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Table Of Contents
- vCloud Director Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Contents
- VMware vCloud Director Installation and Upgrade Guide
- Overview of vCloud Director Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade
- vCloud Director Architecture
- Configuration Planning
- vCloud Director Hardware and Software Requirements
- Browsers That vCloud Director Supports
- Summary of Network Configuration Requirements for vCloud Director
- Installing and Configuring a vCloud Director Database
- Create SSL Certificates
- Installing and Configuring vShield Manager
- Installing and Configuring an AMQP Broker
- Download and Install the VMware Public Key
- Creating a vCloud Director Server Group
- Install and Configure vCloud Director Software on the First Member of a Server Group
- Configure Network and Database Connections
- Install vCloud Director Software on Additional Members of a Server Group
- Install Microsoft Sysprep Files on the Servers
- Start or Stop vCloud Director Services
- Uninstall vCloud Director Software
- Upgrading vCloud Director
- vCloud Director Setup
- Cell Management Tool Reference
- Index
Overview of vCloud Director
Installation, Configuration, and
Upgrade 1
A VMware vCloud
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combines a vCloud Director server group with the vSphere platform. You create a
vCloud Director server group by installing vCloud Director software on one or more servers, connecting the
servers to a shared database, and integrating the vCloud Director server group with vSphere.
The initial configuration of vCloud Director, including database and network connection details, is
established during installation. When you upgrade an existing installation to a new version of
vCloud Director, you update the vCloud Director software and database schema, leaving the existing
relationships between servers, the database, and vSphere in place.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“vCloud Director Architecture,” on page 7
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“Configuration Planning,” on page 8
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“vCloud Director Hardware and Software Requirements,” on page 8
vCloud Director Architecture
A vCloud Director server group consists of one or more vCloud Director servers. These servers share a
common database, and are linked to an arbitrary number of vCenter servers and ESXi hosts. vShield
Manager servers provide network services to vCenter and vCloud Director.
A typical installation creates a vCloud Director server group comprising several servers. Each server in the
group runs a collection of services called a vCloud Director cell. All members of the group share a single
database. Each cell in the group connects to multiple vCenter servers, the hosts that they manage, and the
vShield Manager servers that are configured to support the vCenter servers.
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