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5. Add a catalog to the template.

6. Create a service request.

Note: All of these tasks can be preexecuted, and the web server template can be made available in the catalog
so that enterprise users can initiate the deployment of servers instantly on a self-service basis.

Creating Policies

Cisco Intercloud Fabric provides self-service virtual machine provisioning from a pool of assigned resources using

predefined policies set by administrators. A policy is a group of rules that determine where and how a new virtual

machine is provisioned.

Cisco Intercloud Fabric requires you to set up the following policies to provision virtual machines (Figure 28):

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Network: The network policy includes resources such as network settings, Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol (DHCP) or static IP, and the option to add multiple vNICs for virtual machines provisioned using

this policy.

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System: System policy defines system-specific information such as the template to use, the time zone, and

operating system-specific information. It defines the naming policy of instantiated virtual machines.

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Computing: Computing policy is used only for the private cloud VDC to identify hypervisor targets for

placement during migration operations from the provider cloud to the enterprise.

All virtual machines were configured with one network interface. For the virtual machines created by the

enterprise administrator using the vCenter, the IP addresses was assigned manually. For the virtual

machines instantiated by Intercloud Fabric Director in the provider cloud, the IP address was assigned from

a static IP pool configured in the Intercloud Fabric Director.

Figure 28. Cisco Intercloud Fabric Policies

Creating a Virtual Data Center

A VDC is an environment that combines virtual resources, operation details, rules, and policies to manage specific

group requirements.

A group or organization can manage multiple VDCs, images, templates, and policies. Organizations can allocate

quotas and assign resource limits for individual groups at the VDC level. You can also define approvers specific to

a VDC, The approver for a particular VDC must approve the request from users for virtual machine provisioning.

A virtual machine that is provisioned using a service request can be associated with a VDC. When you are creating

a service request, you can choose the VDC on which this virtual machine is provisioned. You can view a list of