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Table Of Contents
- Cloud Director Administrator's Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Getting Started with Cloud Director
- Adding Resources to Cloud Director
- Adding vSphere Resources
- Adding Cloud Resources
- Provider Virtual Datacenters
- Create a Provider Virtual Datacenter
- External Networks
- Add an External Network
- Network Pools
- Add a Network Pool That Is Backed by VLAN IDs
- Add a Network Pool That Is Backed by Cloud Isolated Networks
- Add a Network Pool That Is Backed by vSphere Port Groups
- Set the MTU for a Network Pool Backed by Cloud Isolated Networks
- Creating and Provisioning Organizations
- Creating a Published Catalog
- Managing Cloud Resources
- Managing Provider vDCs
- Enable or Disable a Provider vDC
- Delete a Provider vDC
- Modify a Provider vDC Name and Description
- Enable or Disable a Provider vDC Host
- Prepare or Unprepare a Provider vDC Host
- Upgrade an ESX/ESXi Host Agent for a Provider vDC Host
- Repair a Provider vDC ESX/ESXi Host
- Enable or Disable a Provider vDC Datastore
- Add Storage Capacity to a Provider vDC
- Configure Low Disk Space Warnings for a Provider vDC Datastore
- Send an Email Notification to Provider vDC Users
- Managing Organization vDCs
- Managing External Networks
- Managing Organization Networks
- Creating Organization Networks
- Configuring Network Services
- Reset an Organization Network
- Delete an Organization Network
- View IP Usage for an Organization Network
- Add IP Addresses to an Organization Network IP Pool
- Modify an Organization Network Name and Description
- Modify an Organization Network DNS Settings
- Managing Network Pools
- Managing Cloud Cells
- Managing Provider vDCs
- Managing vSphere Resources
- Managing Organizations
- Enable or Disable an Organization
- Delete an Organization
- Modify an Organization Name
- Modify an Organization Full Name and Description
- Modify Organization LDAP Options
- Modify Organization Catalog Publishing Policy
- Modify Organization Email Preferences
- Modify Organization Lease, Quota, and Limit Settings
- Add a Catalog to an Organization
- Managing Organization Resources
- Managing Organization Users and Groups
- Managing Organization vApps
- Managing System Administrators and Roles
- Add a System Administrator
- Import a System Administrator
- Enable or Disable a System Administrator
- Delete a System Administrator
- Edit System Administrator Profile and Contact Information
- Send an Email Notification to Users
- Delete a System Administrator Who Lost Access to the System
- Import an LDAP Group
- Delete an LDAP Group
- Change an LDAP Group Description
- Roles and Rights
- Create a Role
- Copy a Role
- Edit a Role
- Delete a Role
- Managing System Settings
- Monitoring Cloud Director
- Roles and Rights
- Index
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Network Pools in the left pane.
2 Click the Add Network Pool button.
3 Select VCD Network Isolation-backed and click Next.
4 Type the number of networks to create from the network pool.
5 (Optional) Type a VLAN ID.
6 Select a vCenter Server and a vNetwork distributed switch and click Next.
7 Type a name and optional description for the network and click Next.
8 Review the network pool settings and click Finish.
Cloud Director creates Cloud isolated networks in vSphere as they are needed.
What to do next
You can now create an organization network that is backed by the network pool or associate the network pool
with an organization vDC and create vApp networks. You can also increase the network pool MTU. See “Set
the MTU for a Network Pool Backed by Cloud Isolated Networks,” on page 21.
Add a Network Pool That Is Backed by vSphere Port Groups
Add a network pool that is backed by port groups to register vSphere port groups for Cloud Director to use.
Unlike other types of network pools, a network pool that is backed by port groups does not require a vNetwork
distributed switch.
CAUTION The port groups must be isolated at the layer 2 level from all other port groups. The port groups
must be physically isolated or must be isolated by using VLAN tags. Failure to properly isolate the port groups
can cause a disruption on the network.
This is the only type of network pool that works with Cisco Nexus 1000V virtual switches.
Prerequisites
One or more port groups are available in vSphere. The port groups must be available on each ESX/ESXi host
in the cluster.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Network Pools in the left pane.
2 Click the Add Network Pool button.
3 Select vSphere Port Group-backed and click Next.
4 Select a vCenter Server and click Next.
5 Select one or more port groups, click Add, and click Next.
You can create one network for each port group.
6 Type a name and optional description for the network and click Next.
7 Review the network pool settings and click Finish.
What to do next
You can now create an organization network that is backed by the network pool or associate the network pool
with an organization vDC and create vApp networks.
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