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Contents About This Book 5 1 About Request Manager 7 2 The Request Manager User Portal 9 Request Manager User Portal System Requirements 9 Access the Request Manager User Portal 9 Request Manager Contents 10 View the Status of Your Requests 10 3 Provisioning Virtual Applications from Existing Templates 13 Provision a Virtual Application 14 4 Creating Cloud Partitions 17 Create a Cloud Partition 18 Index 21 VMware, Inc.
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About This Book This manual, the VMware vCloud Request Manager User's Guide, provides guidance on how to use the Request Manager User Portal, including provisioning new applications and requesting new clouds. Intended Audience This manual is intended for anyone who needs to provision new applications or create and manage cloud partitions using vCloud Request Manager. Document Feedback VMware welcomes your suggestions for improving our documentation.
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About Request Manager 1 Request Manager is an application used to enhance the governance and control of private clouds that are managed by vCloud Director. Request Manager can assist you with the management of your vCloud Director virtual applications, software licenses, and cloud partitions. The major management features are described below. VMware vCloud Request Manager is an application that connects to VMware vCloud Director and enables you to: n Provision virtual applications.
Request Manager User's Guide Terminology for This Guide The following terms are used frequently in this guide. 8 Application/Virtual Application/vApp One or more virtual machines that communicate over networks and use resources and services. Cloud/Cloud Partition/Organization A completely isolated and secure area within a private cloud that includes applications, users and groups, organization virtual datacenters, and catalogs.
The Request Manager User Portal 2 vCloud Request Manger is A Web-based application that connects to an instance of vCloud Director and identifies the clouds and vApp templates managed by vCloud Director. The Request Manager User Portal provides the interface that allows users to view clouds and vApp templates that are managed by vCloud Director. LDAP-imported users exist and operate within the environment.
Request Manager User's Guide Make sure that you have a compatible Web browser. See “Request Manager User Portal System Requirements,” on page 9 for a list of supported Web browsers. Procedure 1 Start your Web browser. 2 Enter the Request Manager URL. http:///portal/ NOTE A certificate warning appears and you are prompted to reject or accept the certificate. View the certificate properties and accept the certificate.
Chapter 2 The Request Manager User Portal Procedure 1 Log in to the Request Manager User Portal. 2 Click My Requests. Request Manager displays your existing requests. What to do next Return to the My Requests view to review the current status of the request which changes as the request progresses through the workflow. VMware, Inc.
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Provisioning Virtual Applications from Existing Templates 3 New virtual application instances can be provisioned from existing vCloud Director templates. You can use Request manager to select application templates from a vCloud Director catalog and request a new application instance. Request Manager initiates an approval workflow and uses email notifications for request approvals. Request Manager provisions new virtual applications using the following workflow.
Request Manager User's Guide Figure 3-1. New vApp Workflow Provision a Virtual Application Provision a new virtual application instance from a specific template. Choose from existing templates in vCloud Director catalogues. Prerequisites vCloud Director must contain catalogues with virtual application templates. The Add Application button is disabled if there are no available catalogues. Procedure 1 Log in to the Request Manager User Portal. 2 Click Add Application. The Add Application screen appears.
Chapter 3 Provisioning Virtual Applications from Existing Templates 7 Choose a virtual data center from the pull-down menu. 8 Click Done. A pop-up appears to indicate that your request is added to the My Requests view. Your request for a new vApp enters the Request Manager workflow and an email notification is sent to the user who can approve your request. What to do next You can view your requests and the status of your request using the My Requests view.
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Creating Cloud Partitions 4 Cloud partitions can be created from existing vCloud Director cloud blueprints. Use Request manager to create cloud partitions from existing vCloud Director blueprints. Blueprints are predefined policies and are used to simplify the creation and management of cloud partitions. A cloud blueprint is a policy that controls the cloud settings, such as defining the maximum number of virtual machines in a cloud, default lease times, cost allocation models, network settings, and more.
Request Manager User's Guide Figure 4-1. New Cloud Partition Workflow Create a Cloud Partition When you request a new cloud partition, Request Manager initiates an approval workflow and uses email notifications for request approvals. When a cloud partition is created, vCloud Director creates a new organization that inherits the settings from the blueprint defined by the cloud administrator. vCloud Director configures the partition with the following inherited settings.
Chapter 4 Creating Cloud Partitions 6 Choose the users who will have access to the cloud. a Enter the name of a member of your organization and click Search. b Select the one or more members and click Add. c (Optional) To remove one or more member from the list, select the member's name and click Remove. If using an iPad, press the member's name and the delete icon appears. Press the delete icon to remove the member from the list. 7 Click Finish.
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Index A accessing Request Manager 9 C cloud partitions, creating 18 cloud partitions, about 17 E educational support 5 R Request Manager about 7 User Portal 9 users 7 Request Manager User Portal access 9 requests, view the status 10 S System requirements 9 T technical support 5 terminology 7 V vApps about 13 provisioning 14 W Web client system requirements 10 VMware, Inc.
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