VMware vCloud Director - 1.0 User’s Guide

Cloud Director User's Guide

Cloud Director 1.0

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About This Book 7

Understanding VMware Cloud Director 9

Access the Web Console 9

Set User Preferences 10

Change Your Password 10

Set Your Microsoft Internet Explorer Options 10

Set your Mozilla Firefox Options 12

Managing Users and Groups 13

Working with Users 13

Working with Groups 16

Using the Resources Available to Your Organization 19

Working with Virtual Datacenters 19

Creating Organization Networks 20

Add IP Addresses to an Organization Network IP Pool 21

View IP Usage for an Organization Network 21

Configure External IP Mapping for an Organization Network 22

Reset an Organization Network 22

Working with Expired Items 23

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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Working with Catalogs 33

Add a New Catalog 33

Access a Catalog 34

Publish a Catalog 34

Share Your Catalog 34

Change the Owner of a Catalog 35

Delete a Catalog 35

Modify the Properties of Your Catalog 35

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Understanding Catalogs and Their Contents 36

Working in Published Catalogs 36

Working with Media Files 39

Upload Media Files 39

Resume the Upload of a Media File 40

Copy Media Files to a Catalog 40

Move Media Files to Another Catalog 40

Delete Media Files 41

Modify Media File Properties 41

Working with vApp Templates 43

Open a vApp Template 43

Add a vApp Template to My Cloud 43

Download a vApp Template 44

Upload an OVF Package as a vApp Template 44

Resume the Upload of a vApp Template 45

Add a vApp Template from a Catalog 45

Copy a vApp Template to a Published Catalog 46

Move a vApp Template to a Published Catalog 46

Delete a vApp Template 46

Save a vApp as a vApp Template 47

Modify vApp Template Properties 47

Working with vApps 49

Add a vApp From a Catalog in Your Organization 50

Create a New vApp 50

Understanding vApps 52

Working with Networks in a vApp 53

Copy a vApp Template and Save it as a vApp 56

Edit vApp Properties 56

Delete a vApp 57

Start a vApp 57

Start a vApp with an Older Version of VMware Tools 57

Stop a vApp 58

Suspend a vApp 58

Discard the Suspended State of a vApp 58

Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine 59

Share a vApp 59

Power on and Force Recustomization of a Virtual Machine 59

Save vApp as a vApp Template to Your Catalog 60

Change the Owner of a vApp 60

Copy a vApp to Another vDC 61

Move a vApp to Another vDC 61

Delete Virtual Machines from a vApp 61

Working with Virtual Machines 63

Open a Virtual Machine Console 63

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Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine 64

Discard the Suspended State of a Virtual Machine 64

Insert a CD/DVD 64

Eject a CD/DVD 65

Insert a Floppy 65

Eject a Floppy 65

Copy or Move a Virtual Machine to a vApp 65

Delete a Virtual Machine 66

Managing Your Virtual Machines 66

Installing VMware Tools 67

Guest Operating System Support 78

Index 89

Contents

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About This Book

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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Understanding VMware Cloud

Director 1

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.

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.

Catalogs, which is a container for these components.

vApp templates

Media files (floppy disks and ISO images)

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.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Access the Web Console,” on page 9

“Set User Preferences,” on page 10

“Change Your Password,” on page 10

“Set Your Microsoft Internet Explorer Options,” on page 10

“Set your Mozilla Firefox Options,” on page 12

Access the Web Console

You can use the URL that you received from the system administrator to log in to the organization and access the Web console.

You are an organization administrator.

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Procedure

1 In a browser, type the URL of your organization and press Enter.

2 In User name, type your user name.

3 In Password, type your password.

4 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.

Set User Preferences

You can set certain display and system alerts preferences that take effect every time you log in to the system.

Procedure

1 In the title bar of the Web console, click Preferences.

2 Click the Defaults tab.

3 Select the page to display when you log in.

4 Select the number of days or hours before a runtime lease expires that you want to receive an email

notification.

5 Select the number of days or hours before a storage lease expires that you want to receive an email

notification.

6 Click OK.

Change Your Password

You can change your default password.

Procedure

1 Log in to your organization.

2 In the title bar of the Web console, click Preferences.

3 On the Change Password tab, type your current password, type your new password, and retype your

new password.

4 Click OK.

Set Your Microsoft Internet Explorer Options

These options help you display and use Cloud Director correctly in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

You have the following.

At least Internet Explorer 7.

SSL 3.0 Encryption

TLS 1.0 Encryption

Procedure

1 In Internet Explorer, select Tools > Internet Options.

2 Click the Security tab.

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3 Select the Internet content zone for the Cloud Director server.

4 Click Custom Level and select Enable or Prompt for these options.

Download signed ActiveX controls

Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins

Allow META REFRESH

Active scripting of Microsoft web browser control

5 Click OK.

6 Click the Advanced tab.

7 If you are using Internet Explorer on Windows 2003, complete these tasks.

a Select Start > Settings > Control Panel.

b Select Add or Remove Programs.

c Click Add/Remove Windows Components.

d Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.

You can display Cloud Director correctly in Internet Explorer.

Bypass the Proxy in Internet Explorer

You can configure the Internet Explorer proxy server to bypass certain Web addresses.

If all of these conditions exist, you can configure Internet Explorer to bypass specific Web addresses.

The internal network is configured with a proxy server to access the external network.

The browser's proxy server connection has no local exceptions.

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

1 Type the IP address of the cell or load balancer so that VMware Remote Console (VMRC) can bypass the

proxy setting.

2 Select Tools > Internet Options.

3 On the Connections tab, click LAN Settings in the bottom panel.

4 In the Proxy Server panel, click Advanced.

5 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.

6 Click OK.

The specified Web addresses are bypassed by the Internet Explorer proxy server.

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Set your Mozilla Firefox Options

These options and settings help you display and use Cloud Director correctly in Mozilla Firefox.

Prerequisites

Firefox must be able to access the vDC.

You have the following.

At least Firefox 3.x

SSL 3.0 Encryption

TLS 1.0 Encryption

Procedure

1 In Firefox, select Tools > Options.

2 Click Content and select the JavaScript check box.

3 Click Privacy.

4 In the Firefox will: drop-down menu, select Use custom settings for history.

5 Select the Accept cookies from sites.

This selection also selects the Accept third-party cookies check box.

6 Click OK.

Bypass the Proxy in Mozilla Firefox

You can configure the Firefox proxy server to bypass certain Web addresses.

If all of these conditions exist, you can configure Firefox to bypass specific Web addresses.

The internal network is configured with a proxy server to access the external network.

The browser's proxy server connection has no local exceptions.

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

1 Select an option.

Operating System Action

Windows

Linux

2 Click the Advanced button.

Tools > Options

Edit > Preferences

3 On the Network tab, click the Settings button.

4 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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Managing Users and Groups 2

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

Console Access Only

Contact your system administrator to create custom roles.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Working with Users,” on page 13

“Working with Groups,” on page 16

Working with Users

The Users page displays a list of users your organization. You can see whether the users are active, their role, and whether they are local or LDAP.

As an organization administrator, you can complete these operations.

Add a new user

Import users from LDAP

Administers the organization

Creates and publishes new catalogs

Creates vApps by using the contents of a catalog

Uses vApps created by others

Only views the state and properties of machines in Cloud Director

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Send email notifications

Deactivate a user

Modify a user's properties

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

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Users.

3 Click the Add User button.

4 Type the user name and password.

5 Select a role.

You can only select a default role. To create a custom role, contact your system administrator.

6 (Optional) Type the contact information.

7 (Optional) Select the stored and deployed virtual machine quota limits for this user.

8 Click OK.

The new user appears on the Users page.

Import an LDAP User

You can import users from an LDAP server.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Users.

3 Click the Import Users button.

4 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.

5 Select a user and click Add.

6 Select a role for the imported users.

7 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

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Users.

3 Select a user, right-click, and click Properties.

4 Modify the necessary properties and click OK.

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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

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Users .

3 Select a user, right-click, and select Disable Account.

4 Reselect this user, right-click, and select Delete User.

5 Click Yes .

The user is deleted from your organization.

Send User Notifications

You can send an email notification to users to notify them of events or issues in your organization.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Users.

3 Click the Send Notification button.

If you select a user and then click this button, the user's name appears as the recipient.

4 Select the recipient and type a subject.

5 Type the message.

6 Click Send Email.

The notification is sent to the selected recipients.

Delete Users in Lost and Found

If a user in your organization is removed from a group, if their group is disabled/removed in LDAP, or if the user is deleted/disabled in LDAP, the user appears on the Lost & Found page.

You are an organization administrator.

Prerequisites

You have moved the objects, such as stopped vApps, vApp templates, or media files, that belong to this users to another user or catalog.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Lost & Found.

3 Select a user from the list and click Delete.

Cloud Director deletes all the vApps that are owned by this user, and the user is deleted.

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Deactivate or Activate Users

Deactivated users cannot log in to the Web console. You must reactivate users before they can log in.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Users.

3 Select a user, right-click, and select Disable Account or Enable Account.

4 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

View and Change an Assigned User Role

When you display a user's role in your organization, you can see the tasks that the user can complete.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Users .

3 Select a user, right-click, and select Properties.

4 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.

5 Click OK.

Working with Groups

On the Groups page, you can review the list of groups in your organization.

This page displays a list of groups in your organization. You can see group names and their assigned roles.

As an organization administrator, you can import groups into your organization.

