I got a question earlier about how to find out which database server vCloud Director is using. To do this follow the steps below: Connect to the vCD cell using SSH Navigate to /opt/vmware/vcloud-director/etc cat global.properties You will see an output similar as this: # Database connection settings database.jdbcUrl = jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://192.168.10.163:1433/vcd;socketTimeout=90;instance=SQLExpress database.username = vcd database.password = dSLuRFq1fqHaADwT298j5aTy1GUfJxualYQSZv2Oa2xjR4b869x47Ihp1XAZj4cB The IP address highlighted in bold is the IP address or FQDN of the configured database server