Provider virtual data centers
A provider virtual data center (vDC) is a collection of physical resources (hosts and data stores) within a cloud stack. The cloud administrator has access to these resources, and defines the data center members. A Provider vDC is created to manage resources that will be allocated to external customers through one or more Consumer vDCs.
Synopsis
A Provider vDC gains its budget by selling resources to the Consumer vDCs that it hosts. If utilization falls off, the data center loses budget. Ultimately, if the budget isn’t enough to pay for the services it consumes, Turbonomic will recommend decommissioning the Provider vDC.
| Synopsis | |
|---|---|
| Provides: | Physical resources (hosts and datastores) to Consumer vDCs |
| Consumes: | Hosts and datastores from the physical infrastructure |
| Discovered through: | Private Cloud Stack Managers |
Monitored resources
Turbonomic monitors the following resources:
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Memory (Mem)
Memory is the measurement of memory that is reserved or in use.
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CPU
CPU is the measurement of CPU that is reserved or in use.
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Storage
Storage is the utilization of the storage attached to the entity.
Actions
None
Turbonomic does not recommend actions for a virtual datacenter. Instead, it recommends actions for the entities that provide resources to the virtual datacenter.