Import a Group

You can import groups from LDAP into Cloud Director.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Groups.

3 Click the Import button.

4 Type the group name or type a letter and click Search.

5 Select a group and click Add.

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6 Modify the assigned role on the group's Properties page.

7 Repeat step 5 for each group you want to add.

If you import multiple groups at one time, the same role is initially assigned to these groups.

8 Click OK.

The group is imported into your organization.

Delete a Group

When you no longer need a group in your organization, you can delete it.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Groups.

3 Select a group, right-click, and select Delete Group.

4 Click OK.

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Modify the Role of a Group

You can review and modify group properties in your organization.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administer.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Groups.

3 Select a group, right-click, and select Properties.

4 Select another role for this group.

5 Click OK.

The new role for this group appears in the Groups page.

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Using the Resources Available to Your

Organization 3

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.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Working with Virtual Datacenters,” on page 19

“Creating Organization Networks,” on page 20

“Add IP Addresses to an Organization Network IP Pool,” on page 21

“View IP Usage for an Organization Network,” on page 21

“Configure External IP Mapping for an Organization Network,” on page 22

“Reset an Organization Network,” on page 22

“Working with Expired Items,” on page 23

Working with Virtual Datacenters

Virtual datacenters (vDCs) provide processor, memory, and storage resources to your organization. They are assigned to your organization by your system administrator, and an organization can have multiple vDCs.

Display Virtual Datacenters

When you display the vDCs in your organization, you can monitor the resources, users, and policy settings that you manage.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Cloud Resources > Virtual Datacenter.

A list of vDCs in your organization appears in the right pane.

3 For details about a vDC, right-click, and select Open.

The vApps, vApp templates, media, and networks attached to this vDC are displayed. When you click through each tab, you can right click on an object to see the operations you can complete.

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Review Virtual Datacenter Properties

You can review the properties of the vDCs that are assigned to your organization.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 Select Cloud Resources > Virtual Datacenters.

3 Select a vDC, right-click, and select Properties.

4 Review the properties and click OK.

What to do next

To modify your organizational vDCs, contact your system administrator.

Monitor Your Virtual Datacenter

You can monitor the vDC assigned to your organization and determine when to request additional capacity.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 Select Cloud Resources > Virtual Datacenters.

3 Click the Monitor button.

Details about the processor, memory, storage, and allocation model appear.

What to do next

Contact your system administrator for more capacity.

Manage Your Virtual Datacenters

You can review information such as the status, allocation model, and the number of vApps in a vDC in your organization.

You are an organization administrator

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Cloud Resources > Virtual Datacenters.

3 Click the Manage button.

4 Review the information.

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.

Creating Organization Networks

Add a network to an organization to enable its virtual machines to communicate with each other or to provide access to the Internet. A single organization can have multiple organization networks.

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Table 3-1 describes the types of organization network.

Table 3-1. Types of Organization Networks and Their Requirements

Organization Network Type Description Requirements

External organization network - direct connection

External organization network - NAT-routed connection

Internal organization network

Accessible by multiple organizations. Virtual machines belonging to different organizations can connect to and see traffic on this network.

This network provides direct layer 2 connectivity to machines outside of the organization. Machines outside of this organization can connect to machines within the organization directly.

Accessible only by this organization. Only virtual machines within this organization can connect to this network.

This network also provides controlled access to an external network. System administrators and organization administrators can configure network address translation (NAT) and firewall settings to make specific virtual machines accessible from the external network.

Accessible only by this organization. Only virtual machines within this organization can connect to and see traffic on this network.

This network provides an organization with an isolated, private network that multiple vApps can connect to. This network provides no connectivity to machines outside this organization. Machines outside of this organization have no connectivity to machines within the organization.

External network

External network and network pool

Network pool

Add IP Addresses to an Organization Network IP Pool

If an organization network is running out of IP addresses, you can add more addresses to its IP Pool.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Select Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Cloud Resources > Networks.

3 Select an organization network, right-click, and select Properties.

4 On the Network Specification tab, type an IP address or a range of IP addresses in the text box and click

Add.

5 Click OK.

View IP Usage for an Organization Network

You can view a list of the IP addresses from a network IP pool that are currently in use.

You are an organization administrator.

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Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Cloud Resources > Networks.

3 Select an organization network, right-click, and select IP Allocations.

Configure External IP Mapping for an Organization Network

You can configure certain organization networks to provide external IP mapping. This mapping provides external access to services that run on virtual machines on the organization network.

When you configure external IP mapping, Cloud Director maps an external IP address and a port to a service running on a port on a virtual machine for inbound traffic.

You are an organization administrator.

Prerequisites

An external NAT-routed organization network and an external IP address.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 Select Cloud Resources > Networks.

3 Right-click the organization network name and select Configure Services.

4 Click the NAT- External IP Mapping tab and click Add.

5 Configure the port forwarding rule.

a Select an external IP address.

b Select an external port.

c Type the IP address of the destination virtual machine.

If the virtual machine is fenced, type its external IP address.

If the virtual machine is not fenced, type its internal IP address.

d Select an internal port.

e Select a protocol for the type of traffic to forward.

f Click OK.

6 Click OK.

Reset an Organization Network

If the network services, such as DHCP settings, firewall settings, and so on, that are associated with an organization network are not working as expected, reset the network.

You are an organization administrator.

No network services are available while an organization network resets.

Prerequisites

An external NAT-routed organization network or an internal organization network.

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Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Cloud Resources > Networks.

3 Select an organization network, right-click, and select Reset Network.

4 Click Yes.

Working with Expired Items

When vApps or vApp templates expire, you can determine whether you want to renew or delete them.

Manage Expired vApps

You can display a list of expired vApps, delete them, or restore them to your organization.

You are an organization administrator.

Prerequisites

Select Administration > Policies to select the Flag for deletion option.

Procedure

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1 Select My Cloud > Expired Items.

2 On the Expired vApps tab, review the list of expired vApps.

3 Right-click a vApp and select Delete or Renew and click OK.

If you selected Delete, the vApp is deleted from the list. If you selected Renew, the restored vApp appears on the vApp page.

Manage Expired vApp Templates

You can display a list of expired vApp templates, delete them, or restore them to your organization.

You are an organization administrator.

Prerequisites

In the Administration page, in the Policies section, the Flag for deletion option is selected.

Procedure

1 Select My Cloud > Expired Items.

2 Click the Expired vApp Templates tab.

3 Right-click on a vApp template, select Delete or Renew, and click OK.

The restored vApp templates appears in the vApp Templates tab.

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Working in an Organization 4

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.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Set Up an Organization,” on page 25

“Review Your Organization Profile,” on page 28

“Modify Your Email Settings,” on page 28

“Modify Your Organization's Policies,” on page 29

“Enable Guest Personalization in Your Organization,” on page 29

“Manage Users and Groups in Your Organization,” on page 30

“Manage Resources in Your Organization,” on page 30

“Manage Virtual Machines in Your Organization,” on page 30

“Viewing Organization Log Tasks and Events,” on page 31

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

1 Change the Organization Full Name on page 26

You can change the full name of an organization. This name appears in the Cloud Director application header when users log in.

2 Add Local Users to the Organization on page 26

Every organization should have at least one local, non-LDAP, organization administrator account, so that user can log in even if the LDAP service is unavailable.

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3 Configure Email Preferences on page 27

Cloud Director requires an SMTP server to send user notification and system alert emails. An organization can use the system email settings or use its own email settings.

4 Understanding Leases on page 27

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.

Change the Organization Full Name

You can change the full name of an organization. This name appears in the Cloud Director application header when users log in.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 On Name this Organization page, in the Organization full name, type the new full name.

2 (Optional) Type a description of the organization.

3 Click Next.

Add Local Users to the Organization

Every organization should have at least one local, non-LDAP, organization administrator account, so that user can log in even if the LDAP service is unavailable.

Procedure

1 Click Add.

2 Type a user name and password.

3 Assign a role to the user.

4 Type the contact information for the user.

5 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.

6 Click Next.

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Configure Email Preferences

Cloud Director requires an SMTP server to send user notification and system alert emails. An organization can use the system email settings or use its own email settings.

Procedure

1 Select an SMTP server option.

Option Description

Use the system default SMTP server

Set organization SMTP server

2 Select a notification settings option.

Option Description

Use the system default notification settings

Set organization notification settings

3 (Optional) Type a destination email address and click Test Email Settings to verify that all SMTP server

settings are configured as expected.

The organization uses the system SMTP server.

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.

The organization uses the system notification settings.

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.

4 Click Next.

Understanding Leases

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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Configure Organization Lease, Quota, and Limit Settings

Leases, quotas, and limits constrain the ability of organization users to consume storage and processing resources. Use these settings to prevent users from depleting or monopolizing an organization's resources.

For more information about leases, see “Understanding Leases,” on page 27.

Procedure

1 Select the lease options for vApps and vApp templates.

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. You can also specify what happens to vApps and vApp templates when their storage lease expires.

2 Select the quotas for running and stored virtual machines.

Quotas determine how many virtual machines each user in the organization can store and power on in the organization's virtual datacenters. The quotas you specify act as the default for all new users added to the organization.

3 Select the limits for resource intensive operations.

Certain Cloud Director operations, for example copy and move, are more resource intensive than others. Limits prevent resource intensive operations from affecting all the users in an organization and also provide a defense against denial-of-service attacks.

4 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.

5 Click Next.

Review Your Organization Profile

You can review and modify some of the information in your organization's profile

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Settings > General.

