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Public Cloud powered by VMware: quick start

You can work with the public cloud via the VMware Cloud Director® panel or via the VMware Cloud Director API.

You can watch a video about connecting the public cloud.

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

1. Top up balance

Before configuring the public cloud, top up the balance.

2. Create an organization

An organization is an administration unit that includes users, virtual data centers, networks, and virtual machines. For more information about working with organizations, see the Create organization instructions.

  1. In the control panel, in the top menu, click Products and select VMware-based Cloud.
  2. Click Create organization.
  3. Select a region.
  4. Click Create organization.

3. Create a virtual data center

A virtual data center is a collection of virtual cloud computing resources (CPUs, memory, disk size, networks). For more information about virtual data centers, see the Create virtual data center instructions.

  1. In the control panel, in 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 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 Product availability by location instructions.

4. Create an additional user

For more information about users, see the Manage virtual data center users instructions.

  1. From the control panel, open the Cloud Director panel: from 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 the password in the control panel under VMware-based Cloud → Users.
  3. Open the Administration tab.
  4. Go to Access Control → Users.
  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 Control panel users section.
  3. On the user card, open the Access to virtual data centers tab.
  4. Switch the toggle in the row of the virtual data center you want to grant access to.

6. Create a vApp

A vApp is a container in Cloud Director with virtual machines combined into a single group that solves a specific task; for more information, see the Manage vApps and virtual machines instructions.

  1. From the control panel, open the Cloud Director panel: from the top menu, click Products → VMware-based Cloud → the Cloud Director section.
  2. Open the virtual data center page.
  3. Go to Compute → vApps.
  4. Click NEW → New vApp.
  5. Enter a name for the vApp.
  6. Click Add virtual machine.
  7. Enter Name and Computer Name.
  8. If you are creating a virtual machine from a pre-configured template, in the Type field, select From Template.
  9. Optional: to power 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 a 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. Firewall and NAT configuration will be required;
  • using a Direct Connected subnet to connect directly to the virtual machine.

For more information about networks, see the Public cloud networks instructions.

  1. From the control panel, open the Cloud Director panel: from the top menu, click Products → VMware-based Cloud → the Cloud Director section.
  2. Open the virtual data center page.
  3. Go to Compute → vApps.
  4. In the ACTIONS menu of the desired vApp, select Add → Add Network.
  5. Select the network type Routed.
  6. Select the pre-configured default_net local 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 Hardware → NICs.
  10. Click Edit. If there is no network adapter, click New.
  11. In the Network column, select the network default_net.
  12. In the Connected column, select the checkbox.
  13. Click Save.

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

  1. Configure the Firewall.

  2. Configure a DNAT rule. NAT will not work with the Firewall disabled or if there is a deny rule. When configuring NAT:

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