How to do it...

Carry out the following steps to create your own private cloud:

  1. Connect to the VMM 2016 console by using the VMM admin account that was previously created (for example, rllab\vmm-admin), and then in the bottom-left pane, click on VMs and Services to open the VMs and Services workspace.
  2. Under the Home tab on the ribbon, click on Create Cloud.
  3. In the Create Cloud Wizard window, type the private cloud's name.
  1. Using the drop-down menu Shielded VM Support to specify whether the cloud will support shielded VMs, type a description (optional), and then click on Next:
  1. In the Resources page, select between the following options: ...

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