3 You can complete these operations.

Review your organization's default URL.

Modify your organization's full name.

Type a description.

4 Click Apply.

Modify Your Email Settings

You can review and modify the default email settings that were made when the system administrator created your organization.

You are an organization administrator.

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Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Settings > Email.

3 Under SMTP Server, if you select Set organization SMTP server, type your SMTP server name (DNS

name or IP address) and the port.

4 If your server requires authentication, select Requires authentication.

5 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.

6 (Optional) Type the destination email address and click Test Email Settings.

7 Click Apply.

Modify Your Organization's Policies

You can review and modify the default policies that were set by the system administrator when your organization was created.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

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1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Settings > Policies.

3 Under Leases, use the drop-down menus to set the maximum period before vApps and vApp templates

expire.

4 Using the Storage cleanup drop-down menus, select whether you want to move the object to the Expired

Items page or permanently delete it.

5 Under Quotas, define how many virtual machines a user in your organization can store and power on a

vDC.

The default selection is Unlimited.

6 Under Limits, set a variety of limits, such as the number of simultaneous connections per virtual machine.

The default selection is Unlimited.

7 Click Apply.

Your policies for your organization are set.

Enable Guest Personalization in Your Organization

You can enable guest personalization for the virtual machines that are created in your organization.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Settings > Guest Personalization.

3 Select the Enable domain join for virtual machines in this organization.

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4 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.

5 Click Apply.

Guest personalization is enabled in your organization.

Manage Users and Groups in Your Organization

You can manage the roles and rights that users and groups have in your organization.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 In the left pane, select Members > Users or > Groups.

You can modify properties or roles.

3 In Users, select Properties or in Groups, select Properties.

4 Make the necessary changes and click OK.

Your user or group settings are updated. See also Chapter 2, “Managing Users and Groups,” on page 13

Manage Resources in Your Organization

You must monitor and manage the resources you add to your organization.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Administration.

2 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

Manage Virtual Machines in Your Organization

You can manage virtual machines in your organization. Virtual machines provide access to Cloud Director operations at the virtual machine console level.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, select VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.

4 Modify the relevant properties in each of the tabs and click OK.

What to do next

For more information on managing virtual machines, see “Managing Your Virtual Machines,” on page 66

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Viewing Organization Log Tasks and Events

You can view tasks and events in your organization to monitor and audit Cloud Directory activities.

Cloud Director tasks are long-running operations and their status changes as the task progresses. For example, a task's status generally starts as Running. When the task finishes, its status changes to Successful or Error.

Cloud Director events are one-time occurrence that indicate an important part of an operation or a significant state change for a Cloud Director object. Cloud Director also logs an event every time a user logs in, and notes whether the attempt was successful or not.

View Organization Events

You can view the log for an organization to monitor organization-level events. Failed events and view events are listed by user.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click the My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click Logs.

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3 Click the Events tab.

Cloud Director displays information about each organization-level event.

4 Double-click an event for more information.

Only system administrators can view the details about most events.

View Organization Tasks

You can view the tasks in an organization, which helps you monitor and troubleshoot more effectively.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click Logs.

3 On the Tasks tab, you can examine the tasks in the organization.

4 Select a task, right-click, and select Open.

5 Review the information and click OK.

What to do next

To troubleshoot a failed task, contact your system administrator.

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Working with Catalogs 5

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.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Add a New Catalog,” on page 33

“Access a Catalog,” on page 34

“Publish a Catalog,” on page 34

“Share Your Catalog,” on page 34

“Change the Owner of a Catalog,” on page 35

“Delete a Catalog,” on page 35

“Modify the Properties of Your Catalog,” on page 35

“Understanding Catalogs and Their Contents,” on page 36

“Working in Published Catalogs,” on page 36

Add a New Catalog

You can create catalogs to group your vApp templates and media files.

You are at least a catalog author.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the Catalogs tab, click the New button.

3 Type a catalog name and click Next.

4 In Share this Catalog, click Add Members.

5 Determine whether you want to publish this catalog.

When you publish your catalog, its contents are available to all organizations in Cloud Director. You can create the catalog and publish it later.

NOTE This option might be unavailable, depending on your organizational settings.

6 Click Next.

7 Review the summary and click Finish.

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You can access a catalog in your organization or in a published catalog and display its contents.

To access a published catalog, you must be an organization administrator .

To access a catalog in your organization, you are at least a vApp author.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 In the left pane, click on a catalog option.

My Organization's Catalogs

Public Catalogs

3 In the right pane, select a catalog, right-click, and select Open.

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

1 Click Catalogs.

2 Select a catalog, right-click, and select Publish.

3 Select Published to Organizations.

4 Click OK.

Your catalog is available to all users in all organizations.

Share Your Catalog

When you share your catalog, the contents are available to all users in your organization.

You are at least a catalog author.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 Select a catalog, right-click, and select Share.

3 Click Add Members.

4 Determine with whom you want to share the catalog.

5 Add the appropriate users and groups.

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6 Select an access level for each user or group.

Option Description

Full control

Read/write

Read only

7 Click OK and OK again.

Your catalog is shared with other users or groups in your organization.

Change the Owner of a Catalog

You can change the ownership of a catalog. You cannot delete a user who owns a catalog.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

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This user can open, modify, and change the sharing of a catalog.

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.

The user only has read access to a catalog.

2 In the left pane, double-click My Organization's Catalogs.

3 Select a catalog, right-click, and select Change Owner.

4 Select a user from the list or search for one.

You can search for a user by full name or their user name.

5 Click OK.

Your catalog has a new owner.

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.

2 In the left pane, click My Organization's Catalogs.

3 Select a catalog, right-click, and select Delete.

4 Click OK.

The empty catalog is deleted from your organization.

Modify the Properties of Your Catalog

You can review and modify your catalog properties.

You are at least a catalog author.

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Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 In the left pane, click My Organization's Catalogs.

3 Select a catalog, right-click, and select Properties.

4 Review the properties in the General, Sharing, and Publishing tabs.

5 Modify the relevant properties and click OK.

Your catalog properties are updated.

Understanding Catalogs and Their Contents

A catalog consists of a list of catalogs, vApp templates, and media files in your organization.

When you click the Catalogs button in the menu bar, these tabs appear.

Catalogs

vApp Templates

Media

If you are an organization administrator, you can access published catalogs in the left pane.

Using vApp Templates in a Catalog

You can access vApp templates in a catalog in your organization or, if you are an organization administrator, from a published catalog.

To access a vApp template in a catalog in your organization, in the left pane, click My Organization's Catalogs and click on the vApp Templates tab. Select a vApp template and right-click to see the operations you can complete.

Using Media Files in a Catalog

You can access media files in a catalog in your organization or, if you are a organization administrator, a published catalog.

To access a media file in a catalog in your organization, in the left pane, click My Organization's Catalogs and click on the Media tab. Select a media file and right-click to see the operations you can complete.

Working in Published Catalogs

If you have sufficient rights, you can access published catalogs.

You can access catalogs, vApp templates, and media files from other organizations and copy them to your catalog.

Accessing vApp Templates from a Public Catalog

You can access vApp templates from published catalogs and copy them to your catalog.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 In the left pane, click Public Catalogs.

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3 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click and select an operation.

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.

4 Click OK.

The vApp template you selected is added to the specified catalog your organization.

Accessing a Media File from a Public Catalog

You can access a media file from a published catalog and add it to your organization.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

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1 Click Catalogs.

2 In the left pane, click Public Catalogs.

Media files are available for use if they reside in the same vDC as your Cloud vApp.

3 On the Media tab, select a media file, right-click and select Copy to Catalog.

4 Click OK.

The media file is copied to your catalog.

What to do next

You can select the media file and complete a variety of operations on it, such as move it to another catalog in your organization, delete it, or modify its properties.

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Working with Media Files 6

The catalog allows you to upload, copy, move, and edit the properties of media files.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Upload Media Files,” on page 39

“Resume the Upload of a Media File,” on page 40

“Copy Media Files to a Catalog,” on page 40

“Move Media Files to Another Catalog,” on page 40

“Delete Media Files,” on page 41

“Modify Media File Properties,” on page 41

Upload Media Files

You can upload media files that are saved locally or from remote shares.

You are at least a catalog author.

Prerequisites

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Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the Media tab, click the Upload button.

3 Type the media file path.

4 If you click Browse, select a local file or a mapped remote drive and click Open.

5 In the Upload Media dialog box, type the name of the media file.

This is the name that appears in Cloud Director.

6 In the Destination panel, type the name and description.

7 Select the destination vDC and catalog.

8 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 paused, cancelled, or interrupted the upload of a media file, you can resume it.

You are at least a catalog author.

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

1 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.

2 In the Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window, click Resume.

The upload or download process resumes.

3 Monitor the progress in the Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress window.

Copy Media Files to a Catalog

You can copy media files to another catalog.

You are at least a catalog author.

Prerequisites

You have access to multiple vDCs.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the Media tab, select a media file, right-click, and select Copy To Catalog.

3 Type a name and description.

4 Select the destination catalog and vDC.

5 Click OK.

The media file is copied to and stored in the selected catalog.

Move Media Files to Another Catalog

You can move media files to another catalog in your organization.

You are at least a catalog author.

Prerequisites

You have access to multiple catalogs and vDCs.

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Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the Media tab, select a media file, right-click, and select Move To Catalog.

3 Select a catalog and a vDC.

The catalog you select must be in your organization.

