Networking Guide
Table Of Contents
- VMware vCloud Air Networking Guide
- Contents
- About this Networking Guide
- Overview of Gateways and Networks
- About Managing Gateways and Networks
- Network Security and Secure Access
- Network Connectivity for Virtual Machines
- Direct Connect for vCloud Air
- Features of Direct Connect
- Reasons to Order Direct Connect
- Direct Connect Service Overview
- Direct Connect with Cross Connect
- Direct Connect for Network Exchange
- Direct Connect Use Cases
- About the Ordering and Provisioning Workflow
- Work with Your Provider to Set up Connection
- Order Direct Connect to vCloud Air
- Work with VMware to Complete Order
- View Direct Connect in vCloud Air
- Route Traffic Through Direct Connect
- Index
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Connecting to multiple vCloud Air offerings
Using one, shared Direct Connect connection to connect from on-premises to multiple vCloud Air
offerings (namely, Dedicated Cloud, Virtual Private Cloud, Desktop as a Service (DaaS), and Disaster
Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)) is not supported.
To connect multiple vCloud Air offerings, order a cross connection for each of your vCloud Air
environments and configure static routing between them. See “Order Direct Connect to vCloud Air,” on
page 50 and “Direct Connect Service Overview,” on page 43 for information.
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Dynamic routing
Direct Connect supports dynamic routing (for example with OSPF and BGP) for network traffic
between on-premises and vCloud Air and between vCloud Air instances.
NOTE Configuring dynamic routing with Direct Connect is supported only when you have a
vCloud Air Dedicated Cloud subscription service.
Unsupported Use Cases
Direct Connect is not supported for the following implementations:
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Ethernet over copper (EoC) connections
Direct connect does not support your network service provider delivering an EoC connection from your
premises to the vCloud Air data center. A Direct Connect connection requires single-mode fiber with a
Lucent Connector (LC).
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VLAN trunks and subnets
Direct Connect does not support VLAN trunks or multiple subnets. A Direct Connect connection
supports one subnet or VLAN.
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Public IP address porting
vCloud Air does not support using your own public IP address space with Direct Connect.
About the Ordering and Provisioning Workflow
The workflow to order and provision a direct network connection to vCloud Air follows this sequence of
hand offs between you, your network service provider (or telecommunications carrier), the data center
owner, and your vCloud Air Customer Success Team.
Prerequisites
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Determine which vCloud Air data center you want to connect to.
You can establish a direct network connection between one or multiple vCloud Air locations.
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Determine which type of connection you need:
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“Direct Connect with Cross Connect,” on page 44
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Logical private WAN connectivity
NOTE The type of connection you order from your customer premises to the vCloud Air data
center (such as MPLS, VPLS, or E-Line) depends on the capabilities and service catalog from
the network service provider you choose to provide the connectivity. See also “Direct Connect
Use Cases,” on page 46 for the connection requirements.
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Intra data center cross connect
You must have your own colocation equipment in each vCloud Air data center.
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