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Public VCF as-a-Service - Creating network components from the Public VCF as-a-Service control panel

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Learn how to create, configure, and effectively manage your network (IP spaces, Edge gateways and providers, and private network) from the Public VCF as-a-Service control panel.

 

Requirements

Info

If you are unsure how to log in to your organization's web portal, first refer to this guide.

 

Instructions

Before creating a network, the main concept to understand with Public VCF as-a-Service is the IP space. For example, consider the default one created with your Public VCF as-a-Service organization:

The internal scope represents the entire IP of your future network, e.g., 192.168.0.0/24.

  • IP ranges are IPs that you can request individually for your services (VMs not using DHCP, for example).
  • IP prefixes are the IP subnet that you can use in your Edge Gateway, for example.
  • IP ranges and IP prefixes cannot overlap and must be within the Internal Scope.

 

Info

You can use a new method of managing your IP space in Public VCF as-a-Service with the new IP space management subsystem.

To connect to your Public VCF as-a-Service environment, follow this guide.

Under the Networking section, select the IP Spaces tab and click NEW.

Networking IP spaces

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General

The Create IP Space window will appear, where you can choose a name for your space and add an optional description.

Click NEXT to continue.

Networking IP spaces create - step 1

 

Create a data center group (optional)

This step is optional but recommended for the vast majority of use cases (e.g. when two VDC networks need to add up).

We will now create a data center group to optimize the management of our network with this new Public VCF as-a-Service feature.

Go to the Networking section, choose the Data Center Groups, tab, and click NEW.

Networking data center groups empty

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Starting VDC

Select a vDC that will be part of the group. When you select a startup vDC, you can create a group in which this vDC can participate. Then, click on NEXT.

Networking data center groups create - step 1

 

Create an Edge Gateway (optional)

Warning

NOTE: At this time, it is not possible to create an Edge Gateway.

 

Create a private network

We will now create a new network and attach our preconfigured settings.

Choose the Networking section, select the Networks, tab, and click NEW.

Networking networks empty

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Scope

  • Organization Virtual Data Center: Provides connectivity for VMs in the selected vDC only.
  • Data Center Group: Provides connectivity for the VMs of all virtual domain controllers participating in the data center group.

Select the Organization Virtual Data Center or the Data Center Group in which you want to create your network and click NEXT.

Networking networks create - step 1

Networking networks create 01

 

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