4 Click OK.

The media file is moved to the selected catalog.

Delete Media Files

You can delete media files from your catalog.

You are at least a catalog author.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the Media tab, select a media file, right-click, select Delete.

3 Click OK.

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The media file is deleted.

Modify Media File Properties

You can review and modify some properties of a media file.

You are at least a catalog author.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the Media tab, select a media file, right-click, and select Properties.

3 Modify the name or description.

4 Click OK.

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Working with vApp Templates 7

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.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Open a vApp Template,” on page 43

“Add a vApp Template to My Cloud,” on page 43

“Download a vApp Template,” on page 44

“Upload an OVF Package as a vApp Template,” on page 44

“Resume the Upload of a vApp Template,” on page 45

“Add a vApp Template from a Catalog,” on page 45

“Copy a vApp Template to a Published Catalog,” on page 46

“Move a vApp Template to a Published Catalog,” on page 46

“Delete a vApp Template,” on page 46

“Save a vApp as a vApp Template,” on page 47

“Modify vApp Template Properties,” on page 47

Open a vApp Template

When you open a vApp template, you can access the virtual machine that is based on the template.

You are at least a vApp user.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

You can open vApp templates in your organization's catalogs or, if you are an organization administrator, from a published catalog.

2 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Open.

Add a vApp Template to My Cloud

You can add a vApp template as a vApp from your catalog to My Cloud.

You are at least a vApp author.

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A vApp template is available in a published or a locally shared catalog.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Add to My Cloud.

3 Proceed through the wizard and provide information when prompted.

4 Click Finish.

The vApp template appears as a vApp on the vApps page.

Download a vApp Template

You can download a vApp template from a catalog locally as an OVF file.

You are at least a catalog author.

Prerequisites

The computer from which you are downloading must have Java Plug-in 1.6.0_10 or later installed.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 Select a vApp template, right-click, and select Download.

3 Navigate to the local folder where you want to save the OVF file.

4 Click Save.

You can click the Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window button to track the progress.

Upload an OVF Package as a vApp Template

You can upload an ovf package from remote shares and your local directory to Cloud Director as a vApp template.

You are at least a catalog creator.

Prerequisites

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.

We do not support uploading compressed OVF files.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the vApp Templates tab, click the Upload button.

3 Type the name and path of the OVF file to upload.

4 If you click Browse, select a local file or mapped remote drive and click Open.

5 Type a destination name and description for the file.

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6 Select a destination vDC and catalog.

7 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.

Resume the Upload of a vApp Template

If the upload process is interrupted, paused, or cancelled you can resume it.

You are at least a catalog creator.

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.

Prerequisites

You have initiated the upload or download of a vApp template.

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Procedure

1 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.

2 In the Launch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window, click Resume.

The upload or download process resumes.

3 Monitor the progress in theLaunch the Uploads and Downloads Progress Window .

Add a vApp Template from a Catalog

You can add a vApp template from a published catalog to your catalog.

You are at least a catalog author.

Prerequisites

You have set up multiple catalogs and vDCs.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 In the left pane, click Public Catalogs.

3 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Copy To Catalog.

4 Modify the name and select a destination catalog and vDC.

5 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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Copy a vApp Template to a Published Catalog

When you copy a vApp template from one published catalog to a published catalog in your organization, you can group these templates in a new catalog.

You are an organization administrator.

Prerequisites

A catalog and a vDC must be available.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 In the left pane, click Public Catalogs or My Organization's Catalogs.

3 In the right pane, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Copy to Catalog.

4 Type a name and select the destination catalog and vDC.

5 Click OK.

Move a vApp Template to a Published Catalog

You can move a vApp template to another catalog and vDC in your organization.

You are at least a catalog author.

Prerequisites

Multiple catalogs and vDCs are available.

You cannot move vApp templates to a published catalog in another organization.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 Click My Organization's Catalogs.

3 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Move To Catalog.

4 Select the published catalog and vDC to which you want to move the vApp template.

5 Click OK.

Delete a vApp Template

You can delete a vApp template from your catalog.

You are at least a vApp owner.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Delete.

3 Click Yes.

The selected vApp is deleted.

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Save a vApp as a vApp Template

You can save a vApp as a vApp template to a vDC and catalog.

You are at least a vApp author.

Prerequisites

You have a vDC assigned to your organization and a catalog.

The vApp must be stopped.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Add to Catalog.

4 Type a name, select a vDC, a catalog, and a storage lease.

5 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.

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Option Description

Make Identical Copy

Customize VM Settings

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.

Guest operating system is personalized regardless of the vApp template settings, and the guest operating system is personalized when the vApp is deployed.

6 Click OK.

The vApp is saved as a vApp template and appears in the destination catalog.

Modify vApp Template Properties

You can modify the properties of your vApp template.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Properties.

3 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.

4 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.

5 On the Shared tab, you can search for and select the users which whom you want to share the vApp.

6 Click OK.

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Working with vApps 8

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.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Add a vApp From a Catalog in Your Organization,” on page 50

“Create a New vApp,” on page 50

“Understanding vApps,” on page 52

“Working with Networks in a vApp,” on page 53

“Copy a vApp Template and Save it as a vApp,” on page 56

“Edit vApp Properties,” on page 56

“Delete a vApp,” on page 57

“Start a vApp,” on page 57

“Start a vApp with an Older Version of VMware Tools,” on page 57

“Stop a vApp,” on page 58

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“Suspend a vApp,” on page 58

“Discard the Suspended State of a vApp,” on page 58

“Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine,” on page 59

“Share a vApp,” on page 59

“Power on and Force Recustomization of a Virtual Machine,” on page 59

“Save vApp as a vApp Template to Your Catalog,” on page 60

“Change the Owner of a vApp,” on page 60

“Copy a vApp to Another vDC,” on page 61

“Move a vApp to Another vDC,” on page 61

“Delete Virtual Machines from a vApp,” on page 61

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You can add a vApp template as a vApp from a catalog in your organization or a published catalog. This operation preserves the settings of the vApp Template you selected.

You are an organization administrator to access public catalogs.

You are at least a vApp user.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 Click the Add from Catalog button.

3 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.

4 (Optional) Type a name for the vApp.

5 (Optional) Review and modify the lease information and click Next.

6 Read the EULA and accept it by selecting the check box and click Next.

7 (Optional) Configure the virtual machines.

8 Click Next.

9 Click the Show networking details check box and review the networking information.

10 Click Next.

11 Review the vApp summary information and click Finish.

The vApp template you selected is saved as a vApp in My Cloud.

Create a New vApp

Creating a vApp to your organization allows you to group virtual machines. This operation uses individual virtual machines and does not preserve the settings of their host vApp templates.

You are at least a vApp author.

Procedure

1 Complete the Profile on page 51

When you add a vApp to your catalog, you must enter basic information about the vApp you want to add.

2 Add a Virtual Machine from a Catalog in Your Organization on page 51

You can add an existing virtual machine to your vApp from a published or shared catalog.

3 Add a New Virtual Machine on page 51

You can create and add a virtual machine to your vApp.

4 Configure the Virtual Machine on page 52

You must configure the virtual machine to power it on.

5 Configure Networks on page 52

You can determine how the vApp, its virtual machines, and its networks connect to the organization's networks.

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Complete the Profile

When you add a vApp to your catalog, you must enter basic information about the vApp you want to add.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps and click the New button.

3 Review the default vApp name and modify it.

The default naming convention for new vApps is vApp_user name_n.

4 Select a runtime lease.

5 Select a storage lease.

6 Click Next.

7 (Optional) You can click Finish at any time.

What to do next

You can either add an existing virtual machine or create one.

Add a Virtual Machine from a Catalog in Your Organization

You can add an existing virtual machine to your vApp from a published or shared catalog.

You must be an organization administrator to access published catalogs.

Procedure

1 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.

2 Select a virtual machine from the list and click Add.

3 Click Next.

4 (Optional) You can click Finish at any time.

What to do next

You must configure the added virtual machines.

Add a New Virtual Machine

You can create and add a virtual machine to your vApp.

Procedure

1 In Add Virtual Machines, in the lower panel, click Add New Virtual Machine button.

2 Type the Computer Name.

The virtual machine name has a limit of 128 characters.

3 Type the full name.

The full name has a limit of 15 characters and is used to set the computer name or host name in the guest OS. The virtual machine name you typed in step 2 appears in this field, but you can modify it.

4 Select an operating system family.

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5 Select the operating system.

6 Select the number of CPUs.

7 Select the amount of memory.

You can also type the amount of memory and press Enter.

8 Select or type the hard disk size and select GB or MB.

9 Select the bus type.

10 Select the number of NICs.

11 Click OK and in Add Virtual Machines, click Next.

12 (Optional) You can click Finish at any time.

Default values are assigned for any missing or skipped data.

Configure the Virtual Machine

You must configure the virtual machine to power it on.

Procedure

1 Select a vDC.

2 (Optional) Modify the virtual machine name and computer name.

3 Select your network.

4 Select your IP assignment.

If you select Static - Manual, type the IP address.

5 Click Next.

6 (Optional) Click Finish at any time.

Configure Networks

You can determine how the vApp, its virtual machines, and its networks connect to the organization's networks.

Procedure

1 Select Show networking details.

2 Review the network information.

3 Click Next.

4 Review the summary for the vApp.

5 Click Finish.

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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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Open a Virtual Machine Console in a vApp

You can open and power on a virtual machine in a vApp.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 On the vApps page, select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

3 On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Open Console.

The virtual machine console appears.

