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Public Cloud powered by VMware: quick start

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You can work with the Public Cloud through the VMware Cloud Director® panel or via the VMware Cloud Director API.

You can watch the video on connecting to the Public Cloud.

  1. Top up your balance.
  2. Create an organization.
  3. Create a virtual data center (vDC).
  4. Optional: create an additional user.
  5. Optional: grant the user access to the virtual data center.
  6. Create a vApp container.
  7. Connect the virtual machine to the internet.
  8. If you have created a Routed network, configure SSH/RDP access to the virtual machine.

1. Top up balance

Before you begin configuring the Public Cloud, top up your balance.

2. Create an organization

An organization is an administrative unit that includes users, virtual data centers, networks, and virtual machines. Learn more about working with organizations in the Create an organization guide.

  1. In the Control panel, on the top menu, click Products and select Cloud powered by VMware.
  2. Click Create an organization.
  3. Select a region.
  4. Click Create an organization.

3. Create a virtual data center

A virtual data center is a set of virtual cloud computing resources (processors, memory, disk space, networks). Learn more about virtual data centers in the Create a virtual data center guide.

  1. In the Control panel, on the top menu, click Products and select Cloud powered by VMware.

  2. Go to the Virtual Data Centers section.

  3. Click Create a virtual data center.

  4. Select a cluster type:

    • Gold-1 — a cluster with fast storage, suitable for hosting high-load applications and databases;
    • Gold-1 (multizonal) — a cluster with fast storage, suitable for hosting high-load applications and databases that are particularly demanding in terms of fault tolerance;
    • Silver-1 — a cluster with universal storage and optimized cost, suitable for most tasks;
    • Platinum-1 (Moscow region only) — a cluster on processors with a base frequency of 3.10 GHz and fast storage, suitable for hosting applications demanding high processor frequency and disk subsystem speed;
    • AMD HiFreq-1 (Moscow region only) — an ultra-performance cluster with a base frequency of 4.1 GHz, suitable for hosting resource-intensive applications that require extreme processor frequency and high disk subsystem speed.

  5. Click Create Virtual Data Center.

    The cluster will be created in the region of your organization. You can view cluster availability zones in the availability matrix.

4. Create an additional user

Read more about users in the Manage Virtual Data Center Users guide.

  1. From the control panel, open the Cloud Director panel: in the top menu, click Products → VMware-based Cloud → the Cloud Director section.
  2. Log in to Cloud Director with an administrator account. You can view administrator details and reset your password in the control panel in the VMware-based Cloud → Users section.
  3. Open the Administration tab.
  4. Go to the Access Control → Users section.
  5. Click New.
  6. Enter the username, password, and user role. A user with the Organization Administrator role always has access to all virtual data centers of the organization.
  7. Click Save. The new user will appear in the control panel on the Users tab.

5. Grant a user access to a virtual data center

  1. In the control panel, in the top menu, click Products and select VMware-based Cloud.
  2. Go to the Users section.
  3. In the user card, open the Virtual Data Center Access tab.
  4. Switch the toggle in the row of the virtual data center you want to grant access to.

6. Create a vApp

vApp is a container in Cloud Director with virtual machines grouped together to solve a specific task; learn more in the Manage vApp and Virtual Machines guide.

  1. From the control panel, open the Cloud Director panel: in the top menu, click Products → VMware-based Cloud → the Cloud Director section.
  2. Open the virtual data center page.
  3. Go to the Compute → vApps section.
  4. Click NEW → New vApp.
  5. Enter a name for the vApp.
  6. Click Add virtual machine.
  7. Enter the Name and Computer Name.
  8. If you are creating a virtual machine from a pre-made template, select From Template in the Type field.
  9. Optional: to turn on the virtual machine immediately after creation, select the Power on checkbox.
  10. Select an OS image.
  11. Select a Storage Policy (network volume type).
  12. Click OK.
  13. Optional: add additional virtual machines. If necessary, you can add them to the created vApp later.
  14. Click Create. Creating the virtual machine will take some time.

7. Connect the virtual machine to the internet

You can connect the virtual machine to the internet:

  • using a Routed network via a local Edge router. This requires configuring a Firewall and NAT;
  • using a Direct Connected subnet to connect directly to the virtual machine.

Read more about networks in the Public Cloud Networks guide.

  1. From the control panel, open the Cloud Director panel: in the top menu, click Products → VMware-based Cloud → the Cloud Director section.
  2. Open the virtual data center page.
  3. Go to the Compute → vApps section.
  4. In the ACTIONS menu of the required vApp, select Add → Add Network.
  5. Select the Routed network type.
  6. Select the preconfigured local default_net network and click Add.
  7. Go to the Virtual Machines section.
  8. In the block of the required virtual machine, click Details.
  9. Go to the Hardware → NICs section.
  10. Click Edit. If there is no network adapter, click New.
  11. In the Network column, select the default_net network.
  12. In the Connected column, check the checkbox.
  13. Click Save.

8. Configure access to the virtual machine via SSH/RDP

  1. Configure the Firewall.

  2. Set up a DNAT rule. NAT will not work if the Firewall is disabled or if there is a blocking rule. When configuring NAT:

    • for SSH: open port 22 by creating a DNAT rule;
    • for RDP: open port 3389 by creating a DNAT rule.