Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1 Installation Guide
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Configuring Cisco IAC With the Wizard
Creating Resources for Network Services
Registering a Datastore
Datastores that are discovered automatically during Connect Cloud Infrastructure must be registered before they can be
used in the Community VDC community and organization virtual data centers. A single datastore can be used by one or
more Virtual Data Centers.
used in the Community VDC community and organization virtual data centers. A single datastore can be used by one or
more Virtual Data Centers.
1.
From the Wizard, choose Register Datastore.
2.
On the Register Datastore form, choose a datastore to be registered for use.
The form will populate with information specific to the datastore you chose.
3.
Enter a friendly name and description (for example, the type of storage) for the datastore. (Optional)
4.
Click Submit Order.
5.
Click on the number in the Requisition Number field to display the details.
6.
Click Close when the status says Completed.
Creating User Networks
Use the Add Network form to define a VLAN and subnet to use in the cloud system use, for user servers, server
management, or for use by the cloud infrastructure.
management, or for use by the cloud infrastructure.
Note:
If you have many hosts, when adding networks, be sure to choose the same port group for each host.
1.
From the Wizard, choose Create User Network.
2.
On the Add Network form, from the drop-down choose a Cloud Infrastructure Type. Types include:
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Amazon EC2
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Cisco UCS Director
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Openstack Cloud Manager
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VMWare vCenter Server
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VMWare vCloud Director
Note:
Depending on the cloud infrastructure type you choose, you will then see a selection of different fields
populate the screen.
3.
Complete the cloud infrastructure fields as required for each type. For example, you may be asked to provide any of
the following (as well as other information):
the following (as well as other information):
a.
Network Name: Enter a short name for the network that will be shown to users in drop-down selection lists.
b.
Subnet Address Specification: Enter the network for this subnet in CIDR notation. For example,
192.168.20.0/24. Enter only an IPv4 type of IP address.
192.168.20.0/24. Enter only an IPv4 type of IP address.
Note:
Only networks from /23 through /29 are supported.
c.
Community Network: Choose the network access scope for user networks. A community network is available
to users in Community VDCs. Non-community networks require explicit VDC level access to be set before users
can deploy servers to it, which is useful for traffic isolation and better security.
to users in Community VDCs. Non-community networks require explicit VDC level access to be set before users
can deploy servers to it, which is useful for traffic isolation and better security.