Overview

Operating a VMware vCloud offers practical, operations-focused guidelines, based on the vCloud Operations Framework, to help you implement a VMware vCloud®. The near-term goal is to provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) using a comprehensive, service-focused, operational framework. The long-term goal for IT operations is full implementation of IT as a Service (ITaaS); so many considerations are discussed with ITaaS in mind. These guidelines should be useful both to service providers and to enterprises.

Architecting a VMware vCloud, Operating a VMware vCloud, and Consuming a VMware vCloud are designed to be used together throughout the lifecycle of a VMware vCloud computing implementation. By using these documents in combination with a service definition, you can gain a comprehensive view of VMware vCloud computing.

Architecting a VMware vCloud provides design guidance, design considerations, and design patterns for constructing a vCloud environment from its constituent components.

Operating a VMware vCloud includes design guidance and considerations for operating and maintaining a vCloud environment. It covers the people, process, and technology involved in running a vCloud environment.

Consuming a VMware vCloud covers considerations for consumers who choose to leverage vCloud computing resources.

Additionally, VMware vCloud Implementation Examples provides modular examples that show how to use VMware component software to implement a vCloud, and Workflow Examples and Software Tools provide information that should be of use to IT Operations..

Note: Detailed implementation procedures for installing a vCloud are available in the VMware vCloud product documentation (https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vcd_pubs.html)