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vCloud Air Advanced Networking
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Contents
Preface 5
Introducing Advanced Networking Services for vCloud Air 7
1
Upgrade an Edge Gateway to Advanced Networking Services 7
Log In and Navigate to Advanced Networking Services 9
Statistics and Logs for Advanced Networking Services 11
Advanced Routing for vCloud Air 15
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Specify Global Configuration 15
Add a Static Route 16
Configure BGP 17
Configure OSPF 18
Configure Route Redistribution 20
Certificate and Security Group Management 23
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Certificate Management in vCloud Air 23
Generate a Certificate Signing Request 23
Configure a CA Signed Certificate 24
Configure a Self-Signed Certificate 25
Add a Certificate 25
Add a Certificate Revocation List 26
Security Objects in vCloud Air 26
Create an IP Address Group 26
Create a Service 27
Create a Service Group 27
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Network Security and Isolation 29
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Types of Firewalls in vCloud Air 29
Edge Gateway Firewall 29
Firewall for Trust Groups 30
Manage Edge Gateway Firewall Rules 30
Add an Edge Gateway Firewall Rule 31
Edit an Edge Gateway Firewall Rule 33
Change the Order of a Gateway Firewall Rule 34
Manage Trust Groups Firewall Rules 35
Add a Trust Groups Firewall Rule 35
Edit a Trust Groups Firewall Rule 38
Load Balancing 39
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Set Up Load Balancing 39
Configure the Load Balancer Service 40
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Create an Application Profile 40
Create a Service Monitor 43
Add a Server Pool 45
Add a Virtual Server 46
Add an Application Rule 47
Secure Access Using Virtual Private Networks 49
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SSL VPN-Plus Overview 49
About Configuring SSL VPN-Plus 50
Configure Server Settings 51
Add an IP Pool 52
Add a Private Network 53
Add an Authentication Server 54
Add an Installation Package 56
Add an SSL VPN-Plus User 57
Add a Web Resource for SSL VPN-Plus Access 58
Edit Client Configuration 59
Add a Script 60
Edit the Default SSL VPN-Plus Settings 60
Customize the Portal Design 61
IPsec VPN Overview 61
About Setting up an IPsec VPN Connection 62
Specify Global IPsec VPN Configuration 62
Set up an IPsec VPN Connection to a Remote Site 63
IP Service Management: NAT and DHCP 67
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Network Address Translation (NAT) 67
Add an SNAT or DNAT Rule 68
DHCP Service 69
Add a DHCP IP Pool 70
Add a DHCP Static Binding 70
Index 73
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Preface
The vCloud Air Advanced Networking Services Guide provides information about configuring networking for
VMware® vCloud Air Advanced Networking Services, including how to configure dynamic routing,
firewall rules, load balancing, and VPN access.
Intended Audience
This guide is intended for network administrators and virtual administrators who will be configuring
networking in vCloud Air. The information is written for experienced administrators who are familiar with
virtual machine technology and networking concepts.
Related Documentation
Configuring networking for vCloud Air includes configuring basic and advanced networking features. See
the vCloud Air Networking Guide for a description of the default network setup, how to add networks to
vCloud Air, how to add gateways to your Dedicated Cloud subscription service, and how to add virtual
machines to networks.
See also the vCloud Air User's Guide for information about the features available for your vCloud Air
Dedicated Cloud subscription service and Virtual Private Cloud subscription service.
VMware Technical Publications Glossary
VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you. For definitions
of terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, go to
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.
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Introducing
Advanced Networking Services for
vCloud Air 1
VMware vCloud™ Air® Advanced Networking Services, powered by the VMware NSX™ network
virtualization platform, offer enhanced security controls and routing, and network scaling capabilities in the
cloud.
vCloud Air Advanced Networking Services allow customers to achieve unprecedented security and
isolation in a public cloud. Advanced Networking Services deliver the following benefits:
Dynamic Routing: Support routing protocols such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Open
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Shortest Path First (OSPF) to simplify network integration between on-premises and cloud-based
environment, allowing for redundancy and continuity in cloud-hosted application deployment.
