If you plan to add a resource pool that is part of a cluster that uses vSphere HA, make sure you are familiar
with
how vSphere HA calculates slot size. For more information about slot sizes and customizing vSphere HA
behavior, see the VMware vSphere Availability Guide.
Prerequisites
Verify that at least one vCenter Server is attached with an available resource pool to vCloud Director. The
resource pool must be in a vCenter cluster that is configured to use automated DRS. The vCenter Server must
have the vShield for VMware vCloud Director license key.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Provider vDCs in the left pane.
2 Click New Provider vDC.
3 Type a name and optional description.
You can use the name and description fields to indicate the vSphere functions available to the provider
vDC, for example, vSphere HA.
4 Select the latest supported hardware version and click Next.
This selection determines the latest supported hardware version for virtual machines in organization vDCs
based on this provider vDC. Hardware Version 8 requires ESX/ESXi 5.0 hosts. If this provider vDC will
use a resource pool that contains ESX/Esxi 5.0 and ESX/ESXi 4.x hosts, select Hardware Version 7.
5 Select a vCenter Server and resource pool and click Next.
If the vCenter Server has no available resource pools, no resource pools appear in the list.
6 Select one or more datastores, click Add, and click Next.
vCloud Director does not support the use of read-only datastores with provider vDCs. In most cases, read-
only datastores do not appear in the list, but some read-only NFS datastores might appear. Do not add
these datastores to your provider vDC.
Use only shared storage because vSphere DRS cannot migrate virtual machines on local storage.
7 Type the root user name and password for the ESX/ESXi hosts and click Next.
8 Click Finish to create the provider vDC.
External Networks
An external network is a logical, differentiated network based on a vSphere port group. An external network
provides the interface to the Internet for virtual machines connected to external organization networks.
For more information about organization networks, see “Understanding Organization Networks,” on
page 32.
Add an External Network
Add an external network to register vSphere network resources for vCloud Director to use. You can create
organization networks that connect to an external network.
Prerequisites
A vSphere port group is available. If the port group uses VLAN, it can use only a single VLAN. Port groups
with VLAN trunking are not supported.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click External Networks in the left pane.
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