Networking Guide

Direct Connect for vCloud Air 5
For vCloud Air, you can order a direct network connection between your premises or colocation center and
a vCloud Air region. Using a direct network connection ensures a degree of dedicated bandwidth to a
Dedicated Cloud and a Virtual Private Cloud.
In vCloud Air, route traffic from your virtual machines through your direct network connection.
NOTE Read this section when you have ordered Direct Connect from VMware for your vCloud Air
instance. If you are not a Direct Connect customer, you will not see a Direct Connect network in your
vCloud Air Web console.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Features of Direct Connect,” on page 41
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“Reasons to Order Direct Connect,” on page 42
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“Direct Connect Service Overview,” on page 43
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“Direct Connect with Cross Connect,” on page 44
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“Direct Connect for Network Exchange,” on page 45
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“Direct Connect Use Cases,” on page 46
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“About the Ordering and Provisioning Workflow,” on page 47
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“Work with Your Provider to Set up Connection,” on page 49
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“Order Direct Connect to vCloud Air,” on page 50
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“Work with VMware to Complete Order,” on page 51
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“View Direct Connect in vCloud Air,” on page 52
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“Route Traffic Through Direct Connect,” on page 52
Features of Direct Connect
Using a direct network connection to connect your premises or colocation center to your vCloud Air
location provides the following key features:
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Dedicated and higher bandwidth between your premises or colocation center and your vCloud Air
High-speed connections enable hybrid architectures ranging from secure multipoint networks to
analytics applications that transfer large amounts of data between data centers.
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Increased security when accessing virtual machines and cloud-based applications running in
vCloud Air versus accessing your cloud through the Internet or by using VPN
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