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Configure a VM

Overview

You can always modify the properties of a VM.

A large number of customization options are available to you, and this guide covers each of these possibilities

Preconditions

VM Configuration

Access the VM properties

  1. Select Data Centers tab
  2. Choose the VDC/Virtual Machines
  3. Select your VM
  4. Click on the VM Name

VM Parameters

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.

Gestion des disques

From the Hard Disks tab > click on EDIT 

You can:

  • Add a disk
  • Modify the size of a disk
  • Define the storage policy of a disk
  • Define the bus type
  • Define the bus number
  • Define the unit number
  • Delete a Disk (Trash)

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

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.

Monitor

From the Monitor tab, click on Tasks or Events.

You can :

  • View recent tasks or events.