What to do next

You can complete operations, such as power on, power off, and so on.

Display a vApp Diagram

A vApp diagram provides a graphical view of the vApp.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

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2 On the vApps page, select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

3 Click the vApp Diagram tab.

The vApp diagram is displayed.

What to do next

You can complete the same options in the diagram that you can on the vApps page.

Access Your Networks

You can access and display the details of the networks in a vApp.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

You can review the virtual machines, networks, a diagram of this vApp, and the virtual machine consoles in this vApp.

4 Click on the Networking tab.

5 Select the Show networking details to display details about each network.

Working with Networks in a vApp

In a vApp, you can create a vApp network or use an organization network through a direct or fenced connection.

As the organization administrator, when you select the Networking tab in a vApp, and the Show networking details check box is selected, a list of the networks that are connected to the vApp are displayed.

You can connect a virtual machine to an organization network or a vApp network.

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After you connect a virtual machine to an organization network, determine whether you want a fence or direct connection.

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.

Add a Network to a vApp

You can add a network to your vApp.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps, right-click, and select Open.

3 On the Networking tab, select the Show networking details check box.

4 Click the Add Network button on the bottom right side of the page.

5 Select a network option.

6 If you select vApp Network, complete these steps.

a Click Next.

b Type your network specifications and click Next.

c Type a network name and click Next.

d Review your vApp network settings and click Finish.

7 If you select Organization network, complete these steps.

a Click Next.

b Select a network and click Finish.

Configure Network Services

You can configure vApp network services such as DHCP, firewall, and NAT.

Prerequisites

You have added at least one network.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, select vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

4 On the Networking tab, select a network, right-click, and select Configure Services.

5 In the DHCP tab, select the Enable DHCP check box to change the DHCP settings.

6 Click OK.

7 On the Firewall tab, select the Enable firewall check box to change your firewall settings.

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8 In the NAT tab, select a NAT type.

IP Translation

Port Forwarding

9 Click OK.

Reset Your vApp Network

After you configure your network services, you can reset your network service with new settings. Network services are not available during the reset.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

4 On the Networking tab, select a vApp network, right-click, and select Reset Network.

5 Click Yes.

Delete a vApp Network

If you no longer need a network in your vApp, you can delete the network.

You are an organization administrator.

Prerequisites

The vApp should be stopped.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, select vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

4 On the Networking tab, select the Show networking details check box.

5 Select a network from the list and select Delete.

You do not receive a confirmation of the deletion, but the vApp network does not appear in the list.

Modify Network Properties

You can modify the properties of your vApp or organization networks.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Select Administration.

2 Select Cloud Resources > Networks.

3 Select a network, right-click, and select Properties.

You can modify the name, description, and network specifications for both networks.

4 Modify the relevant properties and click OK.

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Display the IP Allocations for Your vApp Network

You can review the IP allocations for the vApp networks in your organizations.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, select vApps > Open.

3 On the Networking tab, select the Show networking details check box.

4 Select a vApp network, right-click, and select IP Allocations.

5 Review your allocations and click OK.

What to do next

Contact your system administrator to modify your IP allocations.

Copy a vApp Template and Save it as a vApp

You can copy a vApp template from a published catalog and save it as a vApp.

You are at least a vApp author.

Prerequisites

You have access to vApps in shared or published catalogs.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the vApps Templates tab, select a vApp template.

3 Right-click on the template and select Add to My Cloud.

4 Complete the wizard and click Finish.

The vApp template is copied and added as a vApp. Windows guest OS's are always customized and rebooted.

Edit vApp Properties

You can modify properties in a vApp, such as the deployment lease, sharing, or the fencing policy.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Properties.

4 On the General tab, modify the vApp name (optional) and select the Reset leases check box to modify

the lease options.

5 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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6 On the Shared tab, click Add Members.

If you are adding specific users or groups, select Specific users and groups in the top panel, select the users or groups, and click Add.

7 (Optional) To remove a user or group, select it and click Remove.

8 Select the appropriate access level for the added group or user and click OK.

Full control, where the group or user has full control of this object.

Read/write, where the group or user can change this object.

Read only, where group or user only has read access to this object

Your vApp properties have been updated.

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.

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Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Delete.

4 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.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right click, and select Start.

Start a vApp with an Older Version of VMware Tools

If a virtual machine in a vApp has an older version of VMware Tools installed and is enabled for guest customization, you might not be able to start it.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, select vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

4 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.

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5 On the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable Guest Customization check box and click

OK.

6 (Optional) Repeat this step for all your virtual machines.

7 Select the vApp, right-click, and select Start.

Stop a vApp

You can stop a vApp, for example, to delete it.

Prerequisites

The vApp must be started.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Stop.

4 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.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Suspend.

The vApp is stopped and is labeled as Stopped.

Discard the Suspended State of a vApp

You can discard the suspended state of a vApp.

Prerequisites

The vApp must be stopped and in a suspended state.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Discard Suspended State.

4 Click Yes.

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Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine

Resetting a virtual machine clears state (memory, cache, and so on), but the vApps and virtual machines continue to run.

Prerequisites

Your vApp is started and virtual machine is powered on.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, select vApps or VMs.

3 Select a vApp or virtual machine, right-click, and select Reset.

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

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1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Share.

4 Click Add Members.

5 Determine whether you want to share the vApp with everyone in the organization or specific users.

6 If you selected Specific users and groups, select the groups or users and click Add.

7 Select an access level for each group or user.

Option Description

Full control

Read/write

Read only

8 Click OK.

Your vApp is shared with the specified users or groups.

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.

This user can open, start, save a vApp as a vApp template (Add to Catalog), copy to catalog, and modify properties.

The user only has read access to a vApp.

Power on and Force Recustomization of a Virtual Machine

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 power on and force the recustomization of the virtual machine.

You are at least a vApp user.

NOTE If you select the Change SID check box, a SID change will occur on the guest virtual machine.

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Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In vApps, select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

3 On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Power On and Force Re-

customization.

The virtual machine is now recustomized.

Save vApp as a vApp Template to Your Catalog

You can save a vApp as a vApp template and add it to the catalog.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Add to Catalog.

4 (Optional) Modify the name and description.

5 Select the destination vDC and catalog.

6 In the Storage lease: drop-down menu, select when you would like the vApp template to expire.

7 Select an option.

Option Description

Make Identical Copy

Customize VM Settings

8 Click OK.

The vApp is saved as a vApp template in the selected catalog.

Change the Owner of a vApp

If, for example, a vApp owner leaves the company or changes roles, you can change the owner of the vApp.

You are an organization administrator.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

Guest operating system is personalized regardless of the vApp template settings, and the guest operating system is personalized when the vApp is deployed.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Change Owner.

4 Search for a user or select one from the list.

You can search by user name or full name.

5 Click OK.

The new owner's name appears in the Owner column on the vApp page.

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Copy a vApp to Another vDC

When you copy a vApp to another vDC, the original vApp remains in the source vDC.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Copy to.

4 Type a name and description.

5 Select a vDC.

6 Click OK.

The new vDC for this vApp appears in the vDC column on the vApps page.

Move a vApp to Another vDC

When you move a vApp to another vDC, the vApp is removed from the source vDC.

You are at least a vApp author.

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Prerequisites

Your vApp is stopped.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Move to.

4 Select a vDC.

5 Click OK.

Delete Virtual Machines from a vApp

You can delete virtual machines from vApps.

You are at least a vApp author.

Prerequisites

The virtual machine is powered off.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

4 On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click and select Delete.

5 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.

Power On, which is equal to powering on a physical machine.

Power Off, which is equal to powering off a physical machine.

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.

Reset, which power cycles the virtual machine.

This chapter includes the following topics:

“Open a Virtual Machine Console,” on page 63

“Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine,” on page 64

“Discard the Suspended State of a Virtual Machine,” on page 64

“Insert a CD/DVD,” on page 64

“Eject a CD/DVD,” on page 65

“Insert a Floppy,” on page 65

“Eject a Floppy,” on page 65

“Copy or Move a Virtual Machine to a vApp,” on page 65

“Delete a Virtual Machine,” on page 66

“Managing Your Virtual Machines,” on page 66

“Installing VMware Tools,” on page 67

“Guest Operating System Support,” on page 78

Open a Virtual Machine Console

Accessing your virtual machine console allows you to view information about a virtual machine, work with the guest operating system, and perform operations that affect the guest operating system.

Prerequisites

You might be required to install VMware Remote Console Plug-In. Click Install in the dialog box that appears.

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Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Open Console.

Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine

Resetting a virtual machine clears state (memory, cache, and so on), but the vApps and virtual machines continue to run.

Prerequisites

Your vApp is started and virtual machine is powered on.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, select vApps or VMs.

3 Select a vApp or virtual machine, right-click, and select Reset.

Discard the Suspended State of a Virtual Machine

If a virtual machine is in a suspended state, you can discard this state, for example, to free storage space.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Discard Suspended State.

4 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.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 In the right pane, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Insert CD/DVD.

4 Select a media file and click Insert.

The selected CD or DVD is inserted.

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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.

2 In the left pane, select VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Eject CD/DVD.

The media file is removed from the virtual machine.

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.

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Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Insert Floppy.

4 Using the drop-down menu, select a floppy disk image or select one from the list and click Insert.

The selected floppy disk is inserted.

Eject a Floppy

After you have finished using a floppy disk in your virtual machine you can eject it.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, select VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Eject Floppy.

