VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Betriebsanweisung

Cloud Director Administrator's GuideCloud Director 1.0This document supports the version of each product listed andsupports all subsequent versio

Cloud resources include provider and organization virtual datacenters, external networks, organizationnetworks, and network pools. Before you can add

Table 11-1. Default Rights for the Predefined Roles (Continued)SystemAdministratorOrganizationAdministratorCatalogAuthor vApp Author vApp UserConsole

IndexAactivity log 91, 92adding resources 15adding vSphere resources 15allocation models 29, 30, 46, 47allocation pool allocation model 29, 46Bbr

media, uploading 39Microsoft Sysprep 12, 13monitoring, tasks and events 91monitoring Cloud Director 91MTU 21Nnetwork poolsadding Cloud isolated n

Qquarantine serviceaccepting requests 96enabling 95overview 94rejecting requests 96viewing requests 95quick start tasks 12Rreservation pool allo

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Network PoolsA network pool is a group of undifferentiated networks that is available for use within an organization vDC.A network pool is backed by v

Preparing the SystemThe Home tab in the Cloud Director Web console provides links to the tasks required to prepare the systemfor use. Links become act

Guest OS Copy DestinationWindows XP (32-bit) SysprepBinariesDirectory /winxpWindows XP (64-bit) SysprepBinariesDirectory /winxp_64SysprepBinariesDirec

5 If you have multiple Cloud cells, stop each cell and copy the package and properties file to each cell.scp /opt/vmware/cloud-director/guestcustomiza

Adding Resources to Cloud Director 2Cloud Director derives its resources from an underlying vSphere virtual infrastructure. After you registervSphere

Open the Attach New vCenter WizardOpen the Attach New vCenter wizard to start the process of attaching a vCenter Server to Cloud Director.Procedure1 C

Cloud Director attaches the new vCenter Server and registers its resources for provider virtual datacenters touse.What to do nextAssign a vShield for

If you plan to add a resource pool that is part of a cluster that uses VMware HA, you should make sure youare familiar with how VMware HA calculates s

What to do nextYou can now create an organization network that connects to the external network.Network PoolsA network pool is a group of undifferenti

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Procedure1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Network Pools in the left pane.2 Click the Add Network Pool button.3 Select VCD Network Isolat

Set the MTU for a Network Pool Backed by Cloud Isolated NetworksYou can specify the maximum transmission unit (MTU) Cloud Director uses for a network

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Creating and ProvisioningOrganizations 3Organizations provide resources to a group of users and set policies that determine how users can consumethose

Create an OrganizationCreating an organization involves specifying the organization settings and creating a user account for theorganization administr

Name the OrganizationProvide a descriptive name and an optional description for your new organization.Procedure1 Type an organization name.This name p

Add Local Users to the OrganizationEvery organization should have at least one local, non-LDAP, organization administrator account, so that usercan lo

Configure Email PreferencesCloud Director requires an SMTP server to send user notification and system alert emails. An organization canuse the system

4 Select the number of simultaneous VMware Remote Console connections for each virtual machine.You may want to limit the number of simultaneous connec

7 Name the Organization vDC on page 32Provide a descriptive name and an optional description for your new organization vDC.8 Confirm Settings and Crea

ContentsAbout This Book 7 1Getting Started with Cloud Director 9Overview of Cloud Director Administration 9Log In to the Web Console 11Preparing the S

Configure the Allocation ModelConfigure the allocation model to specify the amount of provider vDC resources to allocate to the organizationvDC.Proced

Table 3-1. How Allocation Pool Settings Affect Resource Pool Settings (Continued)Allocation PoolSettingAllocation PoolValue Resource Pool Setting Res

Name the Organization vDCProvide a descriptive name and an optional description for your new organization vDC.Procedure1 Type a name and optional desc

Table 3-4. Types of Organization Networks and Their RequirementsOrganization NetworkType Description RequirementsExternal organizationnetwork - direc

5 Type a name and optional description and click Next.6 Review the settings for the organization network.Click Finish to accept the settings and creat

