OnApp has released a new version of its cloud management portal for
VMware vCloud Director. Based on OnApp v4.2, also launched today, the
new OnApp portal brings fully customizable self-service to vCloud
Director, enhanced metering, monitoring and billing, and a range of
other new features that help service providers build more robust and
intuitive cloud offerings on the VMware vCloud Director platform.
The new OnApp portal enables self-service for
vCloud Director in a uniquely flexible way. Using the OnApp portal,
cloud users can order and provision their own virtual datacenters (VDCs)
based on any number of templates configured by their cloud provider.
Each template can be set up with default resources and limits for cloud
resources and whatever level of customization the provider wishes to
offer. This greatly simplifies cloud management and provisioning for the
provider and its clients.
"OnApp is a recommended portal
partner for VMware vCloud Air Network service providers, and with
today's release we're making it even easier for the VMware ecosystem to
grow their cloud business," said Narendar Shankar, President, OnApp
Americas. "With fully customizable self-service, high availability,
multi-vCD support and advanced metering and billing, OnApp is becoming
the de facto choice for vCloud providers looking for a fast, stable and
rock-solid portal for their cloud services."
The OnApp portal supports all web
browsers and is also available as iOS and Android applications. Other
highlights of today's release include:
- Multi-vCloud Director support - cloud providers can manage multiple vClouds in one intuitive environment
- Resource pool billing - OnApp provides a comprehensive
alternative to VMware's native chargeback tools, and now includes the
ability to charge for pools of resources allocated from VDCs
- High Availability - OnApp is the only recommended vCloud
Director portal that offers full active-active clustering support,
configurable through the UI
- Enhanced Catalog management - customers can create their own
Catalogs based on their choice of storage policy, and upload vApp
templates. Service providers can also provide public catalogs to
customers, so they can order standard templates
- Media management - customers can add media files (ISOs) to their catalogs, and mount media files to virtual servers
The new portal is available today. For a demo and more information, visit http://onapp.com/vmware