Overview Of Vmware Cloud Director Installation And Configuration; Cloud Director Architecture - VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Configuration Manual

Overview of VMware Cloud Director
Installation and Configuration
A VMware Cloud Director
Cloud Director cluster by installing and configuring Cloud Director software on one or more server hosts, and
then integrating the cluster with one or more installations of vSphere.
This chapter includes the following topics:

"Cloud Director Architecture,"

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"Configuration Planning,"
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"About the Cloud Director Database,"
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"Cloud Director Hardware and Software Requirements,"
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Cloud Director Architecture
In a Cloud, a VMware Cloud Director cluster is linked with one or more vCenter servers and vShield Manager
servers, and an arbitrary number of ESX/ESXi hosts. The Cloud Director cluster and its database manage access
to vCenter resources by Cloud clients.
Figure 1-1 is a schematic representation of a simple Cloud. The diagram shows a Cloud Director cluster
comprising four server hosts. Each host runs a group of services called a Cloud Director cell. All hosts in the
cluster share a single database. The entire cluster is connected to three vCenter servers and the ESX/ESXi hosts
that they manage. Each vCenter server is connected to a vShield Manager host, which provides network
services to the Cloud.
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cluster combines Cloud Director servers with the vSphere platform. You create a
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