The Cloud-plugin provides a fully automated private cloud with a separated Cloud portal for external data-center users to submit their requests to. The Cloud-plugin features a complete automated provisioning cycle including automatic deprovisioning, Deployment of phyiscal and virtual machines from different virtualization types, P2V, V2P, V2V, P2P, "Clone-on-deploy" and a billing system.
The Cloud-Portal is a new user interface that is focused on provisioning resources for end-users or customers. It is a separate interface which focuses on simplicity for the non-administrative users. This allows people who are not as familiar with provisioning and systems management to easily request and schedule the resources they require.
A user can request when they would like the systems to be available, and for how long. Requests can also be funneled through an approval queue which requires a manager to approve new requests.
