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Task: Add a physical machine
Repeat the process of adding the physical machine for additional hypervisor hosts. Add the datastores to a datastore tier. |
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In private cloud, there are two main options for Abiquo networking: SDN integrations and standard networking. Abiquo integrates with the VMware NSX system for software defined networking to manage private networks, firewalls and load balancers in Abiquo virtual datacenters. With standard networking Abiquo will manage the virtual networks that are provisioned with VMs. It does not integrate with network devices (e.g. switches), so the Network Admin will need to configure the switches and routers and provide a pool of VLANs that Abiquo can manage. In datacenters, Abiquo manages virtual networks of 3 distinct types: private networks, external networks, and public networks.
Private
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networks
Private networks only exist within the Abiquo cloud environment. As such Abiquo can completely manage these networks and users can be allowed to create their own private networks on a self-service basis.
In standard networking, the Abiquo rack configuration defines an available pool of VLANs and Abiquo will automatically assign an unused VLAN to a new private network. Private networks enable VMs in the same virtual datacenter to communicate with each other. When SDN integrations are used, Abiquo creates the private networks in the domain of the SDN system as specified by the Admin and using the SDN technology for example VXLANs with VMware NSX. The Admin can also assign an IP on the external network as a gateway IP for the private networks, enabling external connectivity for the VDC. In public cloud regions that support networking, users can create private networks and work with features such as Availability Zones and NAT.
External
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networks
In Abiquo datacenters, External networks allow communication with the external infrastructure. So the Cloud Admin must define IP ranges and VLANs that align with the switches and routers beyond the cloud environment.
The Cloud Admin assigns an external network (VLAN) to an Abiquo enterprise (cloud tenant). For example, for service providers, you can assign each customer a dedicated VLAN and provide seamless connectivity to the cloud through existing MPLS or VPN connections. And for enterprise customers, your departments (Abiquo enterprises) can connect to the corporate LAN. For a tenant and/or virtual datacenter, you can change the default private network to make an external network the default, which provides easy connectivity when you deploy a new environment. When using SDN integrations, Abiquo may manage the IP addresses of the external networks. An Unmanaged network is a type of the External network with IP addresses that are managed outside of Abiquo.
Public
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network
In an Abiquo datacenter, tenants can share a public network. First tenants obtain (purchase or reserve) IPs in public networks for their virtual datacenters and then they assign them to VMs. Abiquo's accounting services track public networks, so they are ideal for providing true public IP addresses that will be charged back to an enterprise.
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Abiquo also supports integrated storage and external storage volumes, using iSCSI and NFS. Integrated storage provides the user with a complete self-service experience. The user can create their own volumes, attach those volumes to VMs or delete those volumes, without an Admin being involved. Additionally, Abiquo supports generic iSCSI volumes added by the Admin and provides a storage SDK. External storage devices can be presented to the Cloud users in storage tiers. Tiers enable you to provide multiple storage types with different performance, features and price points. They also enable cloud users to select the tier that is suitable for their requirements or their price point.
Allocation
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rules
In Abiquo datacenters, allocation rules define how Abiquo will use the underlying infrastructure to deploy VMs. The allocation rules include compute load level rules where you can configure allocation or subscription of CPU and RAM, and storage load level rules for datastores. Abiquo supports compute allocation rules at the VMware cluster level and the Cloud Admin can also use features built into the underlying hypervisor technology, such as VMware's Dynamic Resource Scheduler (DRS).
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