---
title: "Technical capabilities and limitations of Public VCF as-a-Service"
description: "Learn about the technical capabilities and limitations of Public VCF aaS (aka Public VCF as-a-Service)"
url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/de/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vcd-limitations
lang: de
lastUpdated: 2026-05-06
---
# Technical capabilities and limitations of Public VCF as-a-Service

## Objective

**This guide explains the technical capabilities and limitations of Public VCF aaS (aka Public VCF as-a-Service), including resource constraints and configuration restrictions.**

## Requirements

Before getting started, review the following guides to better understand Public VCF as-a-Service:

- [Public VCF as-a-Service - Fundamental Concepts](/de/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vcd-get-concepts.md)
- [Public VCF as-a-Service - Network Concepts](/de/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vcd-network-concepts.md)
- [Creating a VM on Public VCF as-a-Service](/de/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vcd-vm-creation.md)
- [Creating network components via Public VCF as-a-Service](/de/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vcd-network-creation.md)

## Instructions

### General limitations

| Resource                          | Standard | Advanced | Comments                                                           |
| --------------------------------- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| vCPU (per VM)                     | 32       | 32       | Number of available vCPUs per VM.                                  |
| RAM (per VM)                      | 128 GB   | 128 GB   | Maximum RAM per VM (min. 0.5 GB).                                  |
| Network Cards (per VM)            | 10       | 10       | Maximum number of network adapters per VM.                         |
| Edge Gateway (per organization)   | N/A      | 5        | Maximum number of Edge Gateways per organization.                  |
| Public IPs (per vDC)              | N/A      | 2        | Number of available public IPs per vDC.                            |
| Snapshots (per VM)                | 1        | 1        | Maximum of 1 snapshots per VM.                                     |
| VMs (per vApp)                    | 128      | 128      | Maximum number of VMs allowed per vApp.                            |
| VMs (per organization)            | 2000     | 4000     | Maximum number of VMs per organization.                            |
| vApps (per organization)          | 10,000   | 10,000   | Maximum number of vApps per organization.                          |
| Segments (per organization)       | 40       | 40       | Maximum number of segments per organization.                       |
| vRack Segments (per organization) | 7        | 7        | Maximum number of vRack segments (1 public + 1 trunk + 5 private). |

> **Note**: When creating a snapshot that includes the VM's memory, storage usage can quickly add up.
> For example, if you have 1 VM with 1 GB of RAM and a 10 GB disk, and you create a snapshot that includes memory, your storage usage will be:
> 10 GB (disk) + 1 GB (VM swap) + up to 10 GB (disk snapshot) + 1 GB (memory snapshot) = **22 GB total**.

### Hardware limitations

| Resource              | Standard | Advanced | Comments               |
| --------------------- | -------- | -------- | ---------------------- |
| vCPU Frequency Min    | 1 GHz    | 1 GHz    | In Roadmap.            |
| vCPU Frequency Max    | 3 GHz    | 3 GHz    | By Default.            |
| Storage per VM (VMDK) | 1.5 TB   | 1.5 TB   | Storage limit on VMDK. |

## Limitations of integration with external applications

### Backup Solution

With Public VCF as-a-Service, you cannot use a backup tool other than our managed Veeam for VCD tool. Refer to the following guide for more information: [Public VCF as-a-Service - Backups with Veeam Data Platform](/de/guides/hosted-private-cloud/powered-by-vmware/vcd-backup.md).

### VMware API

Third-party products relying on vSphere APIs to function (such as Naviko, Rubrik or Zerto (non-exhaustive list)) are currently not usable within the Public VCF as-a-Service product.

### Certifications

At the launch of the service, no specific certification will be applicable to the Public VCF as-a-Service by OVHcloud.
However, supporting HDS, ISO27001, SOC2, or PCI-DSS certifications is one of the objectives of our roadmap.

## Go further

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