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
When you upgrade an edge gateway to Advanced Networking Services, the edge gateway configuration is
maintained through the upgrade; for example, if you configured firewall rules or load balancing, the edge
gateway will maintain the firewall settings and be configured for load balancing after the upgrade.
NOTE After upgrading an edge gateway, you cannot revert the edge gateway to its previous state.
Additionally, if you are an API user, the APIs change post-upgrade to enable the new features and
functionality.
Prerequisites
To upgrade an edge gateway to Advanced Networking Services, you must meet these prerequisites:
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You have a license for Advanced Networking Services. Contact your VMware Customer Success Team
representative for information. If you have not obtained a license, upgrading an edge gateway will not
succeed.
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You have subscribed to a vCloud Air Virtual Private Cloud or Dedicated Cloud subscription service
and have configured networking using the basic networking features.
Procedure
1 Go to https://vca.vmware.com and log in to vCloud Air using your user name and password.
The VMware vCloud Air services page appears.
2 Click the My Subscriptions tile.
The VMware vCloud Air Dashboard appears.
3 Click the Gateways tab and click the tile for the gateway you want to upgrade.
4 Click Manage in vCloud Director.
vCloud Director opens in a new browser tab and the Org VDC Networks tab is displayed.
5 Click the Edge Gateways tab.
The gateways located in the virtual data center appear.
6 Click the gateway that you want to upgrade, right click and select Convert to Advanced Networking.
The Convert to advanced networking dialog box appears. The dialog box provides information about
upgrading to the new APIs for Advanced Networking Services.
NOTE If the option Convert to Advanced Networking is unavailable, this means that the edge gateway
has already been upgraded or you do not have a license for this operation.
7 Click Yes to proceed with the upgrade.
The upgrade can take a few minutes to complete in vCloud Director.
Before you upgrade an edge gateway, the vCloud Air Web UI has the following functionality available for
you to configure these basic networking functions:
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