VMware vCloud Director Cookbook电子书

VMware vCloud Director Cookbook

Table of Contents

VMware vCloud Director Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Setting Up Networks

Introduction

Network Pools

Setting up an External Network

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Creating 1,000 isolated networks without VXLANs

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Making VXLANs work

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Integrating the Cisco 1000v into vCD

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Giving your networks an Edge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Doing it all(most) without a Distributed Switch

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

2. vCloud Networks

Introduction

Usage of different Network types

Isolated vApp Network

VMs directly connected to an External Network

vApp Network connected via vApp router to an External Network

VMs directly connected to an isolated Organization Network

vApp connected via a vApp router to an isolated Organization Network

VMs connected directly to an Edge device

A vApp connected to an Edge via a vApp router

IP management

Some things you will need for all of the recipes for this chapter

Deploying a vApp with a vApp router

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Forwarding an RDP (or SSH) session into an isolated vApp

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more…

Creating multiple forwards

Logging network traffic

Other ideas

See also

Accessing a fully isolated vApp or Organization Network

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more…

See also

Using Organization Networks for interconnection between vApps

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

There's more…

Using templates with firewall and NAT settings

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Connecting a physical device to an isolated network

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Sharpening the Edge

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using vApp Network fencing

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Creating multitiered vApp Networks

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Downloading and importing a virtual router into vCloud

Setting up the networking

Setting up the web interface

Configuring the WAN interfaces with the correct network settings

Configuring the OPT1 interfaces with the correct network settings

Configuring static routing

See also

Ensuring no change in IP after redeployment

Getting ready

How to do it...

Ensuring no change occurs in IP after redeployment by setting up the vApp

Ensuring no change occurs in IP after redeployment by retrofitting an existing vApp

How it works...

There's more...

Automatic IP management for External Network Pools

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Static DNS Pool

Preallocated DNS pool with a manual IP

Automated setup

Linux and Guest Customization

See also

Creating load-balanced VMs in an organization

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Load balancer methods

See also

Creating a secure connection between organizations (which can be in different vClouds)

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Connecting to other networks in the same organization

Connection to the outside

Public IPs

More VPN possibilities

Monitoring which network resources have been used where

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

3. Better vApps

Introduction

vSphere and vCloud vApps

Roles and rights

Proper vApp startup and shutdown

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Important changes in vCloud 5.5

There's more...

Power Off

Templates

Adding a VM to a vApp

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

There's more...

Importing a vApp into vCloud

Getting ready

How to do it...

Importing a VM from vSphere

Importing an OVF/OVA into a catalog

Import an OVF/OVA into My Cloud

Importing from Workstation/Fusion

How it works...

Important changes in vCloud 5.5

There's more...

Aftercare

Migrating running VMs

See also

Exporting a vApp from vCloud

Getting ready

How to do it...

Exporting a vApp from a catalog

Exporting a vApp from My Cloud

How it works...

See also

Creating a sandbox environment

Getting ready

How to do it...

Creating an organization for the sandbox

Creating an OvDC for the sandbox

Adding networking

How it works...

Lease time

Allocation model

Networking

There's more...

Fair warning

Using an Edge gateway to give access to the play infrastructure

Using Guest Customization with pre and post deploy

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Limits

Old bugs

Logfiles

Template Guest Customization

See also

Using PowerShell or Perl to perform Guest Customization tasks

Getting ready

How to do it...

Using PowerShell or Perl to perform Guest Customization tasks via the VM Properties

Using PowerShell or Perl to perform Guest Customization tasks via an OS script

How it works...

Windows PowerShell wrapper

Linux Perl wrapper

There's more...

See also

Sharing a vApp

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Joining VMs automatically to domains

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Configuring the organization

Configuring the VM

Using vApp maintenance mode

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

4. Datastores and Storage Profiles

Introduction

Datastores, profiles, and clusters

Thin provisioning

Fast provisioning

Adding a new storage profile to vCD

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more…

See also

Using a specific datastore for templates

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Using storage profiles for storage tiering

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

See also

Making operations on NFS datastores faster

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more…

See also

Working with vApp templates and their Shadows

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more…

Reducing the chain length of Linked Clones

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Configuring storage alarms

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Monitoring storage

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

The problems associated with the backup and restore of vCloud

How it works...

5. Working with the vCloud API

Introduction

Logging in to the System organization

Gathering prerequisites and information gathering

Project Onyx

Using PowerShell with vCloud Director

Getting ready

Installing PowerCLI

A PowerShell editor

How to do it...

Connecting vApp

Gathering information

Creating vApp

Powering on vApp

How it works...

See also

Accessing REST with Firefox

Getting ready

How to do it...

The first connection

Gathering information

Creating a new vApp

Powering on

How it works...

See also

Accessing vCD via PHP

Getting ready

How to do it...

Base PHP skeleton

Connecting to vCloud

Gathering information

Creating a new vApp

Powering on the vApp

How it works...

See also

Using vCenter Orchestrator to automate vCloud

Getting ready

How to do it...

The first connection

Gathering information

Creating a new vApp and powering it on

How it works...

There's more…

See also

A scripted cell shutdown

Getting ready

How to do it...

The script

How it works...

There's more…

Adding ISO files to vCD automatically

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

6. Improving the vCloud Design

Introduction

Creating a naming standard

Getting ready

How to do it...

vSphere naming standard

vCloud naming standard

Example of a naming standard notation

How it works...

Using service accounts in the vCloud environment

Getting ready

How to do it...

Creating a service account in AD

Creating a service account in SSO

Assigning a service account in vCenter

Adding a vCloud service account to vCNS

How it works...

