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
4 (Optional) To show more of the list, pull down the lower edge of the panel.
Edit User Details
You change the listed name of users, enable or disable them, or change their role assignments.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have account administrator privileges.
Procedure
1 Click Users in the top right of the dashboard.
2 Select the users.
Option Description
Select an individual user
Click the check box of the user.
Select by category
In the Select drop-down menu, select all, enabled, or disabled.
3 In the More drop-down menu, select View and Edit Details.
4 Edit the user details.
Option Description
Name
Type a new name.
Status
Change the status to enabled or disabled.
Roles
Assign new roles.
You cannot edit the email address.
5 To change the email address, delete the user, then add and assign as a new user.
6 Click Save.
The user's details are changed.
Reset Passwords
Administrators can reset a user password. After you reset the password, the user receives a notification and
must enter a new password.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have account administrator privileges.
Procedure
1 Click Users in the top right of the dashboard.
2 Select the users for whom to reset passwords.
Option Description
Select an individual user
Click the check box of the user.
Select by category
In the Select drop-down menu, select all, enabled, or disabled.
3 Click Reset Password and confirm the reset.
VMware vCloud Air User's Guide
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