Fine-grained network security and isolation: Support the use of object-based rule definitions to provide
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stateful network traffic isolation without requiring multiple virtual networks. Unique in the public
cloud market, this "zero trust" security model prevents intruders from gaining full network access if an
application or virtual machine is compromised. Advanced Networking Services dramatically simplify
network configuration by leveraging the same network security policies to protect applications onpremises and in the cloud and extend your zero trust security model for portable security no matter
where an application is deployed.
Additional Advanced Networking Services: Enhanced VPN support for point-to-site (IPsec VPN) and
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user (SSL VPN) connectivity, enhanced load balancing for HTTPS, and expanded network scalability.
This chapter includes the following topics:
“Upgrade an Edge Gateway to Advanced Networking Services,” on page 7
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“Log In and Navigate to Advanced Networking Services,” on page 9
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“Statistics and Logs for Advanced Networking Services,” on page 11
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Upgrade an Edge Gateway to Advanced Networking Services
Upgrade an edge gateway in your vCloud Air deployment to leverage the new
Advanced Networking Services features and functionality.
You upgrade to Advanced Networking Services on a gateway-by-gateway basis. Meaning, you select which
edge gateways to upgrade and during the upgrade process, you can continue to operate edge gateways
leveraging the existing VMware network technology. See the vCloud Air Networking Guide for
information.
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When you upgrade an edge gateway to Advanced Networking Services, the edge gateway configuration is
maintained through the upgrade; for example, if you configured firewall rules or load balancing, the edge
gateway will maintain the firewall settings and be configured for load balancing after the upgrade.
NOTE After upgrading an edge gateway, you cannot revert the edge gateway to its previous state.
Additionally, if you are an API user, the APIs change post-upgrade to enable the new features and
functionality.
Prerequisites
To upgrade an edge gateway to Advanced Networking Services, you must meet these prerequisites:
You have a license for Advanced Networking Services. Contact your VMware Customer Success Team
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representative for information. If you have not obtained a license, upgrading an edge gateway will not
succeed.
You have subscribed to a vCloud Air Virtual Private Cloud or Dedicated Cloud subscription service
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and have configured networking using the basic networking features.
Procedure
1 Go to https://vca.vmware.com and log in to vCloud Air using your user name and password.
The VMware vCloud Air services page appears.
2 Click the My Subscriptions tile.
The VMware vCloud Air Dashboard appears.
3 Click the Gateways tab and click the tile for the gateway you want to upgrade.
4 Click Manage in vCloud Director.
vCloud Director opens in a new browser tab and the Org VDC Networks tab is displayed.
5 Click the Edge Gateways tab.
The gateways located in the virtual data center appear.
6 Click the gateway that you want to upgrade, right click and select Convert to Advanced Networking.
The Convert to advanced networking dialog box appears. The dialog box provides information about
upgrading to the new APIs for Advanced Networking Services.
NOTE If the option Convert to Advanced Networking is unavailable, this means that the edge gateway
has already been upgraded or you do not have a license for this operation.
7 Click Yes to proceed with the upgrade.
The upgrade can take a few minutes to complete in vCloud Director.
Before you upgrade an edge gateway, the vCloud Air Web UI has the following functionality available for
you to configure these basic networking functions:
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Figure 1‑1. vCloud Air Air Gateway Before Upgrade
After you upgrade an edge gateway, the networking functionality available in the vCloud Air Web UI
changes.
Figure 1‑2. vCloud Air Gateway After Upgrade
After an upgrade, the tabs for configuring NAT and firewall rules are moved to thevCloud Director Web UI
to match the NSX user experience. Click Manage in vCloud Director to navigate to the
Advanced Networking Services UI where you configure those functions (and others) for your vCloud Air
environment.
vCloud Air maintains your existing, pre-upgrade network configuration after the upgrade.
