Provider vDCs page in the vCloud view

A Provider Virtual Data Center (PvDC) combines the compute and memory resources of a single vCenter Server resource pool with the storage resources of one or more data stores connected to that resource pool. You can create multiple provider vDCs for users in different geographic locations or business units, or for users with different performance requirements. A PvDC is used as the source for Organization vDCs.

To access this page, in the Views tab, select Views > Cloud > vCloud and click the Provider vDCs tab.

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The following figure shows the Provider vDCs view page displaying the provider vDCs related information. 

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Provider vDCs table

The Provider vDCs table lists all Provider vDCs of the vCloud view contained in the selected vCloud. 

Each row corresponds to the Provider vDC and displays the following information. By default, some columns are hidden. You can show or hide columns using the action menuaction_menu.pngthat is located next to the table title. You can sort columns in tables alphabetically, or by size. For more information, see Managing-charts-and-tables-in-Views.

Provider vDC table: Description of columns

For more information on the Days to Saturation and other indicator parameters used for metric computations in this view, see Indicators.

Important

  • All values in charts and tables are calculated over the last seven days, and data trends are calculated over the current and previous month.
  • Metrics are calculated as an average of the analysis period, unless specified otherwise.

Detailed information about a Provider vDC

After you click on the Provider vDCs in the Name column, the details for that Provider vDCs are displayed in the Provider vDCs Details page that displays the following information:  

An example of the Provider vDC page

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