Private networks have private IP addresses and they are restricted within one virtual datacenter.
Users create private networks from virtual datacenters, so from the infrastructure, an administrator can only view network use.
To display private networks:
- Go to Infrastructure → Datacenter → Networks → Private.
On the left of the Private network screen, an expanding tree provides network information ordered hierarchically by enterprise and virtual datacenter. The search box will filter the expanding tree by enterprise. When you click a private network in the expanding tree, the right pane shows the list of network IP addresses.
The default VLAN for a virtual datacenter may be either the auto-created private VLAN, named default_network, or another private VLAN, shown in bold, or an external VLAN. External VLANs are managed on the External tab and assigned to an enterprise's datacenters or virtual datacenters. You can override the default private network for a virtual datacenter in Virtual Datacenters view. The network details are shown in the right lower pane.
The PRIVATE IPs pane contains the detail of each of the IPs of the selected internal VLAN. Click on the header of a column to sort by that column, use the Search button to filter the results and navigate through the pages with the page scroll.
Reserved private IPs are marked with a padlock symbol. The administrator can assign these IPs to VMs outside of the platform. See also Note about reserved private IPs for vCenter with DVS.
Related pages
- Configure network defaults for the platform: Configuration View
- Exclude ranges from use in private networks: Manage excluded networks
- Manage Networks in virtual datacenters