Log In and Navigate to Advanced Networking Services
You access the Advanced Networking Services Web UI on a per edge gateway basis. After you upgrade an
edge gateway to Advanced Networking Services, have access to all the advanced networking features for
that edge gateway.
You can still use the VMware vCloud Air Web UI to configure basic networking features for your VMware
vCloud Air environment, such as creating networks, assigning virtual machines to networks, and allocating
IP addresses to your edge gateways. See the vCloud Air Networking Guide for information about using the
basic network features.
Prerequisites
To access Advanced Networking Services for an edge gateway, you must meet these prerequisites:
Sign into your vCloud Air subscription service by using a supported browser. See Supported Browsers
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for vCloud Air in the vCloud Air User's Guide for information.
Have upgraded the edge gateway that you want to access to Advanced Networking Services. See
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“Upgrade an Edge Gateway to Advanced Networking Services,” on page 7 for information.
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Procedure
1 Go to https://vca.vmware.com and log in to vCloud Air using your user name and password.
If you are logging in to vCloud Air for the first time, see Sign In to vCloud Air in the vCloud Air User's
Guide for information.
The VMware vCloud Air services page appears.
2 Click the My Subscriptions tile.
The VMware vCloud Air Dashboard appears.
3 Click the Gateways tab and click the tile for the gateway you want to mange.
4 Click Manage in vCloud Director.
vCloud Director opens in a new browser tab and the Org VDC Networks tab is displayed.
5 Click the Edge Gateways tab.
The gateways located in the virtual data center appear.
6 Select the gateway, right click and select Edge Gateway Services.
VMware vCloud Edge Gateway Services appears in a new browser tab. By default, the Dashboard tab
is selected.
NOTE If the edge gateway has not been upgraded, selecting Edge Gateway Services displays the
vCloud Director edge gateway UI. Additionally, when you right click and display the edge gateway
menu, you see that the option Convert to Advanced Networking is available, indicating that the edge
gateway has not been upgraded to Advanced Networking Services.
7 Select a tab to configure that advanced networking feature.
NOTE To access the Trust Group feature, navigate to the virtual data center and manage the firewall
settings. See “Add a Trust Groups Firewall Rule,” on page 35 for information.
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Statistics and Logs for Advanced Networking Services
You can view statistics and access logs for the edge gateways deployed for Advanced Networking Services.
Statistics
Navigate to an edge gateway in vCloud Director, right click and select Edge Gateway Services. VMware
vCloud Edge Gateway Services appears in a new browser tab. By default the Dashboard tab is selected.
Statistics and status information are accessible from the following areas of Advanced Networking Services:
Dashboard
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SSL VPN-Plus
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IPsec VPN
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Firewall Rules—Edge Gateway and Trust Groups
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Dashboard
The Dashboard provides operational visibility for Advanced Networking Services. The Dashboard displays
graphs for the traffic flowing through the interfaces of the selected edge gateway and connection statistics
for the firewall and load balancer services.
NOTE For additional statistics and historical data, you can configure vRealize Operations to query more
advanced data and historical metrics.
Select the period for which you want to view the statistics.
SSL VPN-Plus Dashboard
The dashboard displays the status of the service, number of active SSL VPN sessions, and session statistics
and data flow details. Click Details next to Number of Active Sessions to view information about the
concurrent connections to private networks behind the edge gateway.
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Figure 1‑3. Statistics on the SSL VPN-Plus Dashboard
IPsec VPN
Click the IPSEC VPN tab > Show IPsec Statistics to display the status of the tunnel.
Firewall Rules
You can view statistics for edge gateway firewall rules and Trust Group firewall rules in the following ways:
1 Navigate to a Firewall tab:
For an edge gateway firewall rule, see “Log In and Navigate to Advanced Networking Services,”
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on page 9.
