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Table 2‑3. Infrastructure service components (Continued)
Infrastructure service section Design components
Provisioning infrastructure
n
vSphere environment
n
vCloud Director environment
n
vCenter Orchestrator environment
n
Other supported physical, virtual, or cloud
environment
Supporting infrastructure
n
Microsoft SQL database environment
n
vPostgresSQL database environment (if not embedded
in the virtual appliance)
n
LDAP or Active Directory environment
n
SMTP and email environment
The stages of deploying an infrastructure service are illustrated in the graphic below.
Figure 2‑8. IaaS components
Self-Service
Portal
Infrastructure
Components
Services and
Tenants
Cost
Management
Infrastructure
Service Ready
For an in-depth discussion of key IaaS concepts, see the vCloud Automation Center documentation.
Self-service portal
vCloud Automation Center provides a secure portal where authorized
administrators, developers or business users can request new IT services.
Infrastructure
Components
vCloud Automation Center requires you to configure vSphere endpoints,
Fabric groups, and blueprints.
Services and Tenants
The service catalog provides a unified self-service portal for consuming IT
services. Users can browse the catalog to request items they need, track their
requests, and manage their provisioned items.
Cost Management
Understanding and controlling costs is an important SDDC feature. Cost
management capability is solutions that integrate with vCloud Automation
Center, such as VMware ITBM.
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