When using the vSphere Web Client to examine a VMware Cloud Director object, you can use this table to map the object to its representation in vSphere.
| VMware Cloud Director Object | vSphere Object |
|---|---|
| Provider VDC:Hosts | Host |
| Provider VDC:Datastores | Datastore |
| Provider VDC:Storage Profiles | Storage Profile |
| Provider VDC:External Network (portgroup-backed) | Standard virtual switch |
| Provider VDC:External Network(VLAN-backed) | Distributed virtual switch |
| Provider VDC:Resource Pool (root resource pool or Cluster) | Cluster |
| Provider VDC:Resource Pool (sub-resource pool only) | Resource Pool |
| External Network (Portgroup-backed) | Standard virtual switch |
| Direct Org VDC Networks (Portgroup) | Standard virtual switch |
| External Network (VLAN-backed) | Distributed virtual switch |
| Direct Org VDC Networks (VLAN) | Distributed virtual switch |
| Network Pool (VLAN-backed) | Distributed virtual switch |
| Network Pools (Portgroup-backed) | Standard virtual switch |
| vCenter | vCenter Server |
| Resource Pool (root resource pool or Cluster) | Cluster |
| Resource Pool (sub-resource pool only) | Resource Pool |
| Host | Host |
| Datastores | Datastore |
| Datastore Clusters | Datastore Cluster |
| Storage Profiles | N/A |
| vDSwitch | Distributed virtual switch |
| Port Group | Standard virtual switch |
| Home:vApp | Folder |
| vApp | Folder |
| vApp:vApp Diagram | Folder |
| vApp:vApp Diagram:VM | VM |
| vApp:VM List:VM | VM |
| vApp:Networking:vApp Networks | Distributed Port Group |
| VM | VM |
| Expired Items:vApps | Folder |
| Expired Items:vApp Templates | Folder |
| Catalog:vApp Template | Folder |
| Catalog:vApp Template:VM | VM |
| Catalog:vApp Template:Shadow VMs | VM |
| Organization VDC:vApp | Folder |
| Organization VDC:vApp Template | Folder |
| Organization VDC:Storage Profiles | Storage Profile |
| Organization VDC:Org VDC Networks (VLAN-backed) | Distributed virtual switch |
| Organization VDC:Org VDC Networks (Portgroup-backed) | Standard virtual switch |
| Organization VDC:Resource Pools (root resource pool or Cluster) | Cluster |
| Organization VDC:Resource Pools (sub-resource pool only) | Resource Pool |