For a Trust Group firewall rule, see “Add a Trust Groups Firewall Rule,” on page 35.
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On the Firewall tab, click
(column display icon) and select the Stats check box.
The page refreshes and the Stats column appears in the table.
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Click (the stats icon) for a rule.
Figure 1‑4. Statistics for an Edge Gateway Firewall Rule
You can view the traffic related to the rule—traffic packets and size.
Figure 1‑5. Statistics for a Trust Group firewall rule
Logs
You can enable logging an edge gateway for all the major features in Advanced Networking Services:
Table 1‑1. How To Enable Logging Per Feature
Navigation for Feature Description
Firewall tab > Action cell of a rule and click ] > Log
option
DHCP > DHCP Service Status > Enable logging check box
NAT > Add ( ) icon > Add DNAT Rule or Add SNAT
Rule > Enable logging check box
Routing tab > Global Configuration > Dynamic Routing
Configuration > Edit > Enable Logging check box
Load Balancer tab > Global Configuration > Edit > Logging
check box
IPSEC VPN tab > Logging Policy section > Enable logging
check box
SSL VPN-Plus tab > Server Settings > Logging Policy >
Change > Enable logging check box
SSL VPN-Plus tab > General Settings > Change > Enable
logging check box
Logs all sessions matching this rule.
Logs the address translation.
Logs the traffic flow between the local subnet and peer
subnet.
Maintains a log of the traffic passing through the SSL VPN
gateway.
Collecting log data is a multi-step process:
1 Enable logging for the features for which you need log data as described in the table above.
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2 Configure a syslog server to receive the log data. See Capturing vCloud Air Edge Gateway Data with
Syslog in the VMware vCloud Blog.
The logged data is accessible via your configured syslog server.
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Advanced Routing for vCloud Air 2
You can specify static and dynamic routing for each edge gateway in vCloud Air.
To enable dynamic routing, you can configure an edge gateway using the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) or
the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol.
This chapter includes the following topics:
“Specify Global Configuration,” on page 15
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“Add a Static Route,” on page 16
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“Configure BGP,” on page 17
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“Configure OSPF,” on page 18
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“Configure Route Redistribution,” on page 20
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Specify Global Configuration
You can configure the default edge gateway for static routes and specify dynamic routing details for an edge
gateway.
Procedure
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1 Log in to vCloud Air and navigate to the vCloud Edge Gateway Services UI.
See “Log In and Navigate to Advanced Networking Services,” on page 9 for information.
2 Click the Routing tab and Global Configuration.
3 To enable Equal-cost multi-path routing (ECMP), click Enable next to ECMP.
ECMP is a routing strategy that allows next-hop packet forwarding to a single destination can occur
over multiple best paths. These best paths can be added statically or as a result of metric calculations by
dynamic routing protocols like OSPF or BGP. Multiple paths for static routes can be added by
providing multiple next hops separated by commas in the Static Routes dialog box.
See “Add a Static Route,” on page 16 for information.
The edge gateway utilizes Linux network stack implementation, a roundrobin algorithm with a
randomness component. After a next hop is selected for a particular source and destination IP address
pair, the route cache stores the selected next hop. All packets for that flow go to the selected next hop.
The default IPv4 route cache timeout is 300 seconds (gc_timeout). When an entry is inactive for this
time, it is eligible to be removed from the route cache. The actual removal happens when the garbage
collection timer activates (gc_interval = 60 seconds).
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4 To specify the default gateway, click Edit next to Default Gateway.
a Select an interface from which the next hop towards the destination network can be reached.
b Type the gateway IP address if required.
c Edit the MTU if required and type a description.
d Click Save.
5 To configure dynamic routing, click Edit next to Dynamic Routing Configuration.
NOTE If you have IPsec VPN configured in your environment, you should not use dynamic routing.
a Select the router ID.
The Router ID list displays the first uplink IP address of the edge gateway that pushes routes to the
kernel for dynamic routing.
b Select Enable Logging to save logging information and select the log level.
c Click OK.
