9. Hybrid vCloud Considerations : 9.1 vCloud Connector : 9.1.3 Additional vCloud Connector 2.0 Features
   
9.1.3 Additional vCloud Connector 2.0 Features
vCloud Connector has the following additional features:
*Datacenter extension:
*Layer 2 extension from existing enterprise network to a public vCloud over secure SSL VPN tunnel.
*Ability to move a virtual machine from an enterprise network (vSphere or vCloud Director) to the public vCloud and retain the same IP and MAC addresses.
*Requires version 5.1 of vSphere, vCloud Networking and Security Manager, and vCloud Director.
Figure 56. vCloud Connector Datacenter Extension
 
*Content sync:
*Public vSphere folder, or private or public vCloud catalog.
*Subscribe to the published folder or catalog from one or more vSphere instances, or private or public vCloud instances.
*New or modified templates in the published folder or catalog are automatically copied to the subscribing vCloud instances that leverage the vCloud Connector secure transfer mechanism.
*Folders and catalogs are kept synchronized across vCloud instances.
*Supports vSphere 4.x (and later), and vCloud Director 1.5 (and later).
Figure 57. vCloud Connector Content Sync
 
*Multitenant vCloud Connector node:
*Multitenant node is deployed and managed by the service provider.
*Choice of single or multitenant node.
*Secure multitenancy with isolation for logging and troubleshooting.
*Supports vCloud Director 1.5 (or later).
Figure 58. vCloud Connector Multitenant vCloud Connector Node