5.5

Enable Static Routing for a vApp Network
You can configure certain vApp networks to provide static routing services. After you enable static routing
on two or more vApp networks, you can add static routes to allow virtual machines on different vApp
networks to communicate.
To route traffic between two vApp networks, you must enable static routing on both networks.
Prerequisites
A routed vApp network.
Procedure
1 Click the My Cloud tab and click vApps in the left pane.
2 Right-click a vApp and select Open.
3 On the Networking tab, select Show networking details.
4 Right-click the vApp network and select Configure Services.
5 On the Static Routing tab, select Enable static routing and click OK.
6 Click Apply.
What to do next
Enable static routing on another vApp network and create static routes between the two vApp networks.
Add Static Routes to vApp Networks
You can add static routes between two vApp networks that are routed to the same organization virtual
datacenter network. Static routes allow traffic between the networks.
You cannot add static routes to a fenced vApp or between overlapping networks. After you add a static
route to a vApp network, configure the network firewall rules to allow traffic on the static route. For vApps
with static routes, select the Always use assigned IP addresses until this vApp or associated networks are
deleted check box.
Static routes function only when the vApps containing the routes are running. If you change the parent
network of a vApp, delete a vApp, or delete a vApp network, and the vApp includes static routes, those
routes cannot function and you must remove them manually.
Prerequisites
Verify that the following conditions are met.
n
Two vApp networks are routed to the same organization virtual datacenter network.
n
The vApp networks are in vApps that were started at least once.
n
Static routing is enabled on both vApp networks.
Procedure
1 Click the My Cloud tab and click vApps in the left pane.
2 Right-click the first vApp and select Open.
3 Click the Networking tab and select Show networking details.
4 Right-click the vApp network and select Configure Services.
5 Click the Static Routing tab and click Add.
Chapter 7 Working with vApps
VMware, Inc. 79