Prerequisites:
— Make sure you have the corresponding permissions to create and manage data centers. By default, contract administrators and owners can create a data center.
— Only users with Create Data Center privilege can create a data center. For more information, see Set User Privileges for Data Center.
To create a data center, use one of the following options:
Option 1: From the Data Center Designer menu
In the DCD, go to Menu > Data Center Designer. A drop-down window appears.
Provide the following details:
Name: Enter a name to identify the data center uniquely.
Description: (Optional) Add information that describes the Virtual Data Center (VDC).
Region: From the drop-down list, choose the physical location of the data center that hosts your infrastructure.
Select Create Data Center to confirm.
Alternatively, you can also create a data center using the following options:
Option 2: From the DCD home page
In the DCD, go to the My Virtual Data Centers section and click Create new.
Provide the details to create a data center. For more information, see Step 2 in Create a Data Center.
Select Create Data Center to confirm.
Option 3: From the Start Center
In the DCD, go to Menu > Data Center Designer and click Open Start Center.
In the right-side of the Start Center screen under the Create Data Center section, provide the details to create the data center. For more information, see Step 2 in Create a Data Center.
Select Create Data Center to confirm.
Result: The data center has been created and can be opened in the workspace. Your DCD dashboard displays the newly created VDC in the My Data Centers.
Info: You can log in to the DCD and scale your infrastructure capacity. Alternatively, you can set defaults and create new resources when needed.
