory depends on where you placed it during the previous installation (such as,
tmp/vmware-tools-distrib).
Procedure
1
Click My Cloud.
In the guest operating system, as root (su-), mount the VMware Tools virtual CD-ROM image and change
to a working directory, for example, enter /tmp.
Some Linux distributions automatically mount CD-ROMs. If your distribution uses automounting, do not
use the mount and unmount commands. You still must untar the VMware Tools installer to /tmp. Some
Linux distributions use different device names or organize the /dev directory differently. If your CD-ROM
drive is not /dev/cdrom, or if the mount point for a CD-ROM is not /mnt/cdrom, modify these commands
to reflect the conventions used by your distribution.
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
cd /tmp
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Option
Action
Action
After the upgrade is complete, restart the network by running /etc/init.d/network restart.
Type exit.
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Click My Cloud.
Select a Solaris virtual machine, right click, and select Open Console.
In the virtual machine, log in as root and, if necessary, mount the VMware Tools virtual CD-ROM image.
The Solaris volume manager vold mounts the CD-ROM under /cdrom/vmwaretools.
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If the CD-ROM is not mounted, restart the volume manager by running these commands.
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/etc/init.d/volmgt stop
/etc/init.d/volmgt start
After the CD-ROM is mounted, change to a working directory, for example, /tmp and extract VMware
Tools.
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./vmware-install.pl
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Type exit.
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Click My Cloud.
Select an available media file in the top panel or select one and add it to your vDC in the bottom panel.
Click OK.
Point to the virtual machine name and press Ctrl+Alt+Del to boot from the ISO image and start the
operating system installer.
In the virtual machine console, type the required information to complete the installation.
Click Finish.
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Password reset
If you want to perform customization (or you made changes to network settings that need to be reflected in
the guest OS), you can select the Enable guest customization check box and set the options on the Guest OS
Customization tab of the virtual machine Properties page. When virtual machines from vApp templates are
used to create a new vApp and then add a virtual machine, the vApp templates act as building blocks. When
you add virtual machines from the catalog to a new vApp, the virtual machines are enabled for guest
customization by default. When you save a vApp template from a catalog as a vApp, virtual machines are
enabled for guest customization only if the Enable guest customizaton check box is selected.
These are the default values of guest customization settings:
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The Enable guest customization check box is the same as the source virtual machine in your Catalog.
For Windows guest virtual machines, Change SID is the same as the source virtual machine in your
catalog.
The password reset setting is same as the source virtual machine in your catalog.
You can deselect the Enable guest customization check box if required before you start the VApp.
If blank virtual machines, which are pending guest OS installation, are added to a vApp, the Enable guest
customization check box is deselected by default because these virtual machines are not yet ready for
customization .
After you install the guest OS and VMware Tools, you can power off the virtual machines, stop vApp, and
select the Enable guest customization check box and start the vApp and virtual machines to perform guest
customization.
If the virtual machine name and network settings are updated on a virtual machine that has been customized,
the next time you power on the virtual machine, it is re-customized, which resynchronizes the guest virtual
machine with Cloud Director
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For Windows guest VMs, the Change SID option is the same as the source virtual machine in your catalog.
Password reset setting is the same as the source virtual machine in your catalog.
If you select Make Identical Copy on the vApp template Properties page, and select Add to My Cloud, the
settings in the vApp Template are applied to the new vApp, regardless of whether customization is enabled.
These are the default values of guest customization settings.
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In Windows guest virtual machines, the Change SID check box is deselected.
After you import or upload to a catalog, these are the default values.
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The Enable guest customization check box is selected for the virtual machines.
For Windows guest VMs, the Change SID check box is selected for the virtual machines.
The Password reset setting is selected by default for the virtual machines.
If you are a vApp template owner and you import or upload to a catalog, you must check the VMware Tools
version installed on the virtual machines in the vApp. To do this, select the vApp template, right-click, and
select Open. Tools version is shown in the VMware Tools column. If you select Customize VM Settings,
VMware Tools should be installed on all virtual machines. See Installing VMware Tools, on page 67 for more
information.
Click My Cloud.
On the Guest OS Customization tab, select or deselect the Enable guest customization check box.
Click OK.
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Click Catalogs.
On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Add to My Cloud.
The vApp template is saved as a vApp.
On the Virtual Machines tab, select the virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.
On the Guest Customization OS tab, select or deselect the Enable guest customization check box and click
OK.
Procedure
1
Click Catalogs.
Power off the virtual machine and ensure that the Enable guest customization check box is selected.
You must ensure that the virtual machine's NIC is not set to NONE network.
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A script starts that copies files to the guest and prepares the virtual machine template for customization.
NOTE If you add new Windows NT vApp Templates, you need to complete only steps 4-7 once. You do not
need to repeat these steps for additional virtual machines in the Catalog that result from copying these virtual
machines.
Click Catalogs.
Ensure that the Enable guest customization check box is selected and power off the virtual machine.
Run shutdown -y -g0 -i5 to shut down the virtual machine from inside the guest operating system.
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A script starts that copies files to the guest and prepares the virtual machine template for customization.
NOTE If you add new Solaris vApp Templates, you need to complete only steps 4-7 once. You do not need to
repeat these steps for additional virtual machines in the Catalog that result from copying these virtual
machines.