The floppy disk is removed from the virtual machine.

Copy or Move a Virtual Machine to a vApp

You can copy or move a virtual machine to another vApp. When you copy a virtual machine, the original virtual machine remains in the source vApp. If you move a virtual machine, it is removed from the source vApp.

Prerequisites

The virtual machine must be powered off.

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Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Copy to or Move to.

4 Follow the prompts to complete the wizard.

5 Click Finish.

Delete a Virtual Machine

You can delete a virtual machine from your organization.

Prerequisites

Your virtual machine must be powered off.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Delete.

4 Click Yes.

Managing Your Virtual Machines

Managing virtual machines involves a number of tasks, such as installing VMware Tools, modifying virtual machine properties, and remotely connecting to a virtual machine.

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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

In Mozilla Firefox, type https://CELLADDRESS/cloud/vmrc/vmware-vmrc-linux-x86.xpi.

CELLADDRESS corresponds to the IP address or the host name that you use to connect to the Cloud Director Web console.

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Connect Remotely to a Virtual Machine

You can use the Remote Desktop Connection file to connect to a deployed virtual machine from your desktop.

Prerequisites

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.

The RDP port 3389 must be open on the guest OS.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Download Windows Remote Desktop Shortcut File.

4 In the Download RDP Shortcut File dialog box, click Yes.

5 Navigate to the location where you want to save the file and click Save.

6 Double-click the file and select Connect.

Modify Virtual Machine Properties

You can review and modify the properties of virtual machines in your organization.

Prerequisites

Your virtual machine must be powered off.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.

4 Review the current properties in these tabs.

General

Hardware

Guest OS Customization

Resource Allocation

5 Modify the properties and click OK.

On the Guest OS Customization tab, you can select the Enable guest customization check box to customize the virtual machine after you deploy it.

Installing VMware Tools

VMware Tools supports shared folders and cut and paste operations between the guest operating system and the machine from which you launch the Cloud Director Web console.

Cloud Director depends on VMware Tools to customize the guest OS. Using VMware Tools, you can move the pointer in and out of the virtual machine console window.

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A virtual machine must be powered on to install VMware Tools.

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.

2 In the left pane, selectvApps > Open.

3 On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Power On.

4 Log into the virtual machine console and install the guest operating system.

5 Install VMware Tools.

6 Power off the virtual machine.

7 Select the virtual machine, right-click and select Properties.

8 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.

9 Power the virtual machine on.

The guest OS in your newly created virtual machine has been customized.

Installing VMware Tools in a vApp

When you install VMware Tools in a virtual machine in a vApp, you need to understand the process.

You can trigger VMware Tools installation on a powered on guest virtual machine in a vApp by selecting the virtual machine, right-click, and selecting Install VMware Tools. Open the virtual machine console to continue with the installation. For information on installing in a variety of guest OSs, see Table 9-1.

Table 9-1. Installing VMware Tools

Action Reference

To install on a Windows Guest “Install VMware Tools on a Windows Guest,” on page 75

To install on a Linux Guest

To install on a Solaris Guest “Install VMware Tools on a Solaris Guest,” on page 77

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 re- customization.

“Install VMware Tools on a Linux Guest in X with the RPM Installer,” on page 75

“Install VMware Tools on a Linux Guest with the Tar Installer or RPM Installer,” on page 76

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.

Make identical copy

Customize VM Settings

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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.

Install VMware Tools in a Virtual Machine in a vApp

vApp deployment can fail if VMware Tools are not installed on the virtual machines in the vApp.

Prerequisites

You must stop the vApp.

Procedure

1 Disable Guest Customization on page 69

To install VMware Tools in a virtual machine in a vApp, you must disable guest customization.

2 Start the vApp on page 69

After you install VMware Tools, you must start the vApp.

3 Install VMware Tools on page 70

You must install VMware Tools in your virtual machines to customize the guest operation system.

4 Stop the vApp on page 70

To enable guest customization on a virtual machine, you must stop the vApp.

5 Enable Guest Customization on page 70

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest customization.

6 Start the vApp on page 71

After you install VMware Tools, you must start the vApp.

Disable Guest Customization

To install VMware Tools in a virtual machine in a vApp, you must disable guest customization.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, select VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.

4 On the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable guest customization check box.

Start the vApp

After you install VMware Tools, you must start the vApp.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

The virtual machines in the vApp will customize when you power on. The guest OS will be rebooted during customization if necessary.

3 Select the vApp, right click, and select Start.

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Install VMware Tools

You must install VMware Tools in your virtual machines to customize the guest operation system.

You are at least a vApp User.

Prerequisites

Guest customization is disabled on the relevant virtual machines.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

4 On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Power On.

5 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.

VMware Tools is installed.

Stop the vApp

To enable guest customization on a virtual machine, you must stop the vApp.

You are at least a vApp User.

Prerequisites

Your vApp is started.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 Power off your virtual machines.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Stop.

The vApp is stopped.

Enable Guest Customization

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest customization.

Procedure

1 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.

2 Select the other check boxes in the dialog box as relevant.

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Start the vApp

After you install VMware Tools, you must start the vApp.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

The virtual machines in the vApp will customize when you power on. The guest OS will be rebooted during customization if necessary.

3 Select the vApp, right click, and select Start.

Install VMware Tools in a vApp Template

You can install VMware Tools on a virtual machine for which guest customization is enabled.

Prerequisites

Guest customization is enabled on the virtual machine's Properties page.

Procedure

1 Save the vApp Template as a vApp on page 71

To install VMware Tools in a vApp, you must save it as a vApp.

2 Disable Guest Customization on page 72

Before you can install VMware Tools on a virtual machine, you must disable guest customization.

3 Install VMware Tools on page 72

You must install VMware Tools in your virtual machines to customize the guest operation system.

4 Enable Guest Customization on page 72

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest customization.

5 Add vApp to Catalog on page 72

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools, you can add the updated vApp to your catalog.

Save the vApp Template as a vApp

To install VMware Tools in a vApp, you must save it as a vApp.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Properties.

3 Select Make Identical Copy.

4 Select the vApp template, right-click, and select Add to My Cloud.

The vApp template has been saved as a vApp.

What to do next

You need to install VMware Tools.

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Disable Guest Customization

Before you can install VMware Tools on a virtual machine, you must disable guest customization.

Procedure

1 On the vApps page, select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

2 Select My Cloud > vApps.

3 In a vApp, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Open.

4 On the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable guest customization and other check boxes as

desired.

5 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties

6 On the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable guest customization check box.

7 Select the vApp, right-click, and select Start.

Install VMware Tools

You must install VMware Tools in your virtual machines to customize the guest operation system.

You are at least a vApp User.

Prerequisites

Guest customization is disabled on the relevant virtual machines.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

3 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

4 On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Power On.

5 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.

VMware Tools is installed.

Enable Guest Customization

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest customization.

Procedure

1 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.

2 Select the other check boxes in the dialog box as relevant.

Add vApp to Catalog

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools, you can add the updated vApp to your catalog.

Procedure

1 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Stop.

2 Select the vApp, right-click, and select Add vApp to Catalog.

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4 Select Customize VM Settings or Make Identical Copy.

5 (Optional) Delete the previous version of the vApp template, if necessary.

Install VMware Tools With Guest Customization Disabled

You can install VMware Tools in a vApp template when guest customization is disabled.

Prerequisites

Guest customization is disabled on the virtual machine Properties page.

Procedure

1 Save the vApp Template as a vApp on page 73

To install VMware Tools in a vApp, you must save it as a vApp.

2 Install or Upgrade VMware Tools on page 73

You can either install VMware Tools or upgrade the current version in your virtual machine.

3 Enable Guest Customization on page 74

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest customization.

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4 Add vApp to Catalog on page 74

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools, you can add the updated vApp to your catalog.

Save the vApp Template as a vApp

To install VMware Tools in a vApp, you must save it as a vApp.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template, right-click, and select Properties.

3 Select Make Identical Copy.

4 Select the vApp template, right-click, and select Add to My Cloud.

The vApp template has been saved as a vApp.

What to do next

You need to install VMware Tools.

Install or Upgrade VMware Tools

You can either install VMware Tools or upgrade the current version in your virtual machine.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, select vApps.

3 On the vApps page, select a vApp, right-click, and select Open.

4 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.

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5 In the Guest OS Customization tab, deselect the Enable guest customization and other check boxes as

desired.

6 Right-click the virtual machine and select Install VMware Tools.

Enable Guest Customization

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest customization.

Procedure

1 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.

2 Select the other check boxes in the dialog box as relevant.

Add vApp to Catalog

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools, you can add the updated vApp to your catalog.

Procedure

1 Select a vApp, right-click, and select Stop.

2 Select the vApp, right-click, and select Add vApp to Catalog.

3 Select the vApp template, right-click, and select Properties.

4 Select Customize VM Settings or Make Identical Copy.

5 (Optional) Delete the previous version of the vApp template, if necessary.

Upgrade VMware Tools

If the version of VMware Tools is earlier than 7299 in a virtual machine in your vApp, you must upgrade it.

Upgrading VMware Tools might involve uninstalling your existing VMware Tools versions and installing a new one from a CD mounted in the operating system. This process can also be done automatically.

Prerequisites

You must stop the vApp.

Procedure

1 Upgrade VMware Tools on page 74

After you disable guest customization, you can upgrade VMware Tools.

2 Enable Guest Customization on page 75

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest customization.

