automationWelcome to our evolving documentation page, where we've organized all Abiquo features based on Gartner's Big CMP topics. This work-in-progress document is continually updated to showcase Abiquo's capabilities. For in-depth details, explore our wiki guides. Empower your cloud management with Abiquo. Happy exploring!

Automation

Feature link	Abiquo grouping
AWX integration	Automation
Action plans	Automation
Automation by groups defined with tags	Automation
Autoscaling	Automation
Cloud-init	Automation
VM Template variables	Automation
REST API	Automation
VM variables	Automation
Java client, Python client	Automation

...

Brokerage

Feature link	Abiquo Grouping
Datastore tiers	IaaS
Azure Plans	MSP features
Onboard a public cloud reseller account	MSP features
Reseller configuration	MSP features
Microsoft Accounts	Public cloud admin

...

Cloud migration Backup and Disaster Recovery

Feature link	Abiquo Grouping
Backup as a Service	Backup as a Service
Backup plugins for Veeam, Dell EMC Networker, Rubrik	Backup as a Service
VM template mobility	Cloud migration
DRaaS	DraaS
VM snapshots	IaaS
VM instance	IaaS
Capture VMs	Infrastructure sync

...

Cost management

...

and

...

resource

...

Optimization

Feature link	Abiquo Grouping
Price factors	Billing
On-premise billing	Billing
Pricing	Billing
Billing dashboards	Finops
Onboard public cloud price lists	Finops
Tenant cost reports	Finops
Dynamic dashboards	Finops / Analytics
VMware DRS rules for license affinity	IaaS
Public cloud billing	Public cloud admin
Public cloud billing only	Public cloud admin

Governance

Feature link	Abiquo Grouping

Gartner Category

NSX-T integration

Advanced Network

provisioning-and-orchestration

VPN as a Service

Advanced Network

provisioning-and-orchestration

Default firewalls

Advanced Network

governance


Excluded networks	Advanced Network

governance


Restricted networks	Advanced Network

governance

Address ranges

Advanced Network

provisioning-and-orchestration

External user management with LDAP/AD

Authentication systems

identity-security-and-compliance

OAuth

Authentication systems

identity-security-and-compliance

OpenID Connect integration

Authentication systems

identity-security-and-compliance

Password security

Authentication systems

identity-security-and-compliance

SAML

Authentication systems

identity-security-and-compliance

Two factor authentication

Authentication systems

identity-security-and-compliance

Alarms and alerts

Automation / Monitoring

monitoring-and-analytics

Collectd

Automation / Monitoring

monitoring-and-analytics

Backup as a Service

cloud-migration-backup-and-DR

Backup plugins for Veeam, Dell EMC Networker, Rubrik

Backup as a Service

cloud-migration-backup-and-DR

Price factors

Billing

cost-management-and-resource-optimization

On-premise billing

Billing

cost-management-and-resource-optimization

Pricing

Billing

cost-management-and-resource-optimization

VApp specs or blueprints

Blueprints deployment

service-request

VM template mobility

Cloud migration

cloud-migration-backup-and-DR

VM template management

Configure marketplace items

provisioning-and-orchestration

VM template disks - Upload and replace disks

Configure marketplace items

packaging-and-delivery

VM templates - bootstrap scripts

Configure marketplace items

provisioning-and-orchestration

Extra charges with cost codes

Deliver advanced marketplace items

service-request

Deploy OVAs

Deployment options

life-cycle

DRaaS

DraaS

cloud-migration-backup-and-DR

Enterprise products

Finops

service-request

Billing dashboards

Finops

cost-management-and-resource-optimization

Onboard public cloud price lists

Finops

cost-management-and-resource-optimization

Tenant cost reports

Finops

cost-management-and-resource-optimization

Budgets

Finops

governance

Dynamic dashboards

Finops / Analytics

cost-management-and-resource-optimization

Reporting

Finops / Analytics

inventory-and-classification

Resource tagging

Finops /Tag Control

inventory-and-classification

Search and filter resources by tags

Finops /Tag Control

inventory-and-classification

Tag policies

Finops /Tag Control

inventory-and-classification

Allocation limits for tenants, tenants in providers, VDCs

Governance

governance

Multicloud storage limits

Governance

governance

Allocation rules

Governance

governance

VDC roles and default roles

Governance

governance

Availability sets

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

Layers

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

Network QoS for NAT

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

SATA disks

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

Dnsmasq

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

Private IP - update mac addresses

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

UEFI boot

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

ProviderID with Abiquo - infrastructure Sync

IaaS

inventory-and-classification

NAT

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

Hardware profiles in private and public

IaaS

governance

Datastore tiers

IaaS

brokerage

ESXi features

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

IPv6 support for Abiquo networks

Iaas

provisioning-and-orchestration

Reserve private IPs in private cloud

IaaS

governance

VM snapshots

IaaS

cloud-migration-backup-and-DR

VMware clusters as hosts

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

VMware DRS rules for license affinity

IaaS

cost-management-and-resource-optimization

Firewalls

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

GCP global nets and subnets

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration


Budgets	Finops
Allocation limits for tenants, tenants in providers, VDCs	Governance
Multicloud storage limits	Governance
Allocation rules	Governance
VDC roles and default roles	Governance
Hardware profiles in private and public	IaaS
Reserve private IPs in private cloud	IaaS
Protect VM from user actions	MSP features
Restricted VMs and VApps	MSP features

Identity, Security and compliance

Feature link	Abiquo Grouping
Advanced scopes	Landing Zones
User scopes and scope hierarchies	Landing Zones

