An organization virtual data center (VDC) network enables its virtual machines (VMs) to communicate with each other, or to provide access to external networks. A single VDC can have multiple networks.
There are two kinds of networks:
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Isolated network – This is internally connected and only VMs within the VDC can connect to this.
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Routed network – This is externally connected and offers access to machines and networks outside the VDC via the Edge gateway. You can have up to 9 usable routed networks per VDC.
See Routed VDC Network to learn more.
Create an Isolated Network
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On the vCloud Directory Virtual Data-Center dashboard, select the VDC where you will create the network.
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From the left navigation panel, select Networks.
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Click Add.
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On the Network Type page of the New Organization VDC Network window, select Isolated and click Next.
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On the General page, enter a Name and Description for the network.
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Enter the gateway address for the network in Gateway CIDR.
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Enable the Shared option to make the network available to other VDCs within the same location, and click Next.
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In Static IP Pools, enter a range of addresses that connect to the network for VM consumption, and click Add.
Example:
If your gateway address is 192.168.1.1/24, you want a Static IP Pool of 192.168.1.10-192.168.1.100.
This gives you a pool of 91 IP addresses to assign to machines within your network. You can increase this later if needed.
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Click Next.
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On the DNS page, enter DNS information and click Next.
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On the Ready to Complete page, review your selections and click Finish.
The created Isolated Network is now ready for use.
