Advanced Networking Services Guide
Table Of Contents
- vCloud Air Advanced Networking Services Guide
- Contents
- Preface
- Introducing Advanced Networking Services for vCloud Air
- Advanced Routing for vCloud Air
- Certificate and Security Group Management
- Network Security and Isolation
- Load Balancing
- Secure Access Using Virtual Private Networks
- IP Service Management: NAT and DHCP
- Index
Introducing
Advanced Networking Services for
vCloud Air 1
VMware vCloud™ Air
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Advanced Networking Services, powered by the VMware NSX™ network
virtualization platform, offer enhanced security controls and routing, and network scaling capabilities in the
cloud.
vCloud Air Advanced Networking Services allow customers to achieve unprecedented security and
isolation in a public cloud. Advanced Networking Services deliver the following benefits:
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Dynamic Routing: Support routing protocols such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Open
Shortest Path First (OSPF) to simplify network integration between on-premises and cloud-based
environment, allowing for redundancy and continuity in cloud-hosted application deployment.
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Fine-grained network security and isolation: Support the use of object-based rule definitions to provide
stateful network traffic isolation without requiring multiple virtual networks. Unique in the public
cloud market, this "zero trust" security model prevents intruders from gaining full network access if an
application or virtual machine is compromised. Advanced Networking Services dramatically simplify
network configuration by leveraging the same network security policies to protect applications on-
premises and in the cloud and extend your zero trust security model for portable security no matter
where an application is deployed.
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Additional Advanced Networking Services: Enhanced VPN support for point-to-site (IPsec VPN) and
user (SSL VPN) connectivity, enhanced load balancing for HTTPS, and expanded network scalability.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Upgrade an Edge Gateway to Advanced Networking Services,” on page 7
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“Log In and Navigate to Advanced Networking Services,” on page 9
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“Statistics and Logs for Advanced Networking Services,” on page 11
Upgrade an Edge Gateway to Advanced Networking Services
Upgrade an edge gateway in your vCloud Air deployment to leverage the new
Advanced Networking Services features and functionality.
You upgrade to Advanced Networking Services on a gateway-by-gateway basis. Meaning, you select which
edge gateways to upgrade and during the upgrade process, you can continue to operate edge gateways
leveraging the existing VMware network technology. See the vCloud Air Networking Guide for
information.
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