Add An External Network - VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Admin Manual

Cloud Director Administrator's Guide
If you plan to add a resource pool that is part of a cluster that uses VMware HA, you should make sure you
are familiar with how VMware HA calculates slot size. For more information about slot sizes and customizing
VMware HA behavior, see the VMware vSphere Availability Guide.
Prerequisites
Before you can create a provider vDC, you must attach at least one vCenter Server with an available resource
pool to Cloud Director. The resource pool must be in a vCenter cluster that is configured to use automated
DRS. The vCenter Server must have the vShield for VMware Cloud Director license key.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Provider vDCs in the left pane.
2 Click the New Provider vDC button.
3 Type a name and optional description and click Next.
You can use the name and description fields to indicate the vSphere functionality available to the provider
vDC, for example, VMware HA.
4 Select a vCenter Server and resource pool and click Next.
If the vCenter Server has no available resource pools, then no resource pools appear in the list.
5 Select one or more datastores, click Add, and click Next.
Cloud Director does not support the use of read-only datastores with provider vDCs. In most cases, read-
only datastores do not appear in the list, but some read-only NFS datastores may appear. Do not add these
datastores to your provider vDC.
VMware recommends that you use only shared storage. VMware DRS cannot migrate virtual machines
on local storage.
6 Click Finish to create the provider vDC.
External Networks
An external network is a logical, differentiated network based on a vSphere port group. An external network
provides the interface to the Internet for virtual machines connected to external organization networks.
For more information about organization networks, see
page 32.

Add an External Network

Add an external network to register vSphere network resources for Cloud Director to use. You can create
organization networks that connect to an external network.
Prerequisites
A vSphere port group is available.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click External Networks in the left pane.
2 Click the Add Network button.
3 Select a vCenter Server and a vSphere port group and click Next.
4 Type the network settings and click Next.
5 Type a name and optional description for the network and click Next.
6 Review the network settings and click Finish.
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