6 Click Publish Changes.
What to do next
To delete routing configuration, click Reset. This deletes all routing configurations (default, static, OSPF,
and BGP configurations, as well as route redistribution).
Configure route redistribution. See “Configure Route Redistribution,” on page 20.
Configure dynamic routing. See the following topics:
“Configure BGP,” on page 17
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“Configure OSPF,” on page 18
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Add a Static Route
You can add a static route for a destination subnet or host.
Procedure
1 Log in to vCloud Air and navigate to the vCloud Edge Gateway Services UI.
See “Log In and Navigate to Advanced Networking Services,” on page 9 for information.
2 Click the Routing tab and Static Routes.
3
Click the Add (
The Add Static Route dialog box appears.
4 Configure the following options for the static route:
Option Description
Network
Next Hop
Interface
) icon.
Type the Network in CIDR notation.
Type the IP address of the Next Hop.
The router must be able to directly reach the next hop.
When ECMP is enabled, you can type multiple next hops. See “Specify
Global Configuration,” on page 15 for information.
Select the interface on which you want to add a static route.
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Option Description
MTU
Description
5 Click OK.
What to do next
Configure a NAT rule for the static route. See “Add an SNAT or DNAT Rule,” on page 68 .
Add a firewall rule to allow traffic to traverse the static route. See the following topics:
“Add an Edge Gateway Firewall Rule,” on page 31
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“Add a Trust Groups Firewall Rule,” on page 35
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Configure BGP
You can configure Border Gateway Protocol for vCloud Air to exchange routes between your on-premises
border devices and vCloud Air. BGP makes core routing decisions by using a table of IP networks or
prefixes, which designate network reachability among multiple autonomous systems.
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Edit the maximum transmission value for the data packets if required.
The MTU value cannot be higher than the MTU value set on the edge
gateway interface. See “Specify Global Configuration,” on page 15 for
information about he MTU set for the default edge gateway.
(Optional) Type a description for the static route.
The BGP border devices established a connection before any routing information is exchanged. After
establishing the connection, the border devices exchange routes and synchronize their tables. Each border
device sends keepalive messages to keep this relationship alive.
Procedure
1 Log in to vCloud Air and navigate to the vCloud Edge Gateway Services UI.
See “Log In and Navigate to Advanced Networking Services,” on page 9 for information.
2 Click the Routing tab and BGP.
3 In BGP Configuration, complete the BGP options:
a Click Edit next to BGP Configuration.
b Click Enable BGP.
c For packet forwarding to be uninterrupted during restart of BGP services, select Enable Graceful
Restart.
d To allow the edge gateway to advertise itself as a default gateway to its peers, select Enable
Default Originate.
e Type a value (a globally unique number between 1-65534) for the Local AS.
vCloud Air assigns the local autonomous system (AS) number to the edge gateway you are
configuring and advertises the local AS when the edge gateway peers with routers in other
autonomous systems. The path of ASs that a route traverses is used as one metric when selecting
the best path to a destination.
f Click OK.
4 In Neighbors, configure the routing neighbors:
a
Click the Add ( ) icon.
b Type the IP address of your on-premises border device that vCloud Air connect to.
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c Type a value (a globally unique number between 1-65534) for the Remote AS.
vCloud Air assigns the remote AS number to the border device you are creating the connection for.
d If necessary, edit the default weight for the neighbor connection.
e If necessary, edit the default interval for the Keep Alive Time.
f If necessary, edit the default interval for the Hold Down Time.
The edge gateway uses the standard, default values for the keep alive timer (60 seconds) and the
hold down timer. The default value for the hold down timer is 3xkeepalive or 180 seconds. Once
peering between two neighbors is achieved, the edge gateway starts a hold down timer. Every
keep alive message it receives from the neighbor resets the hold down timer to 0. If the edge
gateway fails to receive three consecutive keep alive messages, so that the hold down timer reaches
180 seconds, the edge gateway considers the neighbor down and deletes the routes from this
neighbor.
g In Password, type the authentication password.
