User`s guide

VMware vCloud Director Evaluator’s Guide

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Table of Contents

GettingStarted ............................................................. 

AboutThisGuide ..........................................................

IntendedAudience .........................................................

HelpandSupportDuringtheEvaluation .....................................

WhatistheVMwarePrivateCloud? ........................................... 

SystemRequirements ........................................................

HardwareRequirements ....................................................

Servers ....................................................................

Storage ....................................................................

Networking ................................................................

SoftwareandLicensingRequirements .......................................

vCenterServer .............................................................

vShieldManager ............................................................

VMwarevCloudDirector ....................................................

SoftwareConﬁgurations ...................................................

LabEnvironment ............................................................ 

VMwarevCloudDirectorEvaluationTasks .................................... 

AttachvCenterServer .....................................................

StepLogIntoVMwarevCloudDirector ...................................

StepAttachvCenterServer ..............................................

StepVerify ..............................................................

ComputeandStorageInfrastructureintheCloud ............................

StepCreateProviderVDC ................................................

StepVerify ............................................................. 

NetworkInfrastructureintheCloud ....................................... 

CreateExternalNetworks ............................................... 

StepCreateExternalNetworks .......................................... 

StepVerify ..............................................................

CreateNetworkPools ...................................................

StepCreateNetworkPools ...............................................

StepVerify ..............................................................

CreateOrganizations ......................................................

StepCreateOrganization ................................................

StepVerify ..............................................................

CreateOrganizationVDC ................................................. 