vCloud Component | Description |
VMware vCloud Director vCloud API | Layer of software that abstracts virtual resources and exposes vCloud components to consumers. Includes: .jpg){kind=small} vCloud Director Server (also referred to as a cell).vCloud Director Database.VMware vCloud API, used to manage vCloud objects programmatically. |
VMware vSphere | Virtualization platform providing abstraction of physical infrastructure layer for vCloud. Includes: VMware ESXi™ hosts.VMware vCenter™ Server.vCenter Server database. |
VMware vCloud Networking and Security | Decouples network and security from the underlying physical network hardware through software-defined networking and security. Includes: VXLAN support. vCloud Networking and Security Edge Gateway. App and Data Security Manager. |
VMware vCenter Operations Management Suite | Provides predictive capacity and performance planning, compliance and configuration management, dynamic resource metering, cost modeling, and report generation using the following components: vCenter Operations Manager™.vCenter Configuration Manager™.vCenter Infrastructure Navigator™.vCenter Chargeback Manager™. |
vFabric Application Director | Part of the Cloud Application Platform family of products that provide automated provisioning of application infrastructure. |
VMware vCenter Orchestrator™ | Enables the automation of provisioning and operational tasks across VMware and third-party applications using an open and flexible plug-in architecture. |
VMware vCloud Connector | vSphere Client plug-in that enables users to connect to vSphere-based or vCloud Director-based clouds and manage them through a single interface. |