User manual

Manage Virtual Machines in a Virtual Data Center
You as an administrator can perform many tasks to manage virtual machines in a virtual data center. Many
of the these tasks are the same as end users can perform, such powering virtual machines on or off, or
editing settings.
Perform administrator tasks on virtual machines belonging to a specific virtual data center.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have virtual infrastructure administrator privileges.
Procedure
1 Sign in to the vCloud Air console.
2 Select the region where you will view the virtual data center.
3 On the Dashboard tab, click the virtual data center.
4 Click the Virtual Machines tab.
5 Manage virtual machines.
a To search for virtual machines click in the search field and type the text to be searched for.
b To power virtual machines on or off click the icon.
See “Power On a Virtual Machine,” on page 23.
c To manage a virtual machine in vCloud Director click Manage in vCloud Director.
See “Edit Virtual Machine Details in vCloud Director,” on page 34.
d To add a virtual machine click Add One.
See “Add a Virtual Machine from a Template,” on page 22.
e To view and edit virtual machine details click See More.
See “View and Edit Virtual Machine Details,” on page 24.
Lock a Virtual Data Center
In the Dedicated Cloud service, you can lock a virtual data center to prevent users from powering on virtual
machines or creating new virtual machines.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have virtual infrastructure administrator privileges in the Dedicated Cloud service.
Procedure
1 On the Dashboard tab, click the virtual data center to lock.
2 Point to the value of STATUS on the right of the screen, then click Lock.
3 Click Continue.
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