Setting up Public and Private Clouds
Updated: June 1, 2015
Applies To: System Center 2012 - App Controller, System Center 2012 SP1 - App Controller, System Center 2012 R2 App Controller
Use System Center 2012 - App Controller to connect to and manage public and private clouds, and to deploy services to them. Users who manage public and private clouds must be members of the Administrator user role. For more information about user roles, see Managing User Roles.
Important
In this release of App Controller, you can only connect to Windows Azure subscriptions (public clouds) and System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) clouds.
In App Controller, the Clouds page displays the following information:
A list of all public and private clouds, further grouped by connection name.
The properties of each public and private cloud to which App Controller is connected.
Resources used and available on private clouds.
Tasks you can perform on a selected public or private cloud.
Information on the clouds page can be viewed as a list, or as tiles. Use the tile and list icons on the taskbar to switch between card and list.
In This Section
How to Connect to Public Clouds
Describes how to connect a Windows Azure subscription to App Controller.
How to Connect to Private Clouds
Describes how to connect a System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) management server to App Controller.
How to Connect to a Hosting Provider in System Center 2012 SP1
Describes how to connect a hosting service provider to App Controller.
How to Remove a Connection to a Public Cloud
Describes how to remove a Windows Azure subscription in App Controller.
How to Remove a Connection to a Private Cloud
Describes how to remove a VMM server in App Controller.
How to Remove Certificates for VMM Library Servers
Describes how to remove SSL certificates associated with VMM library servers.
How to Delegate Users
Describes how to create a App Controller user role profile and define which users to add as members of this user role.
How to View or Change Run As Accounts
Describes how to create, edit or delete Run As accounts on private clouds.
How to View or Change Public Cloud Properties
Describes how to view or change the properties of a public cloud.
How to View or Change Private Cloud Properties
Describes how to view or change the properties of a private cloud.
How to View Public or Private Cloud Usage
Describes how to view public and private cloud usage information.
How to View or Change Cloud Services and Certificates
Describes how to view or change the properties of a public or private cloud.
Managing Windows Azure Subscription Settings
Describes how to manage Windows Azure subscription settings.
Managing Connection Settings
Describes how to manage public and private cloud connection settings.
How to View the Status of a Job
Describes how to view the status of tasks you perform in App Controller.
Related Sections
Getting Started with System Center 2012 -- App Controller
Deploying Services and Virtual Machines in System Center 2012 - App Controller
Managing Services and Virtual Machines in System Center 2012 - App Controller