To provide resources to a VMware Cloud Director organization, you create one or more organization virtual data centers (VDCs) for this organization. After you create an organization VDC, you can modify its properties, deactivate or delete it, and manage its allocation model, storage, and network settings.
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Understanding Allocation Models in VMware Cloud Director VMware Cloud Director . Understanding VM Sizing, VM Placement, and vGPU Policies in VMware Cloud Director VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal , you can control the virtual machine (VM) resource allocation and placement on a specific cluster or host by using VM sizing policies, VM placement policies, and vGPU policies. Using Kubernetes with Your VMware Cloud Director VMware Cloud Director , you can provide a multi-tenant Kubernetes service to your tenants. Understanding Trusted Platform Module Devices in VMware Cloud Director VMware Cloud Director 10.4.2, you can create, copy, and edit VMs and vApps with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) devices. A TPM is a software-based representation of a physical Trusted Platform Module 2.0 chip. A TPM acts as any other virtual device. Create an Organization Virtual Data Center in VMware Cloud Director VMware Cloud Director . An organization VDC obtains its resources from a provider VDC. One organization can have multiple organization VDCs. Activate or Deactivate an Organization Virtual Data Center in VMware Cloud Director VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal , you can deactivate this organization virtual data center. Running vApps and powered on virtual machines continue to run, but you cannot create or start additional vApps or virtual machines. Delete an Organization Virtual Data Center From VMware Cloud Director VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal . The resources remain unaffected in the source provider virtual data center. Modify the Name and the Description of an Organization Virtual Data Center in VMware Cloud Director VMware Cloud Director installation expands, you might want to assign a more meaningful name or description to an existing organization virtual data center. Modify the Allocation Model Settings of an Organization Virtual Data Center in VMware Cloud Director VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal , you cannot change the allocation model for an organization virtual data center (VDC), but you can change the allocation settings for the allocation model that you specified during the creation of the organization VDC.Modifying the Storage Settings of an Organization Virtual Data Center in VMware Cloud Director VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal , you can modify the storage settings that you configured during the creation of the organization virtual data center. Edit the Network Settings of a VMware Cloud Director Organization Virtual Data Center VMware Cloud Director , you can change the network pool from which new networks are provisioned in an organization virtual data center. You can also enable organization virtual data centers to become eligible for cross-virtual data center networking. Set a Segment Profile Template for a VMware Cloud Director Organization VDC VMware Cloud Director , you can set segment profiles templates to be applied to all VDC networks and to all vApp networks within an organization VDC upon their creation.Assign an Edge Cluster to a VMware Cloud Director Organization Virtual Data Center VMware Cloud Director , to enable networking services such as NAT and firewall for the routed vApp networks within an organization VDC that is backed by NSX , you must assign an edge cluster to the organization VDC. In NSX , the service edge cluster is where vApp edge gateways are deployed.Configuring Cross-Virtual Data Center Networking in VMware Cloud Director vCenter instances to stretch layer 2 networks across up to four virtual data centers. Cross-virtual data center networking relies on cross-vCenter NSX and can span multiple VMware Cloud Director sites. Modify the Metadata for a VMware Cloud Director Organization Virtual Data Center VMware Cloud Director , you can add, edit, and delete metadata for an organization virtual data center. View the Resource Pools of a VMware Cloud Director Organization Virtual Data Center VMware Cloud Director , you can view a list of the vCenter resource pools that an organization virtual data center uses. Managing the Distributed Firewall on a VMware Cloud Director Organization Virtual Data Center VMware Cloud Director organization virtual data center, you can enable and create rules for the distributed firewall on this organization virtual data center. With the distributed firewall rules, you can protect traffic traveling between virtual machines in an organization virtual data center.
