Managing Vsphere Esx/Esxi Hosts - VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Admin Manual

Cloud Director Administrator's Guide
Enable or Disable a vCenter Server
You can disable a vCenter Server to perform maintenance.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click vCenters in the left pane.
2 Right-click the vCenter Server name and select Disable vCenter or Enable vCenter.
3 Click Yes.
Remove a vCenter Server
You can remove a vCenter Server to stop using its resources with Cloud Director.
Prerequisites
Before you can remove a vCenter server, you must disable it and delete all of the provider vDCs that use its
resource pools.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click vCenters in the left pane.
2 Right-click the vCenter Server name and select Detach vCenter.
3 Click Yes.
Modify vShield Manager Settings
If the connection settings for the vShield Manager for a vCenter Server change, or if you want to use a different
vShield Manager, you can modify its settings.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click vCenters in the left pane.
2 Right-click the vCenter Server name and select Properties.
3 On the vShield Manager tab, type the new settings and click OK.

Managing vSphere ESX/ESXi Hosts

You can prepare hosts for use with Cloud Director, enable or disable hosts, upgrade, and repair hosts.
Enable or Disable an ESX/ESXi Host
You can disable a host to prevent vApps from starting up on the host. Virtual machines that are already running
on the host are not affected.
To perform maintenance on a host, migrate all vApps off of the host or stop all vApps and then disable the
host.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Hosts in the left pane.
2 Right-click the host name and select Enable Host or Disable Host.
Cloud Director enables or disables the host for all provider vDCs that use its resources.
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