Each segment sent on the connection between the neighbors is verified. MD5 authentication must
be configured with the same password on both BGP neighbors, otherwise, the connection between
them will not be made.
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To specify route filtering from a neighbor using an prefix list, click the Add (
area and configure the following options:
) icon in the BGP Filters
CAUTION A "block all" rule is enforced at the end of the filters.
a Select the direction to indicate whether you are filtering traffic to or from the neighbor.
b Select the action to indicate whether you are allowing or denying traffic.
c Type the network in CIDR format that you want to filter to or from the neighbor.
d Type the IP prefixes that are to be filtered and click OK.
6 Click Publish Changes.
What to do next
Add a firewall rule that allows traffic to and from the remote border device in your on-premises data center.
See “Add an Edge Gateway Firewall Rule,” on page 31 for information.
Configure BGP in your on-premises data center for the remote border device that vCloud Air is connecting
to using the AS values and password you set in vCloud Air. These values must match on both sides of the
connection.
Configure OSPF
The edge gateway supports OSPF, an interior gateway protocol that routes IP packets only within a single
routing domain. Configure OSPF in vCloud Air to exchange routing information between edge gateways in
vCloud Air.
Use OSPF to gather link state information from available routers and construct a topology map of the
network. The topology determines the routing table presented to the Internet layer, which makes routing
decisions based on the destination IP address found in IP packets.
OSPF routing policies provide a dynamic process of traffic load balancing between routes of equal cost. An
OSPF network is divided into routing areas to optimize traffic flow and limit the size of routing tables. An
area is a logical collection of OSPF networks, routers, and links that have the same area identification. Areas
are identified by an Area ID.
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Prerequisites
A Router ID must have been selected. “Specify Global Configuration,” on page 15
Procedure
1 Log in to vCloud Air and navigate to the vCloud Edge Gateway Services UI.
See “Log In and Navigate to Advanced Networking Services,” on page 9 for information.
2 Click the Routing tab and OSPF.
3 In OSPF Configuration, complete the OSPF options:
a Click Edit next to OSPF Configuration.
b Select Enable OSPF.
c For packet forwarding to be uninterrupted during restart of OSPF services, select Enable Graceful
Restart.
d To allow the edge gateway to advertise itself as a default gateway to its peers, select Enable
Default Originate.
e Click OK.
4 In Area Definitions, configure the OSPF areas:
a Delete the not-so-stubby area (NSSA) 51 that is configured by default.
b
Click the Add (
) icon.
c Type an area ID.
The edge gateway supports an area ID in the form of an IP address or decimal number.
d In Type, select Normal or NSSA.
NSSAs prevent the flooding of AS-external link-state advertisements (LSAs) into NSSAs. They rely
on default routing to external destinations. Hence, NSSAs must be placed at the edge of an OSPF
routing domain. NSSA can import external routes into the OSPF routing domain, thereby
providing transit service to small routing domains that are not part of the OSPF routing domain.
e In Authentication, select Password or MD5 and type the password or MD5 key, respectively, for
the value.
Password: In this method of authentication, a password is included in the transmitted packet.
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MD5: This authentication method uses MD5 (Message Digest type 5 ) encryption. An MD5
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checksum is included in the transmitted packet.
5 In Area to Interface Mapping, map interfaces to areas by completing the following steps:
a
In Area Definitions, click the Add ( ) icon.
b From the vNIC drop-down list, select the interface that you want to map to the OSPF area. The
interface specifies the external network that both edge gateways are connected to.
c Type an Area ID. The edge gateway supports an area ID in the form of an IP address or decimal
number.
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d (Optional) Select Ignore Interface MTU Settings to disable MTU mismatch detection on received
Database Descriptor (DBD) packets.
