View virtual datacenters
The Virtual Datacenters view is you can manage your compute, network and storage resources. Each virtual datacenter (VDC) is a separate cloud environment in a single datacenter or public cloud region.
To access Virtual Datacenters view, click the button at the top of the screen. The view is divided into two main sections. On the left there is a list of virtual datacenters, and on the right, a series of tabs on the right for managing virtual infrastructure.
Basic virtual datacenters concepts
Virtual datacenters
In Abiquo, a virtual datacenter is a collection of virtual resources, including compute, network and storage resources. An administrator can manage virtual datacenters and their resources for the tenant's users on a self-service basis. This means that, for example, the administrator can create private networks, obtain public IP addresses for users to attach VMs to public networks, and in private cloud, the tenant administrator can create storage volumes.
Virtual appliances
A virtual appliance is like a folder that contains a group of one or more workloads (virtual machines (VMs) or containers) that may be related and can be used to provide a service. Each VM is an independent entity but you can deploy all of the VMs in the virtual appliance together. On the Virtual appliances tab, You can manage virtual appliances in the Virtual datacenters view on the Virtual appliances tab of a virtual datacenter in either list view (shown above) or card view.