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name: hybrid-workloads-hybrid-order-tutorial
title: Ordering on-premises infrastructure for your hybrid cloud
description: In this tutorial, you learn how to estimate pricing, order hardware, and prepare for installing IBM® Power Virtual Server Private Cloud. You set up an IBM Cloud Satellite® location that manages your Power Virtual Server environment while you wait for your hardware delivery.
last-updated: 2024-09-11
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# Ordering on-premises infrastructure for your hybrid cloud
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In this tutorial, you learn how to estimate pricing, order hardware, and prepare for installing IBM® Power Virtual Server Private Cloud. You set up an IBM Cloud Satellite® location that manages your Power Virtual Server environment while you wait for your hardware delivery.
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## Before you begin
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Review the documentation on preparing your site for physical hardware installation.
- [Prerequisites for installing the pod](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/power-iaas?topic=power-iaas-pre_installation_checklist&format=markdown)
- [Site readiness](https://cloud.ibm.com/power-iaas?topic=power-iaas-site-readiness)
- [Site access requirements](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/power-iaas?topic=power-iaas-site-access-requirements&format=markdown)
- [Environmental requirements](https://cloud.ibm.com/power-iaas?topic=power-iaas-environmental-requirements)
- [Power requirements](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/power-iaas?topic=power-iaas-power-requirements&format=markdown)
- [Network requirements](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/power-iaas?topic=power-iaas-network-requirements&format=markdown)
- [Planning your environment for Satellite locations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-infrastructure-plan&format=markdown)
- [Direct Link Connect prerequisites](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-ibm-cloud-dl-connect-prerequisites&format=markdown)


## Estimating costs
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To generate an estimated price, use the [Power Virtual Server Estimate](https://cloud.ibm.com/power/estimate) pricing tool.

1. Configure a pod by specifying your required compute and storage needs.
1. Then, select a term commitment.
1. Next, model metered consumption costs to understand the projected rate.
1. Add the configuration to the estimator and export a PDF to view a total estimate.
1. Share your exported estimate with IBM to get a more detailed quote and possible discounts.

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## Ordering IBM Power Virtual Server Private Cloud hardware
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For more information, see [Purchasing infrastructure services deployed on-premises](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/hybrid-workloads?topic=hybrid-workloads-service-comit&format=markdown).

After your order is placed, IBM teams contact you to coordinate floor space planning, networking planning, and other items in preparation for the delivery and setup.

## Creating a Satellite location
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Create a Satellite location within your IBM Cloud account to manage the lifecycle of your Power Virtual Server Private Cloud pod. Satellite acts as a connection back to IBM Cloud that provides a single interface for deploying and managing workloads across your on-premises and cloud environments.

For more information, see [Manually creating Satellite locations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-loc-manual-create&format=markdown).

After you create this Satellite location, IBM® manages the lifecycle of the Satellite location. The Satellite location that you create to connect to Power Virtual Server Private Cloud is at no-cost.

## Receiving the hardware delivery
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IBM service support representatives (SSRs) take care of infrastructure setup and configuration.

- Registering the pod with IBM Cloud
- Connecting to your Satellite location
- Enabling the pod for usage

The commitment term begins and you can start viewing billing information on IBM Cloud. The pod is almost ready for workload deployments.

## Next steps
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Next, [Prepare your on-premises environment for deployments](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/hybrid-workloads?topic=hybrid-workloads-tutorial-prep-hybrid&format=markdown).