Data Center Basic Operations

You can understand the basic operations supported by the data center from the perspective of CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete).

Operation	Description
Create a Data Center	Create a data center under the root node and set the name and description.
Edit a Data Center	Modify the name or description of an existing data center.
View a Data Center	View the resource topology diagram and summary information on the Overview page.
Delete a Data Center	Delete the data center and all subordinate resources.

Create a Data Center

Navigate to the root node and click New Data Center. Set the following parameters to create a data center:

Parameter	Description
Name	Name of the data center.
Description	Description of the data center.

After clicking OK, the data center will be created.

Edit a Data Center

If you need to modify the name or description of an existing data center, you can do so on the corresponding data center page by clicking More Actions > Edit Name and Description. In the dialog box that appears, you can modify the relevant information.

View a Data Center

ZSvirt provides a data center resource topology diagram, which helps you quickly grasp summary information about all resources within a data center. You can view this information on the Overview page of the target data center.

Delete a Data Center

If you need to delete an existing data center, you can do so on the target data center page by clicking More Actions > Delete. This will delete the data center.