5.5

Open the Allocate Resources Wizard
Open the Allocate Resources wizard to start the process of creating an organization virtual datacenter for an
organization.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organizations in the left pane.
2 Right-click the organization name and select Allocate Resources from the menu.
The Allocate Resources wizard starts.
Select a Provider Virtual Datacenter
An organization virtual datacenter obtains its compute and storage resources from a provider virtual
datacenter. The organization virtual datacenter provides these resources to vApps and virtual machines in
the organization.
Procedure
1 Select a provider virtual datacenter.
The provider virtual datacenter list displays information about available resources and the networks list
displays information about networks available to the selected provider virtual datacenter.
2 Click Next.
Select an Allocation Model
The allocation model determines how and when the provider virtual datacenter compute and memory
resources that you allocate are committed to the organization virtual datacenter.
Prerequisites
Verify that you understand which allocation model is appropriate for your environment. See
“Understanding Allocation Models,” on page 26.
Procedure
1 Select an allocation model.
Option Description
Allocation Pool
A percentage of the resources you allocate from the provider virtual
datacenter are committed to the organization virtual datacenter. You can
specify the percentage for both CPU and memory.
Pay-As-You-Go
Resources are committed only when users create vApps in the
organization virtual datacenter.
Reservation Pool
All of the resources you allocate are immediately committed to the
organization virtual datacenter.
For information about the placement engine and virtual machine shares, rates and limits, see the vCloud
Director User's Guide.
2 Click Next.
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