Shown below is a quick list of the config maximums for VMware vCloud Director 1.5 and 5.1
UPDATE: The vCloud Configuration Maximums are now included in the vSphere 5 config maximums document which can be found by clicking here.
Type: Virtual machines per vCloud Director
Limit: 20000
Description: The maximum number of virtual machines that may be resident in a vCloud instance.
Type: Powered on VMs per vCloud Director
Limit: 10000
Description: Number of concurrently powered on virtual machines permitted per vCloud instance.
Type: Virtual machines per vApp
Limit: 64
Description: The maximum number of virtual machines that can reside in a single vApp.
Type: Hosts per vCloud Director
Limit: 2000
Description: Number of hosts that can be managed by a single vCloud instance.
Type: vCenter Servers per vCloud Director
Limit: 25
Description: Number of vCenter servers that can be managed by a single vCloud instance.
Type: Users per vCloud Director
Limit: 10000
Description: The maximum number of users that can be managed by a single vCloud instance.
Type: Organizations per vCloud Director
Limit: 10000
Description: The maximum number of organizations that can be created in a single vCloud instance.
Type: vApps per organization
Limit: 500
Description: The maximum number of vApps that can be deployed in a single organization.
Type: Virtual datacenters per vCloud Director
Limit: 5000
Description: The maximum number of virtual datacenters that can be created in a single vCloud instance.
Type: Datastores per vCloud Director
Limit: 1024
Description: Number of datastores that can be managed by a single vCloud instance.
Type: Networks per vCloud Director
Limit: 7500
Description: The maximum number of logical networks that can be deployed in a single vCloud instance.
Type: Catalogs per vCloud Director
Limit: 1000
Description: The maximum number of catalogs that can be created in a single vCloud instance.
Type: Media Items per vCloud Director
Limit: 1000
Description: The maximum number of media items which can be created in a single vCloud instance.
Hello,
to me, the only surprising number is :
Type: vApps per organization Limit: 500
compared to 10000 VMs per vCD for example.
500 vApps is a small number for a large corporation.
It somehow forces to use many “organization” which is not an obvious option for private cloud deployments.
What do you think?
That is exactly correct. Just because it is a private cloud, doesnt mean that you have to have one large organisation. Think of organisations as multi-tenant boundaries from a private cloud perspective.
Is there a formula for computing the maximum number of VMs that are managed by a single vCenter in a vCD 1.5 environment?
Out of curiosity, what is the source of this info? I can’t seem to find it in a KB
There has not been a KB released yet. This information is sourced internally. Expect a config maximums document for vCloud Director to be released soon.