Detach a Resource Pool from a VMware Cloud Director Provider Virtual Data Center

If a provider virtual data center has more than one resource pool, in VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal, you can detach a secondary resource pool from the provider virtual data center. You cannot detach the primary resource pool from the provider virtual data center.

Prerequisites

• Deactivate the target resource pool on the provider virtual data center. See Activate or Deactivate a Resource Pool on a VMware Cloud Director Provider Virtual Data Center.
• Redeploy any networks that are affected by the deactivated resource pool.
• Redeploy any edge gateways that are affected by the deactivated resource pool.

Procedure

1. From the primary left navigation panel, select Resources, and from the page top navigation bar, select Cloud Resources.
2. From the secondary left panel, select Provider VDCs, and click the name of the target provider virtual data center.
3. Click the Resource Pools tab.
4. Click the radio button next to the target resource pool, and click Detach.
5. To confirm, click OK.