When configuring OSPF, routers connected to the same shared subnet should have the same MTU
setting. However, you can force OSPF neighbors to establish a session even when their interface
MTU settings do not match. Use caution when selecting this setting because it can lead to packet
drops and cause the adjacency to reset repeatedly.
e (Optional) Expand the Advanced section and complete the following options.
NOTE vCloud Air provides a default value for each option. You can accept these default values or
edit them for your environment.
Option Description
Hello Interval
Dead Interval
Priority
Cost
6 Click Publish Changes.
Specifies the default interval between hello packets that are sent on the
interface.
Specifies the default interval during which at least one hello packet
must be received from a neighbor before the router declares that
neighbor down.
Specifies the default priority of the interface. The interface with the
highest priority is the designated router.
Specifies the default overhead required to send packets across that
interface. The cost of an interface is inversely proportional to the
bandwidth of that interface. The larger the bandwidth, the smaller the
cost.
What to do next
Add a firewall rule that allows traffic between the edge gateways in vCloud Air that you are configuring
OSPF routing for. See “Add an Edge Gateway Firewall Rule,” on page 31 for information.
Configure OSPF on the other edge gateways in vCloud Air that you want to exchange routing information
with.
Configure Route Redistribution
By default, routers share routes with other routers running the same protocol. In a multi-protocol
environment, you must configure route redistribution for cross-protocol route sharing.
Procedure
1 Log in to vCloud Air and navigate to the vCloud Edge Gateway Services UI.
See “Log In and Navigate to Advanced Networking Services,” on page 9 for information.
2 Click the Routing tab and Route Redistribution.
3 Click Edit next to Route Redistribution Status.
4 Select the protocols for which you want to enable route redistribution and click OK.
5 To add an IP prefix, perform the following steps:
a
Click the Add (
b Type a name and the IP address of the network.
) icon in IP Prefixes.
c Click OK.
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6 To specify redistribution criteria for the IP prefix, complete the following steps:
a
Click the Add ( ) icon in Route Redistribution table.
b In Learner Protocol, select the protocol that learns routes from other protocols.
c In Allow Learning from, select the types of networks from which routes can be learned.
d In Action, select whether to permit or deny redistribution from the selected types of networks.
e Click OK.
7 Click Publish Changes.
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Certificate and Security Group
Management 3
Advanced Networking Services provides functionality to manage certificates for use with SSL VPN-Plus
and IPsec VPN tunnels.
Additionally, Advanced Networking Services enables use of grouping objects for use in creating firewall
rules and load balancer server pools.
This chapter includes the following topics:
“Certificate Management in vCloud Air,” on page 23
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“Security Objects in vCloud Air,” on page 26
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Certificate Management in vCloud Air
The edge gateway in vCloud Air supports self-signed certificates, certificates signed by a Certification
Authority (CA), and certificates generated and signed by a CA.
About Using Certificates with vCloud Air
In Advanced Networking Services, you can manage certificates for the following vCloud Air features:
IPsec VPN tunnels from your on-premises data center to vCloud Air
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SSL VPN-Plus connections to private networks and web resources deployed in vCloud Air
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The virtual servers and pools servers configured for load balancing in vCloud Air
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How to Use Client Certificates
You can create a client certificate through a CAI command or REST call. You can then distribute this
certificate to your remote users, who can install the certificate on their web browser.
The main benefit of implementing client certificates is that a reference client certificate for each remote user
can be stored and checked against the client certificate presented by the remote user. To prevent future
connections from a certain user, you can delete the reference certificate from the security server's list of
client certificates. Deleting the certificate denies connections from that user.
Generate a Certificate Signing Request
Before you can order a signed certificate from a CA or create a self-signed certificate, you must generate a
Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for your edge gateway.
A CSR is an encoded file that you need to generate on an edge gateway that needs an SSL certificate. Using a
CSR standardizes the way that companies send their public keys along with information that identifies their
company names and domain names.
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