Manage hosts with VCloud (VMware) hostprovider

Initialized hosts created with the VCloud hostprovider have a unique set of actions available in ADCM. To launch them, head to the Hosts page, click on the name of a VCloud host, and click actions default dark actions default light Actions. A drop-down list of available actions will appear.

List of host actions
List of host actions

The following actions are available:

  • Create user — creates a user on a host. This action requires extra parameters, which you can enter in a pop-up window that appears after the action selection. Once the parameters are set, click Run to confirm the action.

    The Create user action parameters
    The "Create user" action parameters
    Parameter Description

    Login

    Name of the user being created

    SSH Public Key

    A public SSH key for the user being created. It should start with ssh-rsa

    Additional groups

    Linux groups to which the user will be added (optional)

    Passwordless sudo

    Allows the user to get sudo privileges without a password, also the user will be added to the adcm_sudo group

  • Remove — deletes the virtual machine from VCloud. Requires confirmation in the pop-up window.

  • Power ON — turns on the virtual machine. Requires confirmation in the pop-up window.

  • Power OFF — turns off the virtual machine. Requires confirmation in the pop-up window.

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