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NCD – Moving a VM to a vDC Network

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This article details the procedure for moving a Virtual Machine (VM) from a vApp network to a Virtual Data Center (vDC) network in Navisite Cloud Director® (NCD).

Note: This procedure requires that you know the exact name of the VM to be moved.
  1. Log into Navisite Cloud Director. The NCD Dashboard page appears.

  2. Click VMs beneath the "Views" heading in the navigation pane at the left side of the page. The VMs page appears, displaying a list of available VMs.

  3. In the list, locate the name of the VM to be moved, and note the vApp name listed in the "vApp" column.



  4. In the "Name" column, click the VM name. The VM detail page appears.

  5. Verify that the VM is powered off. If necessary, shut down the VM by selecting "Shutdown" from the Power Off (Stop) drop-down menu at the top of the VM detail page.



  6. Click vApps in the navigation pane at the left side of the page. The vApps page appears, displaying a list of configured vApps.

  7. In the vApps page list, locate and click the name of the vApp containing the VM to be moved, as noted in Step 3. The vApp detail page appears.

  8. Click Networks in the "Children" section to display a list of configured networks for the vApp.

  9. Click the Link vDC Network drop-down, and select the name of the vDC network to which you are moving the VM.



  10. In the vApp diagram, click the image for the VM to be moved to reveal the VM detail pop-up window.

  11. Click the VM name in the VM detail pop-up window. The VM detail page appears.

  12. Click Network Interfaces in the "Hardware" section to display a list of network interface controllers (NICs) on the VM.



  13. Click the "gear" icon to the left of the name of the network interface to be changed. The Edit Network Interface page appears.

  14. Click the Network drop-down and select the name of the vDC network to which the VM is being moved.



  15. Click Edit Network Interface to perform the operation, or Cancel to abandon your changes.

  16. Click Network Overview beneath the "Views" heading in the navigation pane at the left side of the page. The Network Overview diagram is displayed.

  17. Examine the Network Overview diagram to confirm that the procedure is successful. The VM should be displayed with a direct connection to the selected vDC network, rather than to a vApp network.
Reminder: Your VM is in a powered off state as a result of this procedure. Return to the VM detail page to power it on as necessary.

Removing the Unused vApp Network

After moving a VM from a vApp network to a Virtual Data Center (vDC) network, the vApp may contain an unused vApp network connection. To delete this connection:
  1. Click vApps in the navigation pane at the left side of the NCD Dashboard page. The vApps page appears, displaying a list of configured vApps.

  2. In the vApps page list, locate and click the name of the appropriate vApp. The vApp detail page appears.

  3. Click Networks in the "Children" section to display a list of configured networks for the vApp.

  4. Click Delete to the right of the network connection to be removed (the connection from which the VM was moved).
Note: If the vApp network has other connected VMs, it cannot be deleted. In this case, the Delete button is grayed-out.


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