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CLOUDSTACK-3390. DOC. Describe that VMware Datacenter can now be visible as a zone.

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<para>When you add a new zone using the &PRODUCT; UI, you will be prompted to configure the zone’s physical network <para>When you add a new zone using the &PRODUCT; UI, you will be prompted to configure the zone’s physical network
and add the first pod, cluster, host, primary storage, and secondary storage.</para> and add the first pod, cluster, host, primary storage, and secondary storage.</para>
<para>In order to support zone-wide primary storage for VMware, changes have been made so <para>In order to support zone-wide functions for VMware, &PRODUCT; is aware of VMware Datacenters and can map each Datacenter to a
that &PRODUCT; is now aware of VMware Datacenters and can map each Datacenter to a &PRODUCT; zone. To enable features like storage live migration and zone-wide
&PRODUCT; zone. Previously, &PRODUCT; was only aware of VMware Clusters, a smaller primary storage for VMware hosts, &PRODUCT; has to make sure that a zone
organizational unit than Datacenters. This implies that a single &PRODUCT; zone could
possibly contain clusters from different VMware Datacenters. In order for zone-wide
primary storage to work for VMware hosts, &PRODUCT; has to make sure that a zone
contains only a single VMware Datacenter. Therefore, when you are creating a new contains only a single VMware Datacenter. Therefore, when you are creating a new
&PRODUCT; zone, you will now be able to select a VMware Datacenter for the zone. If you &PRODUCT; zone, you can select a VMware Datacenter for the zone. If you
are provisioning multiple VMware Datacenters, each one will be set up as a single zone are provisioning multiple VMware Datacenters, each one will be set up as a single zone
in &PRODUCT;. </para> in &PRODUCT;. </para>
<note> <note>
<para>If you are upgrading from a previous &PRODUCT; version, and your existing <para>If you are upgrading from a previous &PRODUCT; version, and your existing
deployment contains a zone with clusters from multiple VMware Datacenters, that zone deployment contains a zone with clusters from multiple VMware Datacenters, that zone
will not be forcibly migrated to the new model. It will continue to function as will not be forcibly migrated to the new model. It will continue to function as
before. However, any new zone-wide operations, such as zone-wide primary storage, will before. However, any new zone-wide operations, such as zone-wide primary storage
and live storage migration, will
not be available in that zone.</para> not be available in that zone.</para>
</note> </note>
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