3 Start the vApp on page 75

After you install VMware Tools, you must start the vApp.

Upgrade VMware Tools

After you disable guest customization, you can upgrade VMware Tools.

Procedure

1 Select the vApp, right-click, and select Start.

2 Select the virtual machine, right-click, and select Install VMware Tools.

The process is different based on the operating system.

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Enable Guest Customization

After you install or upgrade VMware Tools in your virtual machines, you must enable guest customization.

Procedure

1 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.

2 Select the other check boxes in the dialog box as relevant.

Start the vApp

After you install VMware Tools, you must start the vApp.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApps.

The virtual machines in the vApp will customize when you power on. The guest OS will be rebooted during customization if necessary.

3 Select the vApp, right click, and select Start.

Install VMware Tools on a Windows Guest

Cloud Director uses VMware Tools to customize the Windows guest operating system.

Prerequisites

The VMware Remote Console plug-in is installed.

Your virtual machine is powered off.

You have disabled the option to install VMware Tools on a powered off virtual machine.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Install VMware Tools.

4 Follow the prompts to complete the installation wizard.

5 Click Finish.

6 Restart your virtual machine.

Install VMware Tools on a Linux Guest in X with the RPM Installer

You can use an RPM installer to install VMware Tools on a Linux guest operating system.

Prerequisites

The VMware Remote Console plug-in is installed.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a Linux virtual machine, right-click, and select Open Console.

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4 In the guest operating system, start the RPM installer.

Double-click the VMware Tools CD icon on your desktop and double-click the RPM installer in the root of the CD-ROM.

Double-click the RPM installer in the file manager window.

5 Type the root password and click OK.

6 Click Continue when the package is ready.

When VMware Tools is installed, no confirmation or Finish button appears.

7 In an X terminal, as root, run the vmware-config-tools.pl script to configure VMware Tools.

8 Press Enter to accept the default value.

9 After the upgrade is complete, enter /etc/init.d/network to restart the network.

10 Type exit.

11 To start the VMware Tools control panel, enter vmware-toolbox &.

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

The VMware Remote Console plug-in is installed.

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.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a Linux virtual machine, right-click, and select Open Console.

4 Click Install VMware Tools.

5 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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6 Uncompress the installer and unmount the CD-ROM image.

If you install an RPM installation over a tar installation, or the reverse, the installer detects the previous installation and must convert the installer database format before continuing.

Option Action

In the tar installer

In the RPM installer

At the command prompt, type

tar zxpf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-4.0.0-xxxx.tar.gz unmount / dev/cdrom where xxxx is the build or revision number of the release.

At the command prompt, type

tar zxpf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-4.0.0-<xxxx>.i386.gz unmount /dev/cdrom where <xxxx> is the build/revision number of the release.

7 Run the installer.

Option Action

In the tar installer

In the RPM installer

Type cd vmware-tools-distrib./vmware-install.pl. Press Enter to accept the default value.

Configure VMware Tools, type vmware-config-tools.pl Press Enter to accept the default value.

8 After the upgrade is complete, restart the network by running /etc/init.d/network restart.

9 Type exit.

10 Start your graphical environment.

11 In an X terminal, run vmware-toolbox &.

Install VMware Tools on a Solaris Guest

You can install VMware Tools on a Solaris guest OS.

Prerequisites

The VMware Remote Console plug-in is installed.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a Solaris virtual machine, right click, and select Open Console.

4 Click Install VMware Tools.

5 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.

6 If the CD-ROM is not mounted, restart the volume manager by running these commands.

/etc/init.d/volmgt stop

/etc/init.d/volmgt start

7 After the CD-ROM is mounted, change to a working directory, for example, /tmp and extract VMware

Tools.

cd /tmp

gunzip -c /cdrom/vmwaretools/vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz | tar xf-

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8 Run the VMware Tools tar installer.

cd vmware-tools-distrib

./vmware-install.pl

9 Press Enter to accept the default value.

10 Type exit.

11 Start your graphical environment.

12 In an X terminal, enter vmware-toolbox &.

Guest Operating System Support

Guest operating system support is available, such as installing and customizing your guest OS.

In “Guest Operating System Support,” on page 84, you can see a list of the supported guest operating systems and whether customization is automatic or manual.

Install a Guest Operating System

With a guest OS you can manage virtual machines that are based on the available operating systems.

Prerequisites

The appropriate media file must be in your catalog.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Insert CD/DVD.

4 Select an available media file in the top panel or select one and add it to your vDC in the bottom panel.

5 Click OK.

6 Point to the virtual machine name and press Ctrl+Alt+Del to boot from the ISO image and start the

operating system installer.

7 In the virtual machine console, type the required information to complete the installation.

8 Click Finish.

Customizing Your Guest Operating System

When you customize your guest OS you can set up a virtual machine with the operating system that you want.

Cloud Director can customize the network settings of the guest operating system of a virtual machine created from a vApp template. When you customize your guest operating system, you can create and deploy multiple unique virtual machines based on the same vApp template without machine name or network conflicts.

When you configure a vApp template with the prerequisites for guest customization and add a virtual machine to a vApp based on that template, Cloud Director creates a package with guest customization tools. When you deploy and power on the virtual machine for the first time, Cloud Director copies the package, runs the tools, and deletes the package from the virtual machine.

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Understanding Guest Customization

When you customize your guest operating system, there are some settings and options you should know about.

Enable Guest Customization Check Box

This check box is found on the Guest OS customization tab on the virtual machine Properties page. The goal of guest customization is to configure based on the options selected in the Properties page. If this check box is selected, guest customization and re-customization is performed when required.

This process is required for all guest customization features, such as the computer name, network settings, setting and expiring the administrator/root password, SID change for Windows Operating systems, and so on, to work. This option should be selected for Power on and Force re-customization to work.

If the check box is selected, and the virtual machine's configuration parameters in Cloud Director are out of synch with the settings in the guest OS, the Profile tab on the virtual machines Properties page displays that the settings out of synch with the guest OS and the virtual machine needs guest customization.

Guest customization Behavior for vApps and Virtual Machines

The check boxes are deselected.

Enable guest customization

In Windows guest OSs, Change SID

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:

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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Customizing a Guest OS When Saving a vApp Template as a vApp

Before you customize a guest OS in a vApp template, you need to understand the settings you need to make.

On the vApp Templates Properties page, if you select Customize VM Settings for the When creating a vApp

from this template option, and you select Add to My Cloud or Add from Catalog, the Enable guest customization check box is selected by default and guest customization is performed.

These are the default values of guest customization settings.

The Enable guest customization check box is selected.

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.

The Enable guest customization check box is deselected.

In Windows guest virtual machines, the Change SID check box is deselected.

The password reset setting is deselected.

After you import or upload to a catalog, these are the default values.

The Customize VM Settings check box is selected in the vApp

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.

Enable or Disable Guest Customization

You can disable guest customization for a virtual machine or a vApp template.

Prerequisites

VMware Tools is installed.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click vApp or VMs.

3 Select a vApp or virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.

4 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select or deselect the Enable guest customization check box.

5 Click OK.

Guest customization in the selected virtual machine is enabled or disabled.

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Change Guest Customization Settings for Virtual Machines in a vApp Template

You can change the guest customize settings on virtual machines in a vApp template when the virtual machines are used as building blocks to create a new vApp.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 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.

3 Select the vApp, right-click, and select Open.

4 On the Virtual Machines tab, select the virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.

5 On the Guest Customization OS tab, select or deselect the Enable guest customization check box and click

OK.

6 Select the vApp, right-click, and select Add to Catalog.

The vApp is saved as a vApp template in the selected catalog.

Customize Your Windows NT vApp Template

You must manually customize Windows NT vApp templates.

Prerequisites

Ensure minimum NT SP6 is installed.

Ensure VMware Tools are installed.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 On the vApp Templates tab, select a vApp template.

3 Right-click and select Add to My Cloud.

4 In the guest OS, shut down the virtual machine.

5 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.

6 Start the vApp and power on the virtual machine.

The Customization CD is mounted automatically after the virtual machine powers on.

7 Right-click on the CD ROM and select Auto play.

This step copies the deployPkg.dll file to WINNT folder.

8 Power off the virtual machine.

9 Stop the vApp

10 Right-click the vApp template and select Copy to Catalog.

11 (Optional) Delete the original vApp template.

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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.

Customize Your Solaris vApp Template

You must manually customize Solaris vApp templates.

Prerequisites

Ensure VMware Tools are installed.

Procedure

1 Click Catalogs.

2 Select a vApp Template, right-click, and select Add to My Cloud.

3 In the guest OS, shut down the virtual machine.

4 Ensure that the Enable guest customization check box is selected and power off the virtual machine.

5 Start the vApp and power on the virtual machine.

The Customization CD is mounted automatically after the virtual machine powers on.

6 Log in to the Solaris guest operating system.

7 In the terminal, run these case-sensitive commands:

/etc/init.d/volmgt stop /etc/init.d/volmgt start sh /cdrom/cdrom/customize-guest.sh install eject cdrom

8 Run shutdown -y -g0 -i5 to shut down the virtual machine from inside the guest operating system.

9 Stop the vApp.

10 Select the vApp template, right-click, and select Copy to Catalog.

11 (Optional) Delete the original vApp template.

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.

Upload a Customization Script

You can upload a customization script to a virtual machine. The script runs before and after guest customization when you deploy a virtual machine based on a vApp template.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 In the right pane, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.

