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Cortex Architecture

Background information on the Cortex Architecture

Microsoft Dynamic Datacenter

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Cortex Virtual Datacenter - Screenshots

Assigning resources to a customer

When provisioning the customer, add networks to the customer and specify optional limits for core server resources:

  • Number of CPU cores available to the customer
  • Total disk storage
  • Limit the number of machines that can be created
  • Limit memory pool assigned to the customer

Assign resources to customer

Customer control - virtual machine management

Through the main vm management page, customers can quickly see the status of their servers, change hardware configuration and build new machines

  • Quickly see status of all machines in virtual datacenter
  • Stop/Start/Pause servers
  • Visualise resource status
  • Add/Remove virtual machines
Virtual Server Management Overview

Create/Update virtual machine

Customers can easily change their virtual hardware. Cortex will detect when a restart is required and will warn the user before proceeding with the change. Create virtual machine