AD or SSO?

Understanding vCloud connections

There's more...

See also

Setting up networks for the vCloud VM

Getting ready

How to do it...

Optimal ESXi network setup

Optimal vCD Cell network setup

How it works...

ESXi setup

vCloud Cell setup

See also

Working with vCloud roles

Getting ready

How to do it...

Creating a new role

Assigning a role to a user or a group

How it works...

Changes in vCloud 5.5

There's more...

Keeping your templates under control

Getting ready

How to do it...

Creating the ADMIN Organization

Storage profile

Creating an OvDC

Creating a published catalog

Creating an Organization Network

The ADMIN Organization work cycle

How it works...

Choosing the right Allocation Model

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

The three little Allocation Models

Overcommit, reservation, and limit

vCPU speed

There's more...

See also

Using OvDCs for compute tiering

Getting ready

How to do it...

An example

How it works...

See also

Understanding how the different vCloud types impact the design

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Private vCloud

Public vCloud

Retrofitting a shared directory into an existing vCD Cell

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Connecting more than one vCloud Cell to the same infrastructure

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Creating multiple vCD Cells for the same vCloud

Getting ready

How to do it...

Preparation of the first cell

Installing the second cell

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Load balancing vCD

Getting ready

How to do it...

Preparation

Configuring the load balancer

The HTTP interface

The console interface

Configuring vCloud for load balancing

How it works...

SSL certificates

Load balancing modes and SSL certificates

See also

Working with catalogs in vCloud 5.5

Getting ready

How to do it...

Configuring sharing, publishing, and subscribing

Sharing an existing catalog

Publishing an existing catalog

Subscribe to a catalog

How it works...

Sharing

Publishing/subscription

There's more...

Synchronizing published/subscribed catalogs

Media & Other

Versioning

7. Operational Challenges

Loading Windows Sysprep packages in vCloud

Getting ready

How to do it...

Downloading and preparing the Sysprep files

Uploading and integrating the Sysprep files

How it works...

See also

Exchanging SSL certificates

Getting ready

How to do it...

Preparation

Deleting an old certificate

Creating a certificate request and importing it

Creating a new self-signed certificate

Finishing touches

How it works...

Self-signed certificates with longer duration

Exporting and importing self-signed certificates

See also

Bypassing SSO login into vCloud

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Backing up vCloud

Getting ready

How to do it...

SSO backup

vCenter backup

vCNS backup

vCloud backup

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Recovering the vCloud system

Getting ready

How to do it...

Restore vSphere from scratch

Restore the vSphere environment from DB

Restore vCNS

Restore vCloud

Restore vCloud DB

Restore one vCloud Cell (in a multicell environment)

How it works...

Changing the name of an organization

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Shutting down and starting up the vCloud environment

Getting ready

How to do it...

Start-up sequence

Shut-down sequence

How it works...

There's more…

Using metadata to improve provisioning

Getting ready

How to do it...

Creating metadata

Using metadata

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Using vSphere Host Profiles with vCloud

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Using vCloud with vCenter Auto Deploy

Getting ready

How to do it...

Preparing the infrastructure

Preparing Blade Center

Creating a base ESXi Host Profile

Preparing a base image for Auto Deploy

Testing Deploy

How it works...

See also

Defining a vCloud development cycle

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

See also

Making the VM BIOS ID (UUID) unique

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Importing from Lab Manager into vCloud

Getting ready

How to do it...

Transferring networks

Transferring organizations and their resources

Transferring library or VM template elements

The rest

How it works...

There's more...

Using branding to make vCloud look different

Getting ready

How to do it...

Changes to vCloud

Changing the company name

Changing the logo

Changing the login theme

Changing the theme

How it works...

See also

Putting an ESXi host into maintenance

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Updating vCloud Cells without interruption

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Updating a vCloud with only one cell

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Updating a vCenter in vCloud

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Updating vCNS

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Updating an Edge

Updating a vApp Network

Expanding vCD resources

Getting ready

How to do it...

An OvDC storage profile needs more space

A storage profile needs more space

An Organization needs more resources

An OvDC needs more resources

A PvDC needs more resources

How it works...

Resizing a VM hard disk

Getting ready

How to do it...

Not fast-provisioned VMs

Fast-provisioned VMs

How it works...

Cloning a running vApp

Getting ready

How to do it...

Clone to a catalog

Deploy a cloned VM from a catalog

Clone to My Cloud

How it works...

There's more...

Removing infrastructure from vCloud

Getting ready

How to do it...

Removing an ESXi Host from vCloud

Removing a cluster

Removing a cell from vCloud

Removing a vCenter from vCloud

How it works...

8. Troubleshooting vCloud

Introduction

Where to look for help

Looking for errors in the vCloud GUI

Getting ready

How to do it...

Creating an error

Fail log

Direct error messages

Organization of error logs

System logs

How it works...

Filtering the events

There's more

Working with vCloud logfiles

Getting ready

How to do it...

Working with a vCD cell logfile

Cell log

Debug log

vCNS logs

How it works...

Other logfiles

Important logfile locations

Cell.log

Debug log

Log rotate

There's more

Creating and uploading VMware support files

Getting ready

How to do it...

Create vCloud support files

Create vCNS support files

Upload to VMware

How it works...

There's more

Setting up and using vSphere Syslog Collector

Getting ready

How to do it...

Installing VMware Syslog server

Integrating vCloud into Syslog

Working with Syslog

How it works...

See also

Troubleshooting vCloud Router traffic

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works….

Troubleshooting the Java client

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Recovering from an outage

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

A. Appendix

Index