GTS Virtual Hosting – Quick Start Guide Table of Contents
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1. environment where virtual systems can be stored deployed and operated They also provide storage for virtual media such Page 1 of 7 GTS Virtual Hosting QUICK START GUIDE as floppy disks and CD ROMs An organization can have multiple vDCs In the GTS Virtual Hosting offering the vDC is the equivalent of VPS or VHE Organization Networks an organization network is contained within a vCloud Director organization and is available to all the vApps in the organization An organization network allows vApps within an organization to communicate with each other An organization network can be connected to an external network or isolated and internal to the organization Only system administrators can create organization networks but organization administrators can manage organization networks including the network services they provide vApp Networks a vApp network is contained within a vApp and allows virtual machines in the vApp to communicate with each other You can connect a vApp network to an organization network to allow the vApp to communicate with other vApps in the organization and outside of the organization if the organization network is connected to an external network Catalogs Organizations use catalogs to store vApp templates and media files The members of an organization that have access to a catalog can use the catalog s vApp templates and media files to create their own vApps Organizations administrators can copy items2. access you are able to work with your Virtual Machine as if you would be connected directly with your I O devices display keyboard mouse etc Logging in to your Operating System You may access your Operating System in two ways e Console Access directly from GUI Password for the first log in can be found in e right click on the Virtual Machine you want to access e from the VM Menu select Properties click Guest OS Customization e Your password is here This password is valid only until you will change it GTS is not storing the passwords anywhere so if you will lose your password you will not be able to access your Operating System G Home ETE G Catalogs amp Admuwrestration B wApp_web Pasty Running vApp Diagram Virtual Machines Networking gt wo eaes amp Actions win2008r2 s86 basic Virtual Server 1 win2008r2 st8 jij Suspend Fait lane E Power or O Reset ingen COOVD fom Catalog Bead CODD inser Floppy trom Catalog Eject Floppy install VMware Tools Download Windows Remote Desktop Shortos Fie Create Snapshot Administrator w Windows Server 2008 Standard General Hardware Guest OS Customization Guest Properties Resource Allocation Metadata _ General a J The computer name and network settings Configured for this VM are applied to fs Guest OS when he VM is powered on The following settings are only appted the 1st time the VW is powered on or if Power on a
3. set certain display and system alerts preferences that take effect every time you log in to the system In the title bar of the Web console click Preferences e If you want to personalize your starting page O o Select the page to display when you log in o Click OK e Ifyou want to change your password O Click the Defaults tab Click the Change Password tab o Insert your current password and new password o Click OK Need more Help Every time you need help in configuring particular feature of the service you can access the full user manual for vCloud ee ea ae Director available directly from the GUI ai amp Set up his organcation Quick Access To start a wipp dick Stat To use a powered on wap cick on its thumbnail How to create Virtual Machine Creating new Virtual Machine In order to create a new Virtual machine you need to click the My Cloud on the Top Menu click Create New vAppor Create New VM depending on if the machine is added to existing vApp or a new VApp is created Home C Wy Cioua Catalogs amp Administration SB vApp_wob fsmng Weo Diagram Virtual Machines Networking Nicrosof Windows Server 2008 R2 t NI 1 Complete the vApp Profile 2 Add Virtual Machines to the vApp 3 Configure the Virtual Machines 4 Configure Networks Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 1 NICO ext met Other Linux 64 be Add Virtual Machines Add Virtual Machines to the
4. GTS Virtual Hosting QUICK START GUIDE GTS Virtual Hosting Quick Start Guide Introduction GTS Virtual Hosting gives all business customers a fast and scalable package of computing as a service products These service products allow customers to select allocate and move computing resources when and where they are needed Each GTS Virtual Hosting service delivers to you part of the fully equipped servers storage and applications from GTS Data Centers as Infrastructure as a Service offered to you as e Virtual Private Server Simple product defined as an alternative for physical servers and appliances Single websites CRMs e Virtual Hosting Environment for more than 1 server with flexible resources allocation and self service Virtual Data Center Whole IT environment GTS Virtual Hosting service is managed by GTS engineers up to the infrastructure layer so you don t have to worry about monitoring maintenance or upgrades You may access the service with the intuitive Graphical User Interface which allows you to manage your Virtual Machines move or add on demand resources Confidentiality and Non Disclosure The information contained in this document is the sole property of GTS Central European Holding B V and must be kept confidential No parts of its contents may be used copied disclosed or conveyed to any other party in any manner without prior permission from GTS Central European Holding BV Table of Contents HO