4 On the Guest OS Customization tab, in the Customization Script panel, click Browse.

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5 Navigate to your script file and click Open.

The file must be in a .txt, .bat, or .sh format.

6 Click OK.

Reset Your Virtual Machine's Password

You can reset your virtual machine's password.

Prerequisites

The virtual machine's guest OS is personalized, and your virtual machine is powered off.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.

4 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.

5 Select the Allow local administrator password check box.

6 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.

7 Determine whether you want an automatically generated password.

To use a specific password, select Specify password and type it.

8 (Optional) To use a specific password, select Specify password and type the password.

9 Click OK.

The password for your virtual machine is reset.

Domain Join Requirements for Windows

The automatic domain join feature has several requirements.

During the customization process, for Windows 2000, Microsoft Sysprep attempts to join the domain before network customization occurs. Therefore, the network properties of the source virtual machine are used to attempt to join the domain.

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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Join a Windows Guest Domain During Guest Operating System Personalization

A virtual machine can join a Windows guest domain when you personalize your guest OS.

Prerequisites

In a virtual machine's Properties page, the Enable guest customization check box is selected.

Procedure

1 Click My Cloud.

2 In the left pane, click VMs.

3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.

4 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable this VM to join a domain check box.

Override organization settings is selected by default.

5 Type a domain name, user name, and password.

6 Under Customization Script, click Browse, to upload a locally saved file.

7 Click OK.

The selected virtual machine joins the Windows guest domain.

Guest Operating System Support

Cloud Director supports a wide variety of 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems in its virtual machine templates and virtual machines. VMware recommends that you use version 7, but you can import version 4 virtual machines.

Microsoft Windows Guest Operating System Support, 32-Bit Support

For 32-bit Windows operating systems, Table 9-2 provides the virtual machine version and whether guest customization is automatic or manual on 32-bit Windows guest OS systems.

Table 9-2. Microsoft Windows Guest Operating System Support, 32-Bit Support

Operating System Virtual Machine Version Customization Support

Microsoft Windows 7 Version 7 Automatic

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Version 7 Automatic

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 7 Automatic

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 7 Automatic

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Version 7 Automatic

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Operating System Virtual Machine Version Customization Support

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Version 7 Automatic

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Version 7 Automatic

Microsoft Windows NT4 Version 7 Manual

Microsoft Windows Guest Operating System Support, 64-Bit Support

For 64-bit Windows guest OS, Table 9-3 provides the virtual machine version and whether guest customization is automatic or manual.

Table 9-3. Microsoft Windows Guest Operating System Support, 64-Bit Support

Operating System Virtual Machine Version Customization Support

Microsoft Windows 7 Version 7 Automatic

Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Version 7 Automatic

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Version 7 Automatic

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 7 Automatic

Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 7 Automatic

Version 7 Automatic

UNIX/Linux Guest Operating System Support, 32-Bit Support

For 32-bit UNIX and Linux guest OS, Table 9-4 provides the virtual machine version and whether guest customization is automatic or manual.

Table 9-4. UNIX/Linux Guest Operating System Support, 32-Bit Support

Operating System Virtual Machine Version Customization Support

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Version 7 Automatic

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Version 7 Automatic

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Version 7 Automatic

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2 Version 7 Automatic

SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 Version 7 Automatic

SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 Version 7 Automatic

SUSE Enterprise Linux 8/9 Version 7 Automatic

Open Enterprise Server 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

Other 2.6x Linux Version 7 Automatic

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Operating System Virtual Machine Version Customization Support

Other 2.4x Linux Version 7 Automatic

Other Linux Version 7 Automatic

UNIX/Linux Guest Operating System Support, 64-Bit Support

For 64-bit UNIX and Linux guest OS support, Table 9-5 provides the virtual machine version and whether guest customization is automatic or manual.

Table 9-5. UNIX/Linux Guest Operating System Support, 64-Bit Support

Operating System Virtual Machine Version Customization Support

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Version 7 Automatic

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Version 7 Automatic

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Version 7 Automatic

SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 Version 7 Automatic

SUSE Enterprise Linux 10 Version 7 Automatic

SUSE Enterprise Linux 8/9 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

Other 2.6x Linux Version 7 Automatic

Other 2.4x Linux Version 7 Automatic

Other Linux Version 7 Automatic

Solaris Guest Operating System, 32-Bit Support

For 32-bit Solaris guest OS, Table 9-6 provides the virtual machine version and whether guest customization is automatic or manual.

Table 9-6. Solaris Guest Operating System, 32-Bit Support

Operating System Virtual Machine Version Customization Support

Sun Solaris 10 Version 7 Manual

Sun Solaris 9 (experimental) Version 7 Manual

Sun Solaris 8 (experimental) Version 7 Manual

Solaris Guest Operating System, 64-Bit Support

For 64-bit Solaris guest OS, Table 9-7 provides the virtual machine version and whether guest customization is automatic or manual.

Table 9-7. Solaris Guest Operating System, 64-Bit Support

Operating System Virtual Machine Version Customization Support

Sun Solaris 10 Version 7 Manual

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Unsupported Guest Operating Systems

For unsupported guest OSs, Table 9-8 provides the virtual machine version. Customization support is unavailable for these guest OSs.

Table 9-8. Unsupported Guest Operating Systems

Operating System Virtual Machine Version Customization Support

Microsoft Windows 98 Version 7 No

Microsoft Windows 95 Version 7 No

Microsoft Windows 3.1 Version 7 No

Novell NetWare 6.x Version 7 No

Novell NetWare 5.1 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

expired items, working with 23

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

guest OS

customizing guest OS when saving vApp

template as a vApp 80

understanding guest customization 79

leases, runtime and storage 27

media files

access in a catalog 36 copy 40 delete 41 modify properties 41 move 40 resume upload 40 upload 39 working with 39

networks, configure services 54

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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review the profile 28 set up 25 SMTP server 27 using resources 19 working in 25

roles, modify 16 runtime leases 27

storage leases 27

Technical Support, to obtain 7

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

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

change the owner 60 configure networks 52 configure VM 52 copy to another vDC 61 delete 57 delete a network 55 delete VMs 61 deploy 57 discard suspended state 58 display diagram 53 display IP allocations for your vApp

network 56 edit properties 56 force recustomization of a virtual machine 59 managing expired 23 modify network properties 55 move to another vDC 61 networks 53 open a virtual machine 53 profile 51 reset 59, 64 reset your vApp network 55 save as vApp template 60 save vApp template from another catalog as a

vApp 50 share 59 start with an older version of VMware

Tools 57 stop 58 stopping 70 suspend 58 understanding 52 view console 53 working with 49

vDC

determine when to add capacity 20 display 19 manage in an organization 20 modify properties 20 working with 19

virtual machines

connecting remotely 67 copy or move to a vApp 65 delete 66 discard suspended state 64 eject a floppy 65 eject CD/DVD 65 guest OS 78 insert a floppy 65 insert CD/DVD 64 install guest OS 78 managing 66

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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

installing in a new virtual machine 68 installing or upgrading 73

Linux

Tar or RPM installer 76

X with RPM installer 75 save vApp template to My Cloud 71, 73 Solaris 77 start the vApp after installation 69, 71, 75 understanding 67 upgrade 74 upgrading 74 Windows 75

VMware Tools, in a vApp 68

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

About This Book

Access the Web Console

Set User Preferences

Change Your Password

Set Your Microsoft Internet Explorer Options

Bypass the Proxy in Internet Explorer

Set your Mozilla Firefox Options

Bypass the Proxy in Mozilla Firefox

Managing Users and Groups 2

Working with Users

Add a User

Import an LDAP User

Edit a User

Delete a User

Send User Notifications

Delete Users in Lost and Found

Deactivate or Activate Users

View and Change an Assigned User Role

Working with Groups

Import a Group

Delete a Group

Modify the Role of a Group

Working with Virtual Datacenters

Display Virtual Datacenters

Review Virtual Datacenter Properties

Monitor Your Virtual Datacenter

Manage Your Virtual Datacenters

Creating Organization Networks

Add IP Addresses to an Organization Network IP Pool

View IP Usage for an Organization Network

Configure External IP Mapping for an Organization Network

Reset an Organization Network

Working with Expired Items

Manage Expired vApps

Manage Expired vApp Templates

Working in an Organization 4

Set Up an Organization

Change the Organization Full Name

Add Local Users to the Organization

Configure Email Preferences

Understanding Leases

Configure Organization Lease, Quota, and Limit Settings

Review Your Organization Profile

Modify Your Email Settings

Modify Your Organization's Policies

Enable Guest Personalization in Your Organization

Manage Users and Groups in Your Organization

Manage Resources in Your Organization

Manage Virtual Machines in Your Organization

Viewing Organization Log Tasks and Events

View Organization Events

View Organization Tasks

Working with Catalogs 5

Add a New Catalog

Access a Catalog

Publish a Catalog

Share Your Catalog

Change the Owner of a Catalog

Delete a Catalog

Modify the Properties of Your Catalog

Understanding Catalogs and Their Contents

Using vApp Templates in a Catalog

Using Media Files in a Catalog

Working in Published Catalogs

Accessing vApp Templates from a Public Catalog

Accessing a Media File from a Public Catalog

Working with Media Files 6

Upload Media Files

Resume the Upload of a Media File

Copy Media Files to a Catalog

Move Media Files to Another Catalog

Delete Media Files

Modify Media File Properties

Working with vApp Templates 7

Open a vApp Template