When you log into the tenant portal, there are a number of tasks you can complete, from creating virtual machines and vApps, to setting up advanced networking configuration and running VMware Aria Automation Orchestrator workflows.
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Understanding VMware Cloud Director™ VMware Cloud Director™ provides role-based access to a web-based Tenant Portal that enables the members of an organization to interact with the organization's resources to create and work with vApps and virtual machines (VMs).
Log In to the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal You can access the VMware Cloud Director tenant portal by using a URL that is specific to your organization.
Switch Between VMware Cloud Director Organizations Starting with VMware Cloud Director 10.6, you can use the organization selector to easily navigate to a different organization.
Change the Language of the VMware Cloud Director UI by Using the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal The VMware Cloud Director user interface is available in English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese.
VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal Roles and Rights VMware Cloud Director includes a preconfigured set of user roles and their rights. The roles that are able to access the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal are the roles created by default in any organization or other roles that are created by the organization administrator.
Using the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal If you have more than one virtual data center, when you log in to the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal , the Data Centers dashboard screen appears. If you have only one virtual data center, when you log in, you are directly navigated to the data center.
Use the Global Search in VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal You can use the VMware Cloud Director global search to perform a search by a name or part of a name among the names of the objects in your environment. You can also search for a virtual machine by its IP address if the IP address of the virtual machine is static.
Use the Quick Search in the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal You can use the VMware Cloud Director quick search to find screens, entities, and actions. The results depend on your location in the UI.
View Tasks in the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal From the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal , you can view the list of recent tasks, together with their details and status. In addition, you can also see the list of all tasks.
Stop a Task in Progress in the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal If you accidentally start a VMware Cloud Director™ operation before applying or reviewing all necessary settings, you can stop the task in progress.
View Events in the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal In the VMware Cloud Director UI, you can view the list of all events, their details, and status.
Set User Preferences in Your VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal You can set certain display and system alert preferences that take effect every time you log in to the system.