5. W TO START Log in to the GTS Virtual Hosting Portal Preferences setup Need more Help HOW TO CREATE VIRTUAL MACHINE Creating new Virtual Machine MANAGING VIRTUAL MACHINES Power on power off restart Console access to Virtual Machine Logging in to your Operating System Changing the Virtual Machine Settings NETWORK SETUP VIRTUAL MACHINES SNAPSHOTS VN A DW wu Ww A Fh WO W WwW W NY N Terminology GTS Virtual Hosting Portal provides a role based access to a Web console that allows the customers of VPS or VHE services to interact with the resources assigned to the service to create and work with virtual machines GTS Virtual Hosting Portal is delivered with the vCloud Director software from VMware Organizations an organization is a unit of administration for a collection of users groups and computing resources Users authenticate at the organization level supplying credentials established by an organization administrator when the user was created or imported Users and Groups an organization can contain an arbitrary number of users and groups Users can be created locally by the organization administrator or imported from a directory service such as LDAP Groups must be imported from the directory service Permissions within an organization are controlled through the assignment of rights and roles to users and groups Virtual Datacenters an organization virtual datacenter vDC provides resources to an organization vDCs provide an
6. Z Log firewall rules for particular network port forwarding or i t ti ti Rule Id Name Source Destination Protocol Action Log Enabl S a l C ro u l n g i 1 Allow http Any 8088 wordpress NIC 0 Assi TCP Allow vY v 2 Allow all outbounc internal Any external Any ANY Allow vY v VW Enabled Name Source Source port any Destination Destination port wy RA Protocol l Achon Allo Deny Add Log network taffic for firewall rule Cancel Virtual Machines snapshots In order to protect content of Virtual Machine against unexpected failure due to e g reconfiguration of applications 4 GTS CENTRAL EUROPE aj Home My Cloud fa Catalogs i Administration running inside the VM it is possible to create a Virtual Machine JE vApp_web Ruming snapshot aie Pa T When doing snapshot please remember e 1 Snapshot consumes storage resources _ E ae 2 Itis possible to make only one snapshot per VM peat net 3 Next snapshot overwrites the existing one an pace 4 Reverting VM from snapshot overwrites existing VM and all PARET data inside J scat ODIO foe Galion GTS enables the snapshot feature as is and takes no a responsibility for data loses caused by improper usage EEn Download Windows Remote Desktop Shortcut File GL extinternet Page 7 of 7
7. from public catalogs to their organization catalog GUI Graphical User Interface delivered URL address of the GUI for your VPS or VHE service How to start Log in to the GTS Virtual Hosting Portal GTS Virtual Hosting services may be accessed and configured with the Graphical User Interface delivered by VMWare In order to log in to the GTS Virtual Hosting Portal please use the URL stated in the hand over protocol or service configuration summary email you received from GTS Procedure 1 Ina browser type the URL of your organization and press Enter E g type https vdc gtsce com cloud org myorg 2 Type your user name and password and click Login GTS Virtual Hosting The Web console displays a list of the common tasks and resources available to you here you can start your work with Virtual Machines When you log into GUI the first page you see is the Home page The information that appears on this page are the most common tasks for your environment gt GTS CENTRAL EUROPE As the Administrator of your environment you can e Configure basic settings of your environment by clicking Set up this organization e Configure advanced settings of your environment by clicking selected features from the right pane menu o Organizations o Content o Users amp Groups Top menu navigates you through your environment Page 2 of 7 GTS Virtual Hosting QUICK START GUIDE Preferences setup You can
8. nd Force Recustomzation is performed Change SD Password Reset Join Domain and Customization Script Guest customization should not be enabied if he VM uses Guest Properties for customization J Appicabie for Windows VMs and wil run Sysprep to change Windows SD On Windows NT VCD uses Sidgen Running sysprep is a prerequiste for completing domain jon I lt Page 5 of 7 GTS Virtual Hosting QUICK START GUIDE Changing the Virtual Machine Settings In order to change Virtual Machine settings you should follow the procedure 1 2 3 10 11 12 13 Click the My Cloud tab and click vApps in the left pane Right click the selected vApp and select Open On the Virtual Machines tab select and right click the Virtual Machine you wish to change In order to perform any changes the machine must be powered off In order to power off the Virtual Machine you should select the Power Off command from the vApp VM Menu Right click on the powered off Virtual Machine From the vApp VM Menu selectProperties New window will pop up Select the Hardware tab Here you can change the configuration of your Virtual Machine a Number of CPUs b Memory c Hard Disks d Network Interfaces If you wish to change the particular parameter just left click on its value and select the new value from the drop down list In case of storage network you might also wish to Add new disk or interface If so just click Add b
