About VDC

The virtual datacenter (VDC) service allows users to view the topology of created virtual services and manage virtual services, such as assigning public IP addresses to cloud hosts, editing load balancing parameters, and creating subnets.

Work pane

Figure-1 displays the work pane layout of the VDC page.

Figure-1 Work pane layout

 

Table-1 Work pane description

Item	Description
① Organization tree	Displays organizations and their affiliation relations. You can click an organization to view its topology.
② Figure legend	Describes the meaning of each icon in the topology.
③ Resource topology	Displays resources in the organization and their relations.
④ Tool bar	Lists actions that can be taken on the topology.

 

Resource states

Each resource has four states: active, error, inactive, and pending. The detailed descriptions are shown in Table-2. This table uses host icons as an example.

Table-2 Resource states

Icon	State	Description
	Active	The resource can provide services correctly.
	Error	The resource is in abnormal state and cannot provide services correctly.
	Inactive	The resource was created successfully but has not been started. It cannot provide services.
	Pending	The resource is being updated.

 

Tools

Figure-2 and Table-3 display the tool bar of the resource topology and detailed tool descriptions, respectively.

Figure-2 Resource topology tool bar

 

Table-3 Tool descriptions

Icon	Description
	Display cloud resource quantity information, such as the number of cloud hosts and the number of routers.
	Adapt the entire the topology to the screen size.
	Zoom in or zoom out the topology.
	Display the topology diagram at the default scale.
	Download the topology diagram.
	Refresh the topology.

 

Management and maintenance

View VDC topologies

1. On the top navigation bar, click Cloud Services, and then select VDC from the Tools menu.

2. Select an organization from the organization tree to view its topology.

3. View detailed resource information and manage resources as needed, for example, assigning or reclaiming public IP addresses, creating subnets, editing VPC parameters, and connecting routers to subnets. For detailed information about a cloud resource, see the online help for the resource.