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Click My Cloud.
In the right pane, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.
On the Guest OS Customization tab, in the Customization Script panel, click Browse.
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Click OK.
Click My Cloud.
On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.
To force all administrators to change the password at the initial log in, select the Require administrator
to change password on first login check box.
Administrators must know the old password.
(Optional) To use a specific password, select Specify password and type the password.
Click OK.
If the source virtual machine network properties are such that the domain controller is not resolvable,
domain join fails.
If the source virtual machine was configured with a manually configured DNS, that DNS is contacted to
resolve the domain controller even if the manually configured DNS is not on the network. In the case
where the DNS cannot be found, domain join fails.
If the source Windows 2000 virtual machine was configured with DHCP, the new network DHCP is used
to attempt to resolve the domain controller. In this case, if the DNS that is configured to the DHCP can
resolve the domain controller, domain join succeeds.
During customization for Microsoft Windows XP or later, Microsoft Sysprep resets the guest to configure the
network settings to DHCP before attempting to join the domain, regardless of the source virtual machine or
network settings. For automatic domain join to succeed, the DHCP on the network must be able to resolve the
domain controller.
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Click My Cloud.
On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable this VM to join a domain check box.
Override organization settings is selected by default.
Click OK.
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Operating System
Customization Support
Microsoft Windows 7
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
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Operating System
Customization Support
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Manual
Customization Support
Microsoft Windows 7
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Customization Support
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Asianux 3
Version 7
Automatic
Debian GNU/Linux 5
Version 7
Automatic
Debian GNU/Linux 4
Version 7
Automatic
Ubuntu Linux
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
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Operating System
Customization Support
Version 7
Automatic
Other Linux
Version 7
Automatic
Customization Support
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Asianux 3
Version 7
Automatic
Debian GNU/UNIX 5
Version 7
Automatic
Debian GNU/Linux 4
Version 7
Automatic
Ubuntu Linux
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Version 7
Automatic
Other Linux
Version 7
Automatic
Customization Support
Sun Solaris 10
Version 7
Manual
Version 7
Manual
Version 7
Manual
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Customization Support
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Version 7
Manual
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Microsoft Windows 98
Version 7
No
Microsoft Windows 95
Version 7
No
Version 7
No
Version 7
No
Version 7
No
FreeBSD (32-bit)
Version 7
No
FreeBSD (64-bit)
Version 7
No
OS/2
Version 7
No
SCO OpenServer 5
Version 7
No
SCO UnixWare 7
Version 7
No
DOS
Version 7
No
Other (32-bit)
Version 7
No
Other (64-bit)
Version 7
No
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catalog
access contents 34
add new 33
change owner 35
delete 35
media file from public catalog 37
properties, modify 35
public catalogs 36
publish 34
share 34
understanding 36
vApp template from public catalog 36
working with 33
Cloud Director
accessing Web console 9
bypass the proxy in Internet Explorer 11
change your password 10
Firefox options 12
Internet Explorer options 10
understanding 9
Cloud Director, bypass the proxy in Firefox 12
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expired items, working with 23
G
groups
delete 17
import 16
modify properties 17
working with 16
guest customization
change settings in a virtual machine 81
customization script 82
customize a Windows vApp template 81
customize Solaris vApp template 82
enable or disable guest customization 80
guest OS customization 78
guest OS support 84
join Windows guest domain 84
requirements to join a domain 83
reset password 83
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customizing guest OS when saving vApp
template as a vApp 80
understanding guest customization 79
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leases, runtime and storage 27
M
media files
access in a catalog 36
copy 40
delete 41
modify properties 41
move 40
resume upload 40
upload 39
working with 39
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networks, configure services 54
O
organization networks
adding IP addresses 21
creating 20
resetting 22
viewing IP usage 21
organizations
adding local users 26
change full name 26
configuring external IP mapping 22
configuring NAT 22
email preferences 27
enable guest personalization 29
lease settings 28
limit settings 28
manage resources 30
manage users and groups 30
manage virtual machines 30
modify email settings 28
modify policies 29
monitoring events 31
monitoring tasks 31
monitoring the log 31
quota settings 28
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roles, modify 16
runtime leases 27
S
storage leases 27
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Technical Support, to obtain 7
U
user and groups, managing 13
user preferences 10
users
activate or deactivate 16
add local 14
default roles 16
delete from organization 15
edit 14
import LDAP 14
manage stranded 15
send notifications 15
working with 13
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vApp templates
add from another catalog 45
add to My Cloud 43
copy to published catalog 46
delete 46
download 44
managed expired 23
modify properties 47
move to published catalog 46
open 43
resume upload 45
save vApp as vApp template 47
upload 44
using in a catalog 36
working with 43
vApps
add a vApp network 54
add existing virtual machine 51
add from another catalog as a vApp
template 56
add new 50
add new virtual machine 51
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modifying properties 67
open console 63
opening console on 32-bit Firefox and 64-bit
Unix 66
reset 59, 64
working with 63
VMware Tools
add vApp to catalog 72, 74
disable guest customization 69, 72
enable guest customization 70, 72, 74, 75
install in a vApp 69
install with guest customization disabled 73
install with guest customization enabled 71
installing 70, 72
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