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title: "Manage Direct Connected subnets"
sidebar_label: "Manage Direct Connected subnets"
description: "How to create and delete Direct Connected subnets"
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# Manage Direct Connected subnets

A Direct Connected subnet is a public subnet to which virtual machines connect directly and receive IP addresses from this network, without using an Edge gateway.

A Direct Connected subnet can contain between 5 and 253 IPv4 addresses. The limit for Direct Connected subnets is five per organization. To increase the limit, [create a ticket](https://my.selectel.ru/tickets/create).

## Create a Direct Connected subnet \{#create-direct-connected-subnet}

1. In the [Control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vmware/), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **VMware-based Cloud**.
2. Go to the **Virtual Data Centers** section.
3. Open the virtual data center page → **Direct Connected subnets** tab.
4. Click **Create DC subnet**.
5. Select the subnet size.
6. Click **Create**.

## Delete a Direct Connected subnet \{#delete-direct-connected-subnet}

Before deleting a Direct Connected subnet in the Cloud Director panel, disconnect all virtual machines and vApps from it. You can only disconnect a network from a powered-off vApp.

1. In the [Control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vmware/), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **VMware-based Cloud**.
2. Go to the **Virtual Data Centers** section.
3. Open the virtual data center page → **Direct Connected subnets** tab.
4. In the subnet line, click <CloudPlatformIcon />.
5. Enter the subnet address to confirm the deletion.
6. Click **Delete**.

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