Adding Cloud Resources; Create A Provider Virtual Datacenter - VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Admin Manual

Cloud Director attaches the new vCenter Server and registers its resources for provider virtual datacenters to
use.
What to do next
Assign a vShield for VMware Cloud Director license key in the vCenter Server.
Assign a vShield License Key in vCenter
After you attach a vCenter Server to Cloud Director, you must use the vSphere Client to assign a vShield for
VMware Cloud Director license key.
Prerequisites
The vSphere Client must be connected to the vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 From a vSphere Client host that is connected to the vCenter Server system, select Home > Licensing.
2 For the report view, select Asset.
3 Right-click the vShield-edge asset and select Change license key.
4 Select Assign a new license key and click Enter Key.
5 Enter the license key, enter an optional label for the key, and click OK.
Use the vShield for VMware Cloud Director license key you received when you purchased Cloud Director.
You can use this license key in multiple vCenter Servers.
6 Click OK.

Adding Cloud Resources

Cloud resources are an abstraction of their underlying vSphere resources and provide the compute and
memory resources for Cloud Director virtual machines and vApps, and access to storage and network
connectivity.
Cloud resources include provider and organization virtual datacenters, external networks, organization
networks, and network pools. Before you can add cloud resources to Cloud Director, you must add vSphere
resources.
For more information about organization virtual datacenters, see
page 28.
For more information about organization networks, see
page 32.
Provider Virtual Datacenters
A provider virtual datacenter (vDC) combines the compute and memory resources of a single vCenter Server
resource pool with the storage resources of one or more datastores connected to that resource pool.
A provider vDC is the source for organization vDCs.

Create a Provider Virtual Datacenter

Create a provider vDC to register vSphere compute, memory, and storage resources for Cloud Director to use.
You can create multiple provider vDCs for users in different geographic locations or business units, or for users
with different performance requirements.
A provider vDC can only include a single resource pool from a single vCenter Server.
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Chapter 2 Adding Resources to Cloud Director
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