Follow these guidelines when entering values in VMware Cloud Director.

String values for the name attribute and the Description and ComputerName elements have length limitations that depend on the object to which they are attached.

Table 1. Length Limits on Object Properties
Object Property Maximum Length in Characters
Catalog name 128
Catalog Description 256
EdgeGateway name 35
Media name 128
Media Description 256
VApp name 128
VApp Description 256
VAppTemplate name 128
VAppTemplate Description 256
Vdc name 128
Vdc Description 256
Vm name 128
Vm ComputerName 15 on Windows, 63 on all other platforms
Vm Description 256