Virtual machines

Virtual machinesIn the DSI vCloud Self Service Portal, you can create your own virtual machines based on your own images or images provided by T-Systems.

Catalogs and templates

Catalogs with pre-defined templates are available to you. A template is a read-only image and is used as the basis for creating VMs and vApps.

Usage models

DSI vCloud offers an entire range of modern cloud technology – from genuine pay as you go to complete packages with burst capacities, as well as exclusively operated resources.

Online Data Storage Update

You can choose between four online storage qualities. The online data storage is situated in the same data center location as the compute resources used.

Backup Integrated Disk Storage Update

Three storage qualities are also additionally available as Backup Integrated Storage (BIS).

Backup as a Service

Backup as a Service (BaaS) allows the customer to create one-time or rule-based backups and restores via self-service.

Online snapshots of VMs

It is possible to create an online copy of a VM using the VMware snapshot function. The copy can be saved as a template in the customer’s own catalog.

Virtual networks (VXLANs)

You can create logically separate networks in the VXLAN as required.

Disaster recovery capability

Disaster recovery plans can be implemented as vDCs can be operated in different data centers.

Flexible Internet Access

With flexible Internet access, VMs can be activated for both inbound and outbound data traffic to the Internet.

Virtual Load Balancer & Firewall

VMware-based firewall & load balancer functions (Edge Service Gatway) are available to you.

Private network connections

Connect your data center to the platform via both a managed Internet VPN, MPLS as well as Ethernet Connect.

Managed Firewalls

All private connections to the network infrastructure of the DSI vCloud that are set up from your own networks must be directed via a firewall.

Distributed Firewall

The distributed firewall in vCloud provides the ability to configure firewall rules at the level of each virtual machine.

Dynamic Routing

Use Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) algorithms to automatically create routing tables between dynamic VMware NSX® Edge ™ gateways.

Virtual Private Networks

Extend your local workloads and networks to the vCloud Director organization networks through a Tenant Layer 2 VPN to map hybrid cloud scenarios.

Self Service Portal

For the purpose of managing your virtual environment in a user-friendly manner, an intuitive self-service portal is provided.

Managed OS

DSI vCloud provides the option of using operating systems that are managed by Telekom.

Workloads

Users can upload or warm migrate existing workloads (VMs and vApps) to the DSI vCloud.

vCloud API

All functions that are available via the self-service portal and some other functions can be called up via a REST-based API.

Single sign-on / identity provider

You can activate your organization for the use of an SAML identity provider.