Procedure1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and then click Organizations in the left pane.2 Right-click the organization name and select Add Network

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Creating a Published Catalog 4You can publish a catalog to make a set of vApp templates or media files available to all of the organizationsin a Cloud

Procedure1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organizations in the left pane.2 Right-click the organization name and select Open.3 Click Cat

3 Click Catalogs and select My Organization's Catalogs in the left pane.4 On the vApp Templates tab, click the Import from vSphere button.5 Selec

Managing vSphere Datastores 66Managing Stranded Items 66 7Managing Organizations 69Enable or Disable an Organization 69Delete an Organization 69Modify

5 Type a name and optional description for the media file.6 Select the source vCenter Server and datastore and type the path to the media file.7 Selec

Managing Cloud Resources 5Provider vDCs, organization vDCs, external networks, organization networks, and network pools are allconsidered Cloud resour

Procedure1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Provider vDCs in the left pane.2 Right-click the provider vDC name and select Delete.Modify a

3 Click the Hosts tab.4 Right-click the host name and select Prepare Host or Unprepare Host.Cloud Director prepares or unprepares the host for all pro

4 Click the Add button.5 Select a datastore from the list, click Add, and click OK.Cloud Director does not support the use of read-only datastores wit

Managing Organization vDCsAfter you create an organization vDC, you can modify its properties, disable or delete it, and manage itsallocation model, s

Select an Organization for the Organization vDCYou can create an organization vDC to provide resources to any organization in the Cloud Director syste

Configure the Allocation ModelConfigure the allocation model to specify the amount of provider vDC resources to allocate to the organizationvDC.Proced

Table 5-1. How Allocation Pool Settings Affect Resource Pool Settings (Continued)Allocation PoolSettingAllocation PoolValue Resource Pool Setting Res

Name the Organization vDCProvide a descriptive name and an optional description for your new organization vDC.Procedure1 Type a name and optional desc

View Usage Information for an Organization vDC 93Using Cloud Director's JMX Service 93Viewing the Cloud Director Logs 94Cloud Director and Cost R

Modify an Organization vDC Name and DescriptionAs your Cloud Director installation grows, you might want to assign a more meaningful name or descripti

Managing External NetworksAfter you create an external network, you can modify its name, description, and network specification, add IPaddresses to it

Managing Organization NetworksOnly a system administrator can add, reset, and delete an organization network.System administrators and organization ad

3 Select an organization and click Next.4 Select the type of setup and network type.You can create an external direct organization network using eithe

7 (Optional) Type an external IP address for the network to use for NAT services, click Add, and clickNext.This setting is only available in advanced

Table 5-5. Network Services Available by Network TypeNetwork Type DHCP Firewall NATExternal organization network - direct connectionExternal organiza

Add a Firewall Rule for an Organization NetworkYou can add firewall rules to an organization network that supports a firewall to allow traffic that ma

Procedure1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization Networks in the left pane.2 Right-click the organization network name and select

PrerequisitesAn external NAT-routed organization network or an internal organization network.Procedure1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click O

Modify an Organization Network Name and DescriptionAs your Cloud Director installation grows, you might want to assign a more descriptive name or desc

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Add Cloud Isolated Networks to a Network PoolYou can add Cloud isolated networks to a VCD network isolation-backed network pool.PrerequisitesA VCD net

Table 5-6. Cloud Cell CommandsCommand Descriptionservice vmware-vcd startStarts the cellservice vmware-vcd restartRestarts the cellservice vmware-vcd

Turn Off Cloud Cell Maintenance MessageWhen you are finished performing maintenance on a cell and ready to restart the cell, you can turn off themaint

Managing vSphere Resources 6After you add vSphere resources to the Cloud Director system, you can perform some management functionsfrom Cloud Director

Enable or Disable a vCenter ServerYou can disable a vCenter Server to perform maintenance.Procedure1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click vCen

Move Running Virtual Machines from one ESX/ESXi Host to AnotherYou can move all the virtual machines that are running on one ESX/ESXi host to another.