Inventory and Classification

Feature link	Abiquo Grouping
Reporting	Finops / Analytics
Resource tagging	Finops /Tag Control
Search and filter resources by tags	Finops /Tag Control
Tag policies	Finops /Tag Control
ProviderID with Abiquo - infrastructure Sync	IaaS
Enterprise properties for metadata and push to VM	Inventory
VM view in Infrastructure	Inventory
VM view in VDCs	Inventory

Life Cycle

Feature link	Abiquo Grouping
Deploy OVAs	Deployment options
Move VMs and scaling groups	IaaS
VM power actions	IaaS
Alarms and alerts	Automation / Monitoring
Collectd	Automation / Monitoring
Custom metrics	Monitoring
Monitoring and metrics	Monitoring
Service metrics - DBaaS	XaaS

Monitoring and analytics

Feature link	Abiquo Grouping
Alarms and alerts	Automation / Monitoring
Collectd	Automation / Monitoring
Custom metrics	Monitoring
Monitoring and metrics	Monitoring
Service metrics - DBaaS	XaaS

Packaging and Delivery

Feature link	Abiquo Grouping
VM template disks - Upload and replace disks	Configure marketplace items
OVA upload to add templates	Marketplace options
Integrated Branding with themes management and advanced branding	MSP features
External links from Main menu icon	MSP features
Cookie message and privacy policy	MSP features
Maintenance notices	MSP features
Create public cloud accounts	MSP features
Create users in cloud provider portal	Public cloud admin

Provisioning and orchestration

Feature link	Abiquo Grouping
NSX-T integration	Advanced Network
VPN as a Service	Advanced Network
Address ranges	Advanced Network
VM template management	Configure marketplace items
VM templates - bootstrap scripts	Configure marketplace items
Availability sets	IaaS
Layers	IaaS
Network QoS for NAT	IaaS
SATA disks	IaaS
Dnsmasq	IaaS
Private IP - update mac addresses	IaaS
UEFI boot	IaaS
NAT	IaaS
ESXi features	IaaS
IPv6 support for Abiquo networks	Iaas
VMware clusters as hosts	IaaS
Firewalls	IaaS
GCP global nets and subnets	IaaS
Load balancers including Application LB and GCP LB	IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration


Public cloud external storage integrations	IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

Resource groups

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

VCD integration

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

Move VMs and scaling groups

IaaS

life-cycle

VM console and remote access

IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

VM instance

IaaS

cloud-migration-backup-and-DR

VM power actions

IaaS

life-cycle


Configure VMs	IaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

Capture VMs

Infrastructure sync

cloud-migration-backup-and-DR

Enterprise properties for metadata and push to VM

Inventory

inventory-and-classification

VM view in Infrastructure

Inventory

inventory-and-classification

VM view in VDCs

Inventory

inventory-and-classification

Advanced scopes

Landing Zones

identity-security-and-compliance

User scopes and scope hierarchies

Landing Zones

identity-security-and-compliance

Onboard public template

Marketplace options

provisioning-and-orchestration

OVA upload to add templates

Marketplace options

packaging-and-delivery

ISO DVD

Marketplace options

provisioning-and-orchestration

Custom metrics

Monitoring

monitoring-and-analytics

Monitoring and metrics

Monitoring

monitoring-and-analytics

Integrated Branding with themes management and advanced branding

MSP features

packaging-and-delivery

External links from Main menu icon

MSP features

packaging-and-delivery

Cookie message and privacy policy

MSP features

packaging-and-delivery

Maintenance notices

MSP features

packaging-and-delivery

Azure Plans

MSP features

brokerage

Create Remove public cloud accounts

Remove public cloud accounts

MSP features

packaging-and-delivery

Onboard a public cloud reseller account

MSP features

brokerage

Reseller configuration

MSP features

brokerage

Protect VM from user actions

MSP features

governance

Restricted VMs and VApps

MSP features

governance

Onboard from public cloud

Public cloud admin

provisioning-and-orchestration

Public cloud admin
Onboard from public cloud	Public cloud admin

provisioning-and-orchestration

Create users in cloud provider portal

Public cloud admin

packaging-and-delivery

Microsoft Accounts

Public cloud admin

brokerage

Public cloud billing

Public cloud admin

cost-management-and-resource-optimization

Public cloud billing only

Public cloud admin

cost-management-and-resource-optimization

DBaaS - AWS RDS	XaaS
DBaaS - Azure Database for MySQL in XaaS	XaaS

Service request

Feature link	Abiquo Grouping
VApp specs or blueprints	Blueprints deployment
Extra charges with cost codes	Deliver advanced marketplace items
Enterprise products	Finops
VM deploy shortcuts with main button and template	Service deployment

service-request


Guest setup with hypervisor tools	Service deployment

service-request

DBaaS - AWS RDS

XaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

DBaaS - Azure Database for MySQL in XaaS

XaaS

provisioning-and-orchestration

Microsoft Office 365

XaaS

service-request

Service metrics - DBaaS

XaaS

monitoring-and-analytics

Versions Compared

Old Version 9

New Version Current

Key

Automation

Brokerage

Cloud migration Backup and Disaster Recovery

Cost management

and

resource

Optimization

Governance

Identity, Security and compliance

Inventory and Classification

Life Cycle

Monitoring and analytics

Packaging and Delivery

Provisioning and orchestration

Service request

Page Comparison

Versions Compared

Old Version 9

New Version Current

Key

Automation

Brokerage

Cloud migration Backup and Disaster Recovery

Cost management

and

resource

Optimization

Governance

Identity, Security and compliance

Inventory and Classification

Life Cycle

Monitoring and analytics

Packaging and Delivery

Provisioning and orchestration

Service request