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Table 5-5. Types of Organization vDC Networks and Their Requirements
Organization vDC
Network Type Description Requirements
External organization vDC
network - direct connection
Accessible by multiple organizations. Virtual machines
belonging to different organizations can connect to and
see traffic on this network.
This network provides direct layer 2 connectivity to
machines outside of the organization. Virtual machines
outside of this organization can connect to virtual
machines within the organization directly.
External network
External organization vDC
network - NAT-routed
connection
Accessible only by this organization. Only virtual
machines within this organization can connect to this
network.
This network also provides controlled access to an
external network. System administrators and
organization administrators can configure network
address translation (NAT) and firewall settings to make
specific virtual machines accessible from the external
network.
On the Org vDC Networks tab, NAT-routed networks
display a gateway address.
vSphere Edge 5.1 and an edge
gateway
Internal organization vDC
network
Accessible only by this organization. Only virtual
machines within this organization can connect to and
see traffic on this network.
This network provides an organization with an isolated,
private network that multiple vApps can connect to.
This network provides no connectivity to virtual
machines outside this organization. Machines outside of
this organization have no connectivity to machines
within the organization.
On the Org vDC Networks tab, internal networks do
not display an associated gateway address.
Network pool
Create an External Direct Organization vDC Network
You can create an external direct organization vDC network that multiple organizations can access. You
typically use the external network to connect to the Internet. The organization connects directly to this network.
Prerequisites
An external network.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Organization vDCs in the left pane.
2 Double-click the organization vDC name to open the organization vDC.
3 Click the Org vDC Networks tab and click Add Network.
4 Select Connect directly to an external network.
5 Select an external network and click Next.
6 Type a name and optional description.
7 (Optional) Select Share this network with other vDCs in the organization to make the organization vDC
network available to other organization vDCs in the organization.
8 Click Next.
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