User manual
Table Of Contents
- VMware vCloud Air User's Guide
- Contents
- About vCloud Air
- Use the vCloud Air Web Console
- About Virtual Data Centers
- Create a Virtual Data Center
- View Virtual Data Center Details in vCloud Air
- Manage Resource Allocation for a Virtual Data Center
- Manage Virtual Machines in a Virtual Data Center
- Lock a Virtual Data Center
- Unlock a Virtual Data Center
- Set a Limit on Number of Virtual Machines in a Virtual Data Center
- Change Virtual Data Center Name or Description
- Delete a Virtual Data Center
- About Gateways and Networks
- Basic Management for Virtual Machines
- About Virtual Machine Monitoring
- Advanced Management for Virtual Machines
- Data Protection Service
- Features of the Data Protection Service
- About Data Protection Policies
- Reporting and Storage Use
- Billing for the Data Protection Service
- Ways to Restore Virtual Machines
- Enable Data Protection for a Virtual Data Center
- Update the Data Protection Policy for a Virtual Data Center
- Add a Backup Policy for a vApp
- Run a Manual Backup
- Restore a Virtual Machine from a Backup
- Restore a Deleted vApp
- Delete a Backup Image
- Disaster Recovery in vCloud Air
- Storage in vCloud Air
- About Snapshots
- vCloud Air User Management
- Technical Support
- Index
About vCloud Air
VMware
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vCloud
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Air (formerly known as VMware vCloud Hybrid Service) is a secure, dedicated hybrid
cloud service operated by VMware, giving your IT organization a common platform to seamlessly extend
your data center to the cloud.
With vCloud Air, you can quickly and securely deploy, provision, and manage virtual machines in a
software-defined data center.
vCloud Air features include core services, the ability to deploy virtual machines, integration from your
environment to the public cloud, data protection, and migration.
NOTE For information about configuring networking and gateways for vCloud Air, see the vCloud Air
Networking Guide.
Customers consume vCloud Air like any software-defined data center. Because vCloud Air is built on the
vSphere and vCloud platforms, customers consume it the same way that they consume their existing on-
premises vSphere environments.
Using vCloud Air, your data center extends to the public cloud in the following ways:
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New and existing applications are deployable in vCloud Air
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You have seamless networking from your customer premises to vCloud Air
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You have a common management platform from your customer premises to vCloud Air
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You can make one support call to manage your VMware applications on your customer premises and
in vCloud Air
Intended Audience
This information is intended for customers who want to manage or use vCloud Air. The information is
written for administrators and end users.
Related Documentation
See the following related documentation as part of understanding using vCloud Air:
VMware, Inc.
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