Repair an ESX/ESXi HostIf the Cloud Director agent on an ESX/ESXi host cannot be contacted, try to repair the host.Procedure1 Click the Manage & M

Delete a Stranded ItemYou can delete a stranded item to attempt to remove an object from vSphere that you already deleted fromCloud Director.Procedure

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Managing Organizations 7After you create an organization, you can modify its properties, enable or disable it, or delete it.This chapter includes the

About This BookThe VMware Cloud Director Administrator's Guide provides information to the Cloud Director systemadministrator about how to add re

Procedure1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization in the left pane.2 Right-click the organization name and select Delete.3 Click Ye

4 Select the new source for organization users.Option DescriptionDo not use LDAPOrganization administrator creates a local user account for each user

Modify Organization Email PreferencesCloud Director requires an SMTP server to send user notification and system alert emails. You can modify thesetti

5 Select the quotas for running and stored virtual machines.Quotas determine how many virtual machines each user in the organization can store and pow

Managing Organization Users and GroupsWhen you create an organization, you can add one or more local users to the organization. After you createthe or

3 Click the My Cloud tab and click vApps in the left pane.4 Right-click the running vApp and select Force Stop.5 Click Yes.Chapter 7 Managing Organiza

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Managing System Administrators andRoles 8You can add system administrators to Cloud Director individually, or as part of an LDAP group. You can alsoad

Import a System AdministratorTo add a user with system administrator rights, you can import an LDAP user as a system administrator.System administrato

Send an Email Notification to UsersYou can send an email notification to all the users in the entire installation, all system administrators, or allor

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Delete an LDAP GroupYou can remove a group of system administrators from the Cloud Director system by deleting their LDAPgroup.When you delete an LDAP

Copy a RoleTo create a role based on an existing role, you can copy a role and modify its rights.Procedure1 Click the Administration tab and click Rol

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Managing System Settings 9A Cloud Director system administrator can control system-wide settings related to LDAP, email notification,licensing, and ge

Table 9-1. General System Settings (Continued)Name Category DescriptionLogin Policy Login Policy Select a login policy.Activity Log History to keep A

7 (Optional) Type a destination email address to test the SMTP settings and click Test SMTP settings.8 Click Apply.Configure System Notification Setti

Table 9-2. Supported Combinations of Operating System, LDAP Server, and Authentication Method(Continued)Operating System LDAP Server Authentication M

7 Type a user name and password to connect to the LDAP server.If anonymous read support is enabled on your LDAP server, you can leave these text boxes

3 Type the name of a user in the LDAP directory and click Test.4 Review the attribute mapping and click OK.What to do nextYou can customize LDAP user

5 Type a URL that links to a web site that provides information about your Cloud Director installation.For example, http://www.example.com. Users can

Getting Started with Cloud Director 1The first time you log in to the Cloud Director Web console, the Home tab guides you through the steps toconfigur

Configure the Public REST API Base URLIf your Cloud Director installation includes multiple Cloud cells running behind a load balancer or NAT, or ifth

Monitoring Cloud Director 10System administrators can monitor completed and in-progress operations and view resource usageinformation at the provider

Procedure1 Log in to the Cloud Director system as a system administrator.2 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Logs in the left pane.3 Click

Procedure1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organizations in the left pane.2 Right-click the organization name and select Open.3 Click the

3 Click Remote Process and type the JMX service URL.The URL consists of the host name or IP address of the Cloud Director server, followed by the port

Quarantine Uploaded FilesYou can quarantine files that users upload to Cloud Director so that you can process the files (for example,scan them for vir

Accept or Reject a Quarantine Request Using JConsoleYou can use JConsole to accept or quarantine service requests. You will need the information in th

Roles and Rights 11Cloud Director uses roles, and their associated rights, to determine which users and groups can perform whichoperations. System adm

Table 11-1. Default Rights for the Predefined Roles (Continued)SystemAdministratorOrganizationAdministratorCatalogAuthor vApp Author vApp UserConsole

Table 11-1. Default Rights for the Predefined Roles (Continued)SystemAdministratorOrganizationAdministratorCatalogAuthor vApp Author vApp UserConsole