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title: "Create a virtual data center"
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description: "How to create a virtual data center in an organization"
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# Create a virtual data center

A virtual data center is a collection of virtual cloud computing resources (processors, memory, disk capacity, networks). Virtual data centers are created within an [organization](/public-cloud/manage-public-cloud/create-organization.mdx).

In a virtual data center, you can [create virtual machines](/public-cloud/manage-public-cloud/manage-vapp-and-vm.mdx#create-vm), [vApp](/public-cloud/manage-public-cloud/manage-vapp-and-vm.mdx#create-vapp), [networks](/public-cloud/manage-networks/create-network.mdx).

When a virtual data center is created, an [Edge gateway](/public-cloud/manage-networks/edge-routers.mdx) is created automatically.

By default, you can create no more than five virtual data centers. Virtual data centers have their own [limits](#limits). The number and limits of virtual data centers can be increased.

## Limits \{#limits}

Limits do not affect resource costs; they only restrict the maximum consumption level. To increase limits or the number of virtual data centers, [create a ticket](https://my.selectel.ru/tickets/create?topic=service_problems\&subtopic=vmware_cloud\&subject=%D0%A3%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%20%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%83%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2).

Standard limits:

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        <th>Silver-1</th><th>Gold-1</th><th>Gold-1<br /> (multizonal)</th><th>Platinum-1</th><th>AMD HighFreq-1</th>
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        <th>vCPU count</th><td>100</td><td>100</td><td>100</td><td>100</td><td>100</td>
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        <th>RAM</th><td>500 GB</td><td>500 GB</td><td>500 GB</td><td>500 GB</td><td>500 GB</td>
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        <th>Memory</th><td>5 TB</td><td>3 TB</td><td>2 TB</td><td>3 TB</td><td>3 TB</td>
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## Create virtual data center \{#create-vdc}

1. In the [Control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vmware/), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **VMware-based Cloud**.

2. Go to the **Virtual data centers** section.

3. Click **Create virtual data center**.

4. Select the [cluster type](/public-cloud/about/about-public-cloud.mdx#clusters):

   * Gold-1 — a cluster with high-performance storage, suitable for high-load applications and databases;
   * [Gold-1 (multizonal](/public-cloud/about/about-public-cloud.mdx#multizonal-gold-1-cluster)) — a cluster with high-performance storage, suitable for high-load applications and databases that are particularly demanding in terms of fault tolerance;
   * Silver-1 — a cluster with general-purpose storage and optimized cost, suitable for most tasks;
   * Platinum-1 (only in the Moscow region) — a cluster on processors with a base frequency of 3.10 GHz and high-performance storage, suitable for applications requiring high CPU frequency and disk subsystem speed;
   * AMD HiFreq-1 (only in the Moscow region) — an ultra-high-performance cluster with a base frequency of 4.1 GHz, suitable for resource-intensive applications that require extreme CPU frequency and high disk subsystem speeds.

5. Click **Create virtual data center**.

   The cluster will be created in your organization's [region](/infrastructure/locations.mdx#region). Cluster availability zones can be viewed in the [availability matrix](/infrastructure/availability-matrix.mdx).

## View the virtual data center external IP address \{#view-vdc-external-ip}

1. From the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vmware/), open the Cloud Director panel: in the top menu, click **Products** → **VMware-based Cloud** → **Cloud Director**.
2. Open the virtual data center page.
3. Go to the **Networking** → **Networks**.
4. Open the page for the required Edge gateway.
5. Go to the **Configuration** → **Gateway Interfaces**.
6. In the **Primary IP** column, view the external IP address.

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