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Create a network in the public cloud

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The network is created within an Edge Router. Without using an Edge Router, you can connect a virtual data center to the internet only via a Direct Connected subnet; more details are in the instruction Public cloud networks.

  1. From the control panel open the Cloud Director panel: in the top menu, click Products → VMware-based Cloud → Cloud Director.

  2. Open the Networking → Networks.

  3. Click New. The network creation wizard will start.

  4. In the Scope step, select a data center or a group of data centers.

  5. Click Next.

  6. In the Network Type step, select the network type. For internet access, a Routed network type is required.

  7. Click Next.

  8. In the Edge Connection step, select an Edge Router.

  9. In the Connection Type field, select the Internal interface type.

  10. Click Next.

  11. In the General step, enter the network name.

  12. In the Gateway CIDR field, specify the gateway in CIDR format. CIDR is a format that specifies the IP address and the number of subnet mask bits (for example, 10.10.1.1/24).

  13. Optional: to allow the network to be used in other virtual data centers within the same organization, enable the Shared toggle.

  14. Click Next.

  15. In the Static IP pool step, specify the range of addresses that will be automatically assigned to virtual machines in the format <ip_address_1> — <ip_address_2>. Specify:

    • <ip_address_1> — the starting subnet address;
    • <ip_address_2> — the ending subnet IP address.

    At the bottom, the number of available IPs will be indicated (total:20).

  16. Optional: in the DNS section, specify the DNS for your network (for example, 8.8.8.8). By default, the gateway address is specified, but it must be configured separately.

  17. Click Finish.