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
3 From the Available Add-ons tab, select the Direct Connect SKU for the connection you require.
Direct Connect SKUs are available for combinations of the following options:
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Location of the vCloud Air data center where Direct Connect is available
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Your type of vCloud Air service—Dedicated Cloud and Virtual Private Cloud
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For Dedicated Cloud service, a choice of a 10Gbps port or a 1Gbps port
NOTE Direct Connect for Virtual Private Cloud subscriptions are configurable with 1Gbps port
speeds only.
4 Click Buy Now.
The Add-on Request Order page appears.
5 Agree to the terms and conditions of the order and click Submit Request.
A confirmation message appears indicating that your order was submitted successfully and displays
your Request ID number.
What to do next
Within 24-48 hours, you receive an email confirmation of your order. Your vCloud Air portal indicates that
you have ordered a direct network connection from your premises to vCloud Air but the connection has not
provisioned in vCloud Air.
After VMware processes your order, your vCloud Air Customer Success Team provides a Letter of
Authorization – Customer Facility Assignment (LOA-CFA) form for your connection set up. Deliver the
LOA-CFA form from VMware to your connection partner. Your connection partner requires the LOA-CFA
form to establish the connection from their equipment to the vCloud Air switch. The LOA-CFA provides the
cabinet, patch panel, and port number of the vCloud Air equipment to connect your customer circuit.
Work with VMware to Complete Order
After ordering a direct network connection, you work with the vCloud Air Customer Success Team to
provide the information necessary to set up the connection within vCloud Air and vCloud Director.
When contacted, provide the following information to the VMware representative:
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The name of the virtual data center that contains the virtual machines to which you will connect
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Direct Connect connectivity option—logical private WAN connection or intra data center cross
connection
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Network service provider (or the data center owner when ordering an intra data center cross
connection) setting up the connection from your customer equipment
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Which type of connection you require to your virtual machines in vCloud Air:
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Routed connection—a connection to the virtual machines that is routed through a gateway
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Direct connection—a direct connection to the virtual machines from the outside network
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For a routed connection only:
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The name of the gateway for the virtual data center configured in vCloud Air
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The gateway IP address
All your virtual machines in vCloud Air will use this gateway IP address for Internet connectivity.
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The gateway subnet mask
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