Display virtual datacenter networks
To display the networks available to a virtual datacenter:
Privileges: Manage virtual network elements, Access external networks tab, Access public networks tab
Go to Virtual datacenters → select virtual datacenter → Network.
The default network is highlighted with a star symbol
A network with an internet gateway is highlighted with a globe symbol
In public cloud, to synchronize networks and IP addresses, click the round arrows synchronize button
In AWS, you can filter the list of private networks by Availability Zone
API Features
Virtual datacenter networks are available in the Abiquo API. For example, see VirtualDatacentersResource and PrivateNetworksResource.
You can display an inventory of your cloud networks easily in Virtual datacenters view
In the Networks list, to view the pool and allocation of IPs:
To display all the IPs in the virtual datacenter, click the All button at the top of the list
To display the IPs in a network, click the Network name
You can then:
Use the slider at the bottom of the list to move through the pages
Filter the list by entering text in the Search box. The filter works with all the columns of the table including:
IP Address
MAC address
Network name
Virtual appliance using the IP
VM using the IP
Provider ID of the entity using the IP (for example, a load balancer)
Create a private network
Add IPs to private networks
Edit a private network
To edit a private network
Go to Virtual datacenters and select a virtual datacenter, then go to Network
Select Private and select the network
Click the pencil edit button below the Networks list
If there are no VMs deployed in the network, you can change the Name, Gateway, Static routes, and make the network the new default for the virtual datacenter
The gateway must be an IP address inside the range defined by the network address and the network mask
Optionally, change the DNS settings. The new settings will apply to all VMs deployed after you save the network
Click Save
Delete a private network
You can delete a private network if no VMs are using its IPs and it is not the default network for the virtual datacenter.
To delete a private network:
Go to Virtual datacenters and select a virtual datacenter
Go to Network → Private
Select the network and click the delete button below the networks list.
Display onboarded external networks
The platform automatically onboards external networks when you onboard virtual datacenters from vCloud Director.
Privileges: Manage virtual network elements, Access external networks tab, Manage external network elements
To display onboarded external networks
Go to Virtual datacenters → Network
Select a vCloud VDC
Go to External
Delete an onboarded external network
If an onboarded network has been deleted in the provider, its name will display in light gray text. If a VM is using an IP from this network, then you cannot deploy the VM.
If there are no VMs using the IPs of an external network that was already deleted in the provider, to delete the network in the platform, select it and click the delete button.
Set the default network for a virtual datacenter
Each virtual datacenter requires a default network. If you deploy a VM without assigning a NIC, the platform will add one from the default network. You cannot unselect the default network, instead you must assign a new default network to replace it.
To set a network as the default, you will require privileges to access this network in the virtual infrastructure.
Privileges: Manage virtual datacenter network elements, Access public network tab, Manage public network elements, Access external network tab, Manage external network elements
To assign a network as the default for a virtual datacenter do these steps:
Go to Virtual datacenters → select virtual datacenter → Network → network type, e.g. Private
Create or edit a network
Select the Default network checkbox
This default will override the platform default network and any network set for the enterprise in the datacenter
The new default network will apply to all VMs deployed after you set it
For a public network that is the virtual datacenter default, obtain IP addresses for your VMs before you deploy
Obtain IP addresses from public networks
See Obtain public IP addresses.
Synchronize public IP addresses with the cloud provider
To onboard any public IP addresses that were already created in your cloud provider, or update changes made directly in the provider:
Privileges: Manage virtual network elements, Manage floating IPs, Access public networks tab, Manage public network elements
Go to Virtual datacenters → select a public cloud virtual datacenter
Go to Network → Public
Click the double arrow synchronize public IPs button (beside the + add button)
Release a reserved public IP address
You can release a public IP if it is not assigned to a VM.
In private cloud, to release a public IP that belongs to a public network, select the IP in the IP list and click the delete button.
In public cloud, click the link to Remove from VDC and then click the delete button.
In private cloud with NSX-T, you can delete network resources by deleting the virtual datacenters. The platform will automatically remove VMs, virtual appliances, load balancers, public IPs, and firewalls from the virtual datacenter. The firewalls will remain in the enterprise and you can reuse them. When you delete a virtual datacenter, public IPs that are not used by VMs will remain in the provider and the synchronization process will delete them.
Limit network bandwith with QoS
You can limit network bandwidth of public IPs and for VDCs with NAT networks. For more details see the following documentation.
Reserve private IPs
Administrators can reserve private IP addresses so that users cannot work with them in the platform.
See Reserve private IPs.
Pages related to virtual datacenter networks
Administer virtual resources
Work with VMs, see the Related pages list in myCloud view
Manage and configure datacenter networks, see Networks
Configure network infrastructure, see Network