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2 Select an Organization for the Organization Virtual Datacenter on page 56
You can create an organization virtual datacenter to provide resources to any organization in the
vCloud Director system. An organization can have more than one organization virtual datacenter.
3 Select a Provider Virtual Datacenter on page 56
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.
4 Select an Allocation Model on page 56
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.
5 Configure the Allocation Model on page 57
Configure the allocation model to specify the amount of provider virtual datacenter resources to
allocate to the organization virtual datacenter.
6 Allocate Storage on page 58
An organization virtual datacenter requires storage space for vApps and vApp templates. You can
allocate storage from the space available on provider virtual datacenter datastores.
7 Select Network Pool and Services on page 59
A network pool is a group of undifferentiated networks used to create vApp networks and internal
organization virtual datacenter networks.
8 Configure an Edge Gateway on page 59
You configure an edge gateway to provide connectivity to one or more external networks.
9 Configure External Networks on page 60
Select the external networks that the edge gateway can connect to.
10 Configure IP Settings on a New Edge Gateway on page 60
Configure IP settings for external networks on the new edge gateway.
11 Suballocate IP Pools on a New Edge Gateway on page 60
Suballocate into multiple static IP pools the IP pools that the external networks on the edge gateway
provide.
12 Configure Rate Limits on a New Edge Gateway on page 60
Configure the inbound and outbound rate limits for each external network on the edge gateway.
13 Create an Organization Virtual Datacenter Network on page 61
You can create an organization virtual datacenter network that is connected to the new edge gateway.
14 Name the Organization Virtual Datacenter on page 61
You can provide a descriptive name and an optional description to indicate the vSphere functions
available for your new organization virtual datacenter.
15 Confirm Settings and Create the Organization Virtual Datacenter on page 61
Before you create the organization virtual datacenter, review the settings you entered.
Open the New Organization Virtual Datacenter Wizard
Open the New Organization virtual datacenter wizard to start the process of creating an organization virtual
datacenter.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization VDCs in the left pane.
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