Easiest Way to Configure Multi-Tenancy in 5.5??

[wudevr99]

We have an ESXi 5.5 cluster with vCenter 5.5 for our lab.

We need to configure it so that another group in my department can share our lab for their testing.

Ideally, we would like it configured so that they can't see/use our stuff and vice-versa.

I guess this would be a multi-tenant config?

I'm looking for information on how to achieve this in the easiest least complex way.

[rcporto]

The easiest way is using a CMP (cloud management platform) like vRealize Automation... without this you will have a hard work with roles and permissions.

More about vRealize Automation: Managing a Multi-Tenant Cloud with vRealize Automation - VMware Blogs

[wudevr99]

Thank you for the reply Richardson.

I've done some research and it appears that 'Multi-Tenancy' is probably overkill for what I need.

I believe Resource Pools should do the trick.

I just need to give 2 groups which reside in the same building on the same LAN access to a percentage of resources in our VMware cluster.

CPU and Memory seem straightforward.

Permissions also seem to be fairly straightforward.

I just need to figure out separating the storage between the two groups.

Thanks again.