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D A T A S H E E T
AT A G L ANCE
VMware vCloud™ Request Manager enhances
governance and control of private cloud
infrastructures based on VMware vCloud
Director. VMware vCloud Request Manager adds
sophisticated approval workflows to provisioning
requests, automatically tracks software license
usage, and enforces standardized settings on
cloud partitions. The result is an out-of-the-box
solution that enterprises can use to enable rapid
provisioning of private cloud resources with
confidence and control.
KE y B EN EFITS
• Avoid virtual machine sprawl by enforcing
business policies and procedures.
• Maximize efficiency and service delivery by
automating provisioning processes.
• Simplify the experience for consumers of
cloud-based services.
• Minimize private cloud deployment and
administration costs.
VMware vCloud Request Manager
Deploy Private Clouds with Confidence and Control
What is VMware vCloud
Request Manager?
VMware vCloud Request Manager is an add-on for VMware
vCloud Director (licensed separately) that enhances
governance and control for private cloud infrastructures.
VMware vCloud Request Manager gives cloud administrators
the ability to govern the request and approval processes that
underpin the provisioning of vApps, and to ensure that cloud
partitions (known as organizations in VMware vCloud Director)
adhere to standard policies. The solution also provides a unified
experience for private cloud consumers and dramatically
simplifies the process of requesting new cloud resources
and vApps.
How Does VMware vCloud
Request Manager Work?
VMware vCloud Request Manager provides a request portal
and workflow engine that communicates with VMware vCloud
Director through the VMware vCloud API.
Consumers of cloud resources (cloud consumers) can create
their own organizations and provision new vApps using the
browser-based portal to initiate requests. They receive emailed
notifications of the results of these requests and emailed
approvals that require their action.
Cloud administrators define provisioning approval processes
using the graphical workflow modeler and associate software
licenses with vApp templates. They can also define blueprints
to ensure each organization adheres to specified policies and
resources limits.
The actual provisioning takes place through VMware vCloud
Director, driven by the VMware vCloud API. VMware vCloud
Request Manager can support multiple private clouds, and can
be extended to public clouds in support of hybrid cloud strategies.
How is VMware vCloud
Request Manager Used?
•
Streamline provisioning
– Add sophisticated, transparent
approval workflows to provisioning requests for cloud
resources and vApps.
VMware vCloud Request Manager provides a unified experience for consuming IT
resources in private cloud infrastructures.
