The vDC management system in Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center has functions that are also reached by the cloud infrastructure APIs and CLI. Table 1-1 through Table 1-11 compare the functions provided by the vDC management system with those provided by the cloud infrastructure APIs and CLI.
Table 1-1 vDC Management
Functionality | Virtual Datacenter Management | Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI |
---|---|---|
Create, update, and delete vDC |
Yes |
No |
View vDC details |
Yes |
Yes |
Table 1-2 Account Management
Functionality | Virtual Datacenter Management | Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI |
---|---|---|
Create, update, and delete account |
Yes |
No |
View account details |
Yes |
No |
Associate or disassociate cloud user with account |
Yes |
No |
Table 1-3 Server Template Management
Functionality | Virtual Datacenter Management | Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI |
---|---|---|
Upload, update, and delete server template |
Yes |
Yes |
Create server template |
Yes |
No |
Table 1-4 vServer Management
Functionality | Virtual Datacenter Management | Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI |
---|---|---|
Create, update, and delete vServer |
Yes |
Yes |
Stop, start, and reboot vServer |
Yes |
Yes |
View vServer attributes and metrics |
Yes |
Yes |
Suspend and resume vServer |
Yes |
No |
Shut down all vServers |
Yes |
No |
Send and receive message from vServer |
No |
Yes |
Save vServer as server template |
Yes |
Yes |
Table 1-5 Volume Management
Functionality | Virtual Datacenter Management | Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI |
---|---|---|
Create, update, and delete volume |
Yes |
Yes |
Attach volume to and detach volume from vServer |
Yes |
Yes |
Create volume from snapshot |
Yes |
Yes |
Import volume |
Yes |
Yes |
Table 1-6 Snapshot Management
Functionality | Virtual Datacenter Management | Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI |
---|---|---|
Create, update, and delete snapshot |
Yes |
Yes |
Table 1-7 Virtual IP Management
Functionality | Virtual Datacenter Management | Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI |
---|---|---|
Allocate and deallocate IP address |
Yes |
Yes |
Blacklist and clear IP address |
Yes |
Yes |
Table 1-8 Virtual Network Management
Functionality | Virtual Datacenter Management | Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI |
---|---|---|
Create, update, connect, and delete private virtual network |
Yes |
Yes |
Table 1-9 Account and vServer Access Management
Functionality | Virtual Datacenter Management | Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI |
---|---|---|
Create, import, and delete key pair |
Yes |
Yes |
Create, delete, and access key |
Yes |
Yes |
Table 1-10 Distribution Groups Management
Functionality | Virtual Datacenter Management | Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI |
---|---|---|
Create and delete distribution groups |
Yes |
Yes |
Table 1-11 Tag Management
Functionality | Virtual Datacenter Management | Cloud Infrastructure APIs and CLI |
---|---|---|
Create and delete tags |
Yes |
Yes |