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VMware vCloud Director Evaluator’s Guide
5.1 Attach vCenter Server
vSphere is the foundation layer for VMware vCloud Director. vCenter servers provide the compute, storage and
networking resources required for the cloud. In a very large-scale cloud VCD supports up to 25 vCenter servers
being controlled simultaneously. For this exercise we will limit ourselves to only one vCenter server.
Figure 5-1-1.
The first step is to attach your vCenter server to your VMware vCloud Director system.
Step 1: Log In to VMware vCloud Director
OpenawebbrowserandtypeintheURLoftheVMwarevCloudDirectorinstallation
Figure 5-1-2. VMware vCloud Director Login Screen.
TypeinthecredentialsforthecloudadministratorThecloudadministratorisconfiguredaspartofthe
VMwarevCloudDirectorinstallationprocessThecloudadministratorisarolethathascompletecontrol
overthecloudinstallationLaterwe’llloginunderdierentroleswithfarlessaccesstovariouscontrols
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