User manual
Table Of Contents
- VMware vCloud Air User's Guide
- Contents
- About vCloud Air
- Use the vCloud Air Web Console
- About Virtual Data Centers
- Create a Virtual Data Center
- View Virtual Data Center Details in vCloud Air
- Manage Resource Allocation for a Virtual Data Center
- Manage Virtual Machines in a Virtual Data Center
- Lock a Virtual Data Center
- Unlock a Virtual Data Center
- Set a Limit on Number of Virtual Machines in a Virtual Data Center
- Change Virtual Data Center Name or Description
- Delete a Virtual Data Center
- About Gateways and Networks
- Basic Management for Virtual Machines
- About Virtual Machine Monitoring
- Advanced Management for Virtual Machines
- Data Protection Service
- Features of the Data Protection Service
- About Data Protection Policies
- Reporting and Storage Use
- Billing for the Data Protection Service
- Ways to Restore Virtual Machines
- Enable Data Protection for a Virtual Data Center
- Update the Data Protection Policy for a Virtual Data Center
- Add a Backup Policy for a vApp
- Run a Manual Backup
- Restore a Virtual Machine from a Backup
- Restore a Deleted vApp
- Delete a Backup Image
- Disaster Recovery in vCloud Air
- Storage in vCloud Air
- About Snapshots
- vCloud Air User Management
- Technical Support
- Index
2 Verify that the virtual machine is powered off or expired.
3 In the See More drop-down menu, select Delete.
The virtual machine is deleted and does not appear in the list.
View and Edit Virtual Machine Details
You can view information and edit details about virtual machines in vCloud Air.
NOTE For information about configuring networking for virtual machines, see the vCloud Air Networking
Guide.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have end user or virtual infrastructure administrator privileges.
Viewing and editing privileges differ by user role.
If you are installing VMware Tools, familiarize yourself with its features. For information about
VMware Tools, see the following VMware documentation:
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Installing VMware Tools in vCloud DirectorUser's Guide
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Installing and Configuring VMware Tools, the VMware Tools Installation and Configuration Guide
Procedure
1 Navigate to the virtual machine list.
Option Description
My Virtual Machines (end users)
Sign in to your cloud service.
All virtual machines in a
Dedicated Cloud or
Virtual Private Cloud service
(administrators)
Sign in and click the Virtual Machines tab.
Virtual machines in a virtual data
center (administrator)
On the Dashboard tab, click the virtual data center and click the Virtual
Machines tab.
2 In the list, review summary details about the virtual machine.
3 (Optional) To search for virtual machines click in the search field and type the text to be searched for.
4 Access further details of the virtual machine by clicking the virtual machine's name.
5 View or edit details of settings or networks.
To edit details, point at an option and change the setting in the dialog box that appears. You cannot
change some details unless the virtual machine is powered off.
Option Description
Click Settings
View or change power status, amount of CPU, memory, and hard drive
capacity allocated.
For information about adjusting storage for a virtual machine or migrating
storage to a different tier, see the following topics:
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“Adjust Storage for a Virtual Machine,” on page 54
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“Migrate Storage for a Virtual Machine to a Different Tier,” on
page 55
Click Networks
View network IP, type, gateway, and gateway IP.
You might need to refresh the page view to see changes.
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