Key Concepts

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media file
Media refers to ISO images, such as boot and installation CDs or DVDs.
Media can be uploaded or imported into a catalog in vCloud Director. A
media image in a catalog can be attached to a vApp and mounted by a
virtual machine.
memory resources
Virtual memory that is mapped to physical memory on a host.
My VMware
Your account management portal to manage entitlements, purchase new
add-ons, and file support requests.
Network Address
Translation (NAT)
Modifies the source/destination IP Addresses or packets arriving to and
leaving from an edge gateway. SNAT or DNAT stand for source or
destination network address translation.
network
In vCloud Air, virtual connections between a virtual machine and other
virtual machines, between a virtual machine and a virtual data center, and
between a virtual data center and the host's physical network. These
networks, like physical networks, require information about virtual
machines such as machine names, IP, and VPN settings. Virtual data centers
can use multiple networks.
Offline Data Transfer
Service
An optional data migration service available for purchase that transfers large
files from local information systems to vCloud Air environments. VMware
provides a physical storage device that you load with your data and then
return to VMware. Upon receipt of the loaded storage device, VMware
transfers the data for you.
OVF
Open Virtualization Format (OVF) packages are based on the Open
Virtualization Format Specification. OVF is an industry standard format that
describes metadata about virtual machine images in XML format. OVF
facilitates the use of vApps. If you upload an OVF file that includes OVF
properties for customizing its virtual machines, those properties are
preserved in the vApp template.
quotas
How many virtual machines can be stored and powered on in the virtual
data center.
regions
Distinctly separate geographic areas. You select a region or regions when
you purchase cloud services. Regions enable you to run workloads closer to
your business specific customers or comply with various regulations and
other legal requirements. Multiple regions can also enable redundancy of
your data or workloads.
restore in place
Provides data protection to your virtual data centers and to the virtual
machines maintained within them by allowing you to choose a backup image
and restore that image onto the same vApp.
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