24th  June, 2024 

OCVS and VMware Cloud Director: MSPs for Multi-Tenant VMware Management in the Cloud

Introduction :

Oracle Cloud VMware Solution (OCVS) offers a compelling option for enterprises seeking a dedicated, single-tenant cloud environment for their VMware workloads. OCVS allows for seamless migration or extension of existing VMware environments to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) while maintaining complete control through familiar VMware tools. This eliminates the need for disruptive application re-architecting or operational overhauls

Achieving Multitenancy in OCVS with VMware Cloud Director

Multitenancy within OCVS is facilitated by the integration of VMware Cloud Director service. Cloud Director provides core functionalities specifically tailored for managing OCVS deployments, including:

• Organization Virtual Data Center (OVDC) provisioning: Cloud Director automates the creation of isolated OVDCs for each tenant within OCVS.

• Resource allocation and self-service: Cloud Director empowers tenants to manage their allocated resources within their OVDCs, including provisioning VMs, configuring networks, and deploying applications.

• Unified multi-tenant management: Cloud Director offers a centralized console for managing multiple tenant deployments within OCVS, simplifying administration for MSPs or cloud providers.

Organization Virtual Data Center (OVDC): Each internal tenant within an OCVS environment gets its own segregated OVDC. This OVDC provides a dedicated space with isolated resources for compute, memory, network, and storage. This ensures efficient resource utilization and strong isolation between tenants.

 Self-Service Capabilities: Tenants benefit from self-service functionalities within their OVDCs. This empowers them to manage their allocated resources, provision virtual machines, configure network settings, and deploy applications without relying on manual intervention from the provider.

 Managed Service Providers (MSPs): MSPs play a vital role in multitenant OCVS deployments. They can directly manage the Cloud Director service on behalf of their enterprise customers. This allows MSPs to offer managed SDDC services to multiple tenants, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and streamlined operations.

VMware Cloud Director Integration and its Advantages

The integration of VMware Cloud Director service extends its capabilities to OCVS, specifically supporting multitenancy and private SDDC services. Here are some key aspects of this integration:

•  Expand geographic footprint while reducing the capex costs. 

• Unified Management: Cloud Director service offers a unified management model for MSPs. This facilitates the management of customer expansion across different regions. It also empowers MSPs to serve new customer segments with an asset-light, pay-as-you-grow model.
  
  

The OCVS Advantage

• The Oracle Cloud VMware Solution (OCVS) provides a distinctive set of benefits to its customers:

• Enhanced Security and Reliability: OCVS offers a robust zero-trust security model, ensuring a secure environment for your workloads.

• Complete Administrative Control: You retain full administrative access and control over your VMware environments within OCVS.

• Modernization with Oracle Cloud Native Services: OCVS allows you to leverage Oracle Cloud Native services to modernize your applications.

• Flexibility and Scalability:  OCVS provides the flexibility to choose from various compute configurations, along with the option for separate storage resources, enabling you to scale your environment as needed.

• Global Reach and Predictable Pricing: OCVS is accessible across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's (OCI) rapidly expanding global network of 45 data centers, with consistent pricing across all regions for predictable costs.

Multi-Tenancy for Managed Service Providers (MSPs)

As an MSP, you can leverage the potential of a multi-tenant Oracle Cloud VMware Solution. OCVS can function as:

• Production-ready SDDC endpoint:  A secure and reliable environment for hosting production workloads.

• Disaster Recovery Site: A robust disaster recovery solution for your on-premises VMware Cloud Director deployments.

• Connections to OCVS endpoints from the Cloud Director service are facilitated through a secure SSL reverse proxy, offering a consistent and reliable connection mechanism.

In Conclusion

The combined power of OCVS and VMware, Cloud Director empowers MSPs to deliver efficient multitenant cloud environments with self-service capabilities and optimized resource allocation. By leveraging OCVS, MSPs can offer robust and scalable VMware-based services to their enterprise clientele.

For further details, you can refer to the official documentation:
Announcing Oracle Cloud VMware Solution Summer 2023 Release and VMware Cloud Universal
Cloud Director service GA on Oracle Cloud VMware Solution for Cloud Service Providers
Oracle Cloud VMware Solution