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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
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 either method.
Option Network Type
Typical
Select the external network check box and select direct connection from the
drop-down menu.
Advanced
Select External organization network - direct connection.
5 Select an external network and click Next.
You can deselect the Only use networks accessible by this organization check box to view external
networks that are not currently available to the organization through its organization vDCs. This enables
you to choose an arbitrary network and later create an organization vDC that can access the network.
6 Type a name and optional description and click Next.
7 Review the settings for the organization network.
Click Finish to accept the settings and create the organization network, or click Back to modify the settings.
Create an External NAT-Routed Organization Network
You can create an external NAT-routed organization network that only this organization can access. An
external NAT-routed organization network provides NAT connectivity to machines outside this organization
for fine-tuned control on what is accessible.
Prerequisites
An external network and a network pool.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and then click Organization Networks in the left pane.
2 Click the Add Network button.
The Create Organization Network wizard starts.
3 Select an organization and click Next.
4 Select the type of setup and network type.
You can create an external routed organization network using either method.
Option Network Type
Typical
Select the external network check box and select routed connection from the
drop-down menu.
Advanced
Select External organization network - NAT-routed connection.
5 Select an external network and network pool and click Next.
You can deselect the Only use networks accessible by this organization check box to view external
networks and network pools that are not currently available to the organization through its organization
vDCs. This enables you to choose an arbitrary network or network pool and later create an organization
vDC that can access it.
6 Use the default network settings or type your own and click Next.
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