vCloud

Install vCloud Director (using the appliance)

In this article I have described how to get started with vCloud Director by using the VCD appliance. A regular installation would require setup of RedHat Enterprise Linux or CentOS as supported OS and other components such as an Oracle or MS SQL database server. These resources are not available to everyone so therefor setting up your first vCloud deployment is much easier by using the appliance. It works perfectly for getting to know vCloud Director and for proof-of-concepts.

The prerequisites for this article are:

Install vShield Manager (vCloud Networking and Security)

This article describes how to install the vShield Manager appliance for use with vCloud Director. The appliance was named vShield Manager but the actual product has been renamed to VMware vCloud Networking and Security. So when you search for the software for this product that is what you should search for. To download the software and request an evaluation license key visit VMware's website at www.vmware.com/try-vmware.