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7 Select a size for the virtual data center. You can do one of the following.
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Select a Small, Medium, or Large configuration and then adjust the default settings according to
your needs.
You can only select a configuration for which you have available resources.
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Specify resources individually in the CPU, Storage, Memory, and Public IPs text boxes.
NOTE To restrict the storage usage for the virtual machines in the virtual data center, click Specify by
Tier under Storage. The option to select SSD-Accelerated or Standard storage appears. Select the tier
and enter the amount of storage to allocate. When users create virtual machines in the virtual data
center, they can add can disks from the designated storage tiers based on the amounts allocated for the
tiers.
8 Click Set Up this Virtual Datacenter.
It may take several minutes for the virtual data center to be created.
The virtual data center is created. It is added to the list of virtual data centers in the Dashboard tab. Clicking
on the virtual data center allows you to manage it.
What to do next
Assign the users for the virtual data center. See Chapter 10, “vCloud Air User Management,” on page 59.
View Virtual Data Center Details in vCloud Air
You as an administrator can view detailed information about a virtual data center in the vCloud Air console.
NOTE For information about configuring networking and gateways for virtual data centers, see the vCloud
Air Networking Guide.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have administrator privileges. Administrator types include account, virtual infrastructure,
network, read-only, and subscription.
Procedure
1 Sign in to the vCloud Air console.
2 Select the region where you will view the virtual data center.
3 On the Dashboard tab, click the virtual data center.
4 View information about the virtual data center.
Option Description
Resources allocated or resources
used
Click the Usage & Allocation tab to view allocated resources. To view
resources used, click on the name of the resource and view Current Usage.
Storage is displayed as the SSD-Accelerated tier.
Virtual machines in the virtual data
center and their status
Click the Virtual Machines tab.
Gateways for the virtual data center
Click the Gateways tab.
Networks in the virtual data center
Click the Networks tab.
Users who have access
Click the Users tab.
Whether the virtual data center is
locked or unlocked
View STATUS on the right side of the screen.
Limit set for virtual machines
View VM QUOTA on the right side of the screen.
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