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Prerequisites
Verify that one or more port groups are available in vSphere. The port groups must be available on each
ESX/ESXi host in the cluster, and each port group must use only a single VLAN. Port groups with VLAN
trunking are not supported.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Network Pools in the left pane.
2 Click Add Network Pool.
3 Select vSphere Port Group-backed and click Next.
4 Select a vCenter Server and click Next.
5 Select one or more port groups, click Add, and click Next.
You can create one network for each port group.
6 Type a name and optional description for the network and click Next.
7 Review the network pool settings and click Finish.
What to do next
You can now create an organization virtual datacenter network that the network pool backs, or associate the
network pool with an organization virtual datacenter and create vApp networks.
Add a Network Pool That Is Backed by Cloud Isolated Networks
You can create a network pool that is backed by cloud isolated networks. A cloud isolated network spans
hosts, provides traffic isolation from other networks, and is the best source for vApp networks.
An isolation-backed network pool does not require preexisting port groups in vSphere.
Prerequisites
Verify that a vSphere distributed switch is available.
Procedure
1 Click the Manage & Monitor tab and click Network Pools in the left pane.
2 Click Add Network Pool.
3 Select VCD Network Isolation-backed and click Next.
4 Type the number of networks to create from the network pool.
5 (Optional) Type a VLAN ID.
6 Select a vCenter Server and a vSphere distributed switch and click Next.
7 Type a name and optional description for the network and click Next.
8 Review the network pool settings and click Finish.
vCloud Director creates cloud isolated networks in vSphere as they are needed.
What to do next
You can now create an organization virtual datacenter network that is backed by the network pool or
associate the network pool with an organization virtual datacenter and create vApp networks. You can also
increase the network pool MTU. See “Set the MTU for a Network Pool Backed by Cloud Isolated
Networks,” on page 24.
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