Organization virtual datacenter networks provide network connectivity to vApp workloads within an organization. Users in the organization connect to outside networks through external organization virtual datacenter networks, similar to how users in an organization connect to a corporate network that is uplinked to an Internet service provider. During creation, you can specify whether organization virtual datacenter networks are specific to a virtual datacenter or shared with all of the organization’s virtual datacenters (as in vCloud Director 5.1).

Connectivity options for organization virtual datacenter networks include:

Internal and routed organization virtual datacenter networks are instantiated through network pools by vCloud system administrators. Organization administrators do not have the ability to provision organization virtual datacenter networks, but can configure network services such as firewall, NAT, DHCP, VPN, load balancing, and static routing.

In a directly connected external organization virtual datacenter network, the vApp virtual machines are in the port group of the external network. IP address assignments for vApps follow the external network IP addressing.

 

 

A routed external organization virtual datacenter network is protected by a vCloud Networking and Security Edge device that provides DHCP, firewall, NAT, VPN, and static routing services. The vCloud Networking and Security Edge device connects to the organization virtual datacenter network and the external network port groups.

 

An internal organization virtual datacenter network is isolated from all other networks.