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The platform can create firewall policies in virtual datacenters in the provider, or in the platform only, for later use in providers, depending on provider support.

To create a new firewall, do these steps:

1. Go to Virtual datacenters → Network → Firewalls

   1. For GCP go to Global → Network → Firewalls

2. Click the Add button

3. Enter the firewall details

   1. In GCP, if you assign a firewall to a Virtual datacenter, you can then use it as a default firewall

   2. In VCD, if you do not select a Virtual datacenter, the platform will create the firewall in the platform only, not in the provider

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4. Click Save to create the firewall

5. Add Firewall rules as describe in Create firewall rules.

You can display and manage firewalls in the platforms at the level of the virtual datacenter or the location (public cloud region or datacenter).

To display firewalls in a virtual datacenter in a provider:

1. Go to Virtual datacenters → select a virtual datacenter → Network → Firewalls

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To display all firewalls in Google Cloud Platform

1. Go to myCloud → Global view → select the GCP provider → Networks → Firewalls

To display all firewalls in a location (public cloud region or datacenter):

1. Go to Cloud virtual datacenters view → Locations

2. Select a location

3. Go to Network → Firewalls

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   Firewalls that do not exist in the provider are grayed out, and you should delete these firewalls.

To display firewalls in an Azure Resource Group:

1. Go to Cloud virtual datacenters view

2. Go to Global → Azure → Resource Groups → select a resource group

3. To display the details of the firewall, edit the firewall