Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand User's Guide

Managing Your Public Cloud
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Though not required to get started right away and create your first virtual machine,
Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand provides features to manage your public cloud environment, such as the
ability to create additional virtual data centers, configure additional networks and gateways, create and
manage central templates and catalogs, and set up role-based user access accounts.
To get started right away and create your first virtual machine, see “Create a Virtual Machine from a
Template,” on page 33.
To understand and customize your public cloud environment for Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand, see the
following topics.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Capacity for Virtual Private Cloud OnDemand,” on page 48
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“Geographical Locations,” on page 49
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“About Gateways and Networks,” on page 50
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“Virtual Data Center Overview,” on page 50
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“Create a Virtual Data Center,” on page 52
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“Edit or Delete a Virtual Data Center,” on page 52
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“Virtual Data Center Permissions,” on page 53
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“Catalogs and Templates Overview,” on page 55
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“Manage Catalogs in vCloud Director,” on page 55
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“Role-based User Account Management,” on page 56
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“Add a User to Your Service,” on page 57
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“Edit User Details,” on page 58
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“Delete a User from Your Service,” on page 58
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“Reset a User's Password,” on page 59
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“Managing User Groups,” on page 59
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