Overview

You can always modify a VM's properties. A number of customisation options are available to you, and this guide covers each of these possibilities

Prerequisites

How to VM Access

VM Configuration

Accès au propriétés de la VM Select Data Centers tab Choose the VDC/Virtual Machines Select your VM Click on the VM Name

VM Parameters

Général From the General tab, click on EDIT You can : Change the Name Change the Hostname Change the Description Change the Storage Policy Enabling or Disabling BIOS access Click on SAVE button to confirm the changes
Removable Media This tab allows you to view the media connected to your VM. To add a Media go to ALL ACTIONS/Media/Insert Media.
Hard Disks From Hard Disks tab, click on EDIT You can : Add a Disk Define a Bus Number Define an Unit Number Change the Disk Size (only increase, not decrease) Change the Disk Policy Choose the Bus Type (keep Paravirtual SCSI by default) Remove a Disk. Click on SAVE button to confirm the changes. Please note! !!! Disk Size limited to 2 TB !!!.
Compute From the Compute tab, click on EDIT You can : Change the number of CPU Adapt the Cores per socket Adapt the Memory Activate the option Virtual CPU hot add Some SOS (2K8R2/CentOS) don't handle this option: ICI Tick ou Untick Memory hot add
NICs From the NICs tab, click on EDIT You can : Add a New vNic Change the Primary NIC (the default route) Connect or disconnect the vNic Define the Adapter Type (VMXNET3 the most efficient) Select the Network Define the IP Mode Static - Pool IP Static - Manual DHCP Reset the MAC adress For more details on the Networks : Organisation Network (NGP)
Guest OS Customization From the Guest OS Customization tab, click on EDIT The Computer Name and Network Settings configured for the VM are applied to the VM's Guest OS when it powers up. The following settings only apply the 1st Time the VM is powered up or if a Power On, Force Recustomization operation is performed: Reset Password, Join Domain and Customization Script. Please note! Don't restart the VM from the Power On, Force Recustomizationif your VM is in production. This can cause damages on the OS side.
Monitor From the Monitor tab, click on Tasks or Events. You can : View recent tasks or events.