5.1

Network Pools
A network pool is a group of undifferentiated networks that is available for use within an organization vDC.
A network pool is backed by vSphere network resources such as VLAN IDs, port groups, or Cloud isolated
networks. vCloud Director uses network pools to create NAT-routed and internal organization vDC networks
and all vApp networks. Network traffic on each network in a pool is isolated at layer 2 from all other networks.
Each organization vDC in vCloud Director can have one network pool. Multiple organization vDCs can share
the same network pool. The network pool for an organization vDC provides the networks created to satisfy
the network quota for an organization vDC.
Only system administrators can create and manage network pools.
Organizations
vCloud Director supports multi-tenancy through the use of organizations. An organization is a unit of
administration for a collection of users, groups, and computing resources. Users authenticate at the
organization level, supplying credentials established by an organization administrator when the user was
created or imported. System administrators create and provision organizations, while organization
administrators manage organization users, groups, and catalogs. Organization administrator tasks are
described in the VMware vCloud Director User's Guide.
Users and Groups
An organization can contain an arbitrary number of users and groups. Users can be created by the organization
administrator or imported from a directory service such as LDAP. Groups must be imported from the directory
service. Permissions within an organization are controlled through the assignment of rights and roles to users
and groups.
Catalogs
Organizations use catalogs to store vApp templates and media files. The members of an organization that have
access to a catalog can use the catalog's vApp templates and media files to create their own vApps. A system
administrator can allow an organization to publish a catalog to make it available to other organizations.
Organizations administrators can then choose which catalog items to provide to their users.
Log In to the Web Console
You can access the vCloud Director user interface by using a Web browser.
For a list of supported browsers, see the VMware vCloud Director Installation and Configuration Guide.
Prerequisites
You must have the system administrator user name and password that you created during the system setup.
Procedure
1 Open a Web browser and navigate to https:// hostname.domain.tld /cloud.
For hostname.domain.tld, provide the fully qualified domain name associated with the primary IP address
of the vCloud Director server host. For example, https://cloud.example.com/cloud.
2 Type the system administrator user name and password and click Login.
vCloud Director displays a list of the next tasks you should perform.
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