Month: April 2013

Chargeback Manager

Building vCloud Suite POC – Part 11: Install and Configure vCenter Chargeback Manager

25 April, 2013 0

Now that the installation requirements are met, we can proceed with installation of the vCenter Chargeback Manager. In this case, I’ve created a dedicated virtual machine with default settings running Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1. I assume you already downloaded the software and extracted it to a directory. Install vCenter Chargeback Manager Start the executable and wait for the installation wizard. Click Next at the Introduction screen. Accept the EULA and click Next. Click […]

Chargeback Manager

Building vCloud Suite POC – Part 10: Add vCenter Chargeback Manager

23 April, 2013 2

So, the cloud environment is up and running. The organizations are created and vApps populated with virtual machines. The next question that arises is how to determine the resource utilization and how to calculate the costs for virtual machines that use resources in the cloud. The VMware vCloud Suite includes the vCenter Chargeback Manager which is suited for the job. Before we begin with the preparation, installation and configuration of vCenter Chargeback Manager, let’s first […]

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Building vCloud Suite POC – Part 9: Move VM to the Cloud

12 April, 2013 0

In the previous part we’ve deployed and configured all vCloud Connector components needed to move virtual machines to the cloud infrastructure. But there is one more thing that needs to be configured before a virtual machine can actually be moved from one environment to another and that is adding the vCloud Connector Nodes to the vCloud Connector UI. Please note that only the environments whose nodes are registered with the vCloud Connector Server will be […]

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Building vCloud Suite POC – Part 8: Add vCloud Connector

9 April, 2013 1

Before we begin let’s define what vCloud Connector actually is. vCloud Connector is an enterprise product that provides a single user interface for overseeing multiple public and private clouds and for transferring cloud content from one cloud to another. It allows you to connect multiple clouds, both internal and external, in a single user interface. Source: Installing and Configuring vCloud Connector The vCloud Connector consist of three components: vCloud Connector UI – This is a […]

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Building vCloud Suite POC – Part 7: Create New vApp

4 April, 2013 0

Now the vCloud Director is up and running, new vApps can be created and populated with VMs. Before we begin, let’s define what a vApp actually is. A vApp is a virtual system that contains one or more individual virtual machines, along with parameters that define operational details. Source: vCloud Director Administrator’s Guide So, let’s build a new vApp in the vCloud Director. Build new vApp Open the organization URL created earlier in a web […]

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Win Free Pass to VMworld 2013 with Veeam!

2 April, 2013 0

In April you could be the big winner of a free full pass to VMworld 2013! The winner will be announced on April 22 and the lucky one will receive a free pass to either North America or Europe VMworld (depending on winner’s location). Visit Veeam website to enter! Good luck! Cheers! – Marek.Z