9. ompatib ty Consuft the VMware Knowledgefiase for more nformaton on Josing among the network adapter support for varous guest operating systems and hosts Virtual Machine Computer Name Primary NIC Network IP Assignment GP Virtual Sarver 1 win2008r2 s 1 wNico None al extinternet 4 internal Add Network Back Finish Cancel 4 GTS CENTRAL EUROPE GI Home Gs My Cloud E Catalogs amp Administration JF vApp_web Upeweo vapp Diagram Virtual Machines Networking uu al g E wie2008r2 st0 basic iD wan2012 sbs basic wordpress gt GTS CENTRAL EUROPE a Home My Clous lz Catalogs amp Adrmrenistragon vApp_web runsing vApp Diagram Virtual Machines Networking oe 9 amp i Pa Actions win2008r2 std basic Popout Console win2008r2 std gt d Power OF Reset amp internat insert COOVO tom Catalog Eject CO DVD insert Floppy from Catalog Eject Floppy install VMware Tools Download Windows Remote Desktop Shortcut File SL extinternet Page 4 of 7 GTS Virtual Hosting QUICK START GUIDE Console access to Virtual Machine In order to open the Virtual Machine console you should follow the procedure 1 Click the My Cloud tab and click vApps in the left pane 2 Right click the selected vApp and select Open 3 Select the Virtual Machine you wish to access and click it 4 The console of your Virtual Machine will open 5 With the console
10. uter name of each virtual machine e Select a primary NIC and network for each virtual machine e Select an IP assignment method for each NIC e If you select Static Manual type the IP address e Click Next to check configuration e Click Finish to deploy Virtual Machine New Virtual Machine is being created Managing Virtual Machines Power on Power off Restart In order to Power on Power off Restart Virtual Machine 1 Click the My Cloud tab and click vApps in the left pane 2 Right click the selected vApp and select Open 3 Select the Virtual Machine and Right click on it A In the vApp VM Menu you are able to perform the desired operations like a Power on off b Suspend c Restart 5 With the vApp VM Menu you can also perform additional operations like mounting CD Installing VMWare Tools etc Configure Resources Add Virtual Machines Configure Resources I Select what Storage Profiles this vApp s virtual machines will use when deployed Template VM Default Storage Profile Virtual Machine Storage Profile ZO Configure Virtual Machines Add Virtual Machines Name each virtual machine and select the network to which you want it to connect You can configure additional propertes for virtual Configure Resources machines after you complete this wizard Configure Virtual Machines Show network adapter type ter choe can atie Adap ct both networting performance and mgraton c
11. utton below the particular component and configure the newly added resource To accept changes click OK Network setup With GTS Virtual Hosting it is easy to setup Network Services for whole environment or particular vApp In order to configure Network Services l 2 3 Go to the particular vApp Diagram Right click on selected network Select Configure Services Virtual Machine Properties Virtual Server 1 Guest OS Customization General Hardware Guest Properties Resource Allocation Metadata LSI Logic SAS SCS 0 0 7 Delete Static P Pool gt 00 50 56 01 00 37 A Delete 4 GTS CENTRAL EUROPE ome GS My Cloud i Catalogs amp Administration Je vApp_web Running vApp Diagram L a Virtual Machines gt win2012 std ba wordpress an Q Page 6 of 7 GTS Virtual Hosting QUICK START GUIDE 1 Here you can configure the following a DHCP b Firewall C N AT Rules can be added to the Firewall to allow or deny specific network traffic The order of these rules can be changed by selecting one or more rules dragging and dropping them atthe desired location in the list The order of any selected rules is preserved after dropping them into a different location within the list Configure Services Internal Q amp d Static Routing apis 2 Advanced settings of each element enable you to setup Default acion Deny Allow F
12. vApp You can search your catalogs for virtual machines to add to the vApp or add new You can search the catalog for virtual machines to add to this vApp or add a new blank VM Once the wApp is created you can power on the new YM and install an operating system blank virtual machines i mO A eS om To add virtual machines trom vApp templates select My cm eal fences pba pra ee organization s catalogs or Public catalogs from the win2008r2 st6 basic MirosonWi win2008 2 848 GTS Templates 0506203306PU 500068 drop down menu select one or more virtual machines aaa TEUMA MEMI teas and click Add _ e To add anew virtual machine click New Virtual Machine provide the required information about the virtual machine and click OK e Click Next Senate Page 3 of 7 GTS Virtual Hosting QUICK START GUIDE Configure Resources 1 Here you can also specify the name of created Virtual Machine 2 If more than one storage type was added to your environment pleas select the Storage Profile which shall be used to create the Virtual Machine The Storage Profile will be used as default storage type for VM Configure Virtual Machines define the computer name of each virtual machine and select network to which you want to connect it You can configure additional properties for virtual machines after you complete the wizard e Optional Modify the full name and comp
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