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
Use the vCloud Air Web Console
Use the vCloud Air in a supported browser after you have received your welcome email.
Supported Browsers for vCloud Air
The consoles used for vCloud Air are compatible with the browser versions listed.
vCloud Air Console Browser Requirements
The following browsers are supported in the vCloud Air console.
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Internet Explorer 8 and later
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Firefox 3.6 and later
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Safari 4 and later
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Chrome 10 and later
vCloud Director and Virtual Machine Console Browser Requirements
For specific browsers that support vCloud Director and virtual machine consoles, see Browsers That vCloud
Director Supports in the vCloud Director Installation and Upgrade Guide.
Sign In to vCloud Air
Users use their email addresses as their user names to sign in to vCloud Air.
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The email and password are the vCloud Air credentials. If a password is forgotten at any time, click the
link for help, or contact your vCloud Air administrator or VMware technical support.
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If you are an administrator, your default page is your cloud service dashboard by region.
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If you are an end user, your default page is My Virtual Machines, by region.
Prerequisites
Users should verify that they have received an invitation email from vCloud Air that includes a password
link.
To review VMware technical support information, see “About VMware Technical Support,” on page 65.
Procedure
1 In the invitation email, click the link.
If the link does not work or has expired, contact your vCloud Air administrator or VMware technical
support.
VMware, Inc.
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