Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.3.1 User Guide
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Managing Servers, Virtual Machines, and Virtual Data Centers
Working with Virtual Data Centers
Decommissioning a Virtual Data Center
You must be an Organization Technical Administrator (OTA) or a Cloud Provider Technical Administrator (CPTA) to
perform this action. Note that all networks and virtual machines must be removed from the virtual data center prior to
decommissioning.
perform this action. Note that all networks and virtual machines must be removed from the virtual data center prior to
decommissioning.
1.
Choose My Cloud > My VDCs.
2.
Locate the virtual data center in the grid, then click the VDC you want to decommission.
3.
In the Manage Virtual Data Center panel, click on Decommission VDC.
Note:
In the modal window that follows, the VDC Name field will be pre-populated with the chosen virtual data center
name.
4.
Click the radio button to confirm action.
5.
Click Submit Order.
Calculating Virtual Data Center Size Requirements
1.
Choose Setup > VDC Calculator.
2.
Complete all four steps on the VDC Calculator.
Step 1. Planned VDC VM Limit: Enter the total number of virtual machines in the Planned VDC VM Limit field.
Step 2. Planned VM Distribution: Enter names for each VM size as well as the respective virtual machine
percentages for the planned VDC VM Limit, such as “Small,” “Medium,” and “Large.”
percentages for the planned VDC VM Limit, such as “Small,” “Medium,” and “Large.”
Step 3. Planned VM Configuration: Enter respective virtual vachine configuration attributes for each size you
entered in Step 3.
entered in Step 3.
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VM Quantity
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CPU Count
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Memory (GB)
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Storage (GB)
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MHz allocated per vCPU
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Snapshots per VM
Step 4. Suggested VDC Package: Here, CIAC returns the recommended configuration, which includes:
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Total vCPUs
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Total Memory (GB)
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Total Storage (GB)
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Total MHz
3.
Close the VDC Calculator when you are done.