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If you plan to add a resource pool that is part of a cluster that uses vSphere HA, make sure you are familiar
with how vSphere HA calculates slot size. For more information about slot sizes and customizing vSphere
HA behavior, see the VMware vSphere Availability Guide.
Prerequisites
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Verify that at least one vCenter Server is attached with an available resource pool to vCloud Director.
The resource pool must be in a vCenter cluster configured to use automated DRS. The vCenter Server
must have the vShield for VMware vCloud Director license key.
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Verify that vSAN is disabled on the vSphere cluster you are using.
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Set up the VXLAN infrastructure in vShield Manager. See "VXLAN Virtual Wires Management" in the
vShield Administration Guide.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Provider VDCs in the left pane.
2 Click New Provider VDC.
3 Type a name and optional description.
You can use the name and description fields to indicate the vSphere functions available to the provider
virtual datacenter, for example, vSphere HA.
4 Select the latest supported hardware version and click Next.
This selection determines the latest supported hardware version for virtual machines in organization
virtual datacenters based on this provider virtual datacenter. Hardware Version 10 requires ESXi 5.5
hosts.
5 Select a vCenter Server and resource pool and click Next.
If the vCenter Server has no available resource pools, no resource pools appear in the list.
6 Select one or more storage policies for the provider virtual datacenter to support, click Add, and click
Next.
7 Click Finish to create the provider virtual datacenter.
vCloud Director creates a provider virtual datacenter and associated VXLAN network pool.
What to do next
You can enable vSAN on the cluster after the provider virtual datacenter has been created.
External Networks
An external network is a logical, differentiated network based on a vSphere port group. An external
network provides the interface to the Internet for virtual machines connected to external organization
virtual datacenter networks.
For more information about organization virtual datacenter networks, see “Managing Organization Virtual
Datacenter Networks,” on page 83.
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