VMware vCloud Director Cookbook

Creating multitiered vApp Networks

Having multiple networks inside the same vApp is not straightforward, at least not if it comes to easy-to-connect ability.

Getting ready

We need a VM template that we can add multiple times to build the vApp.

Note

If you want to follow my instructions to build your own router, you will need a virtual router and you need to know how to configure it. If you would like to use my example, have a closer look at the There's more... section of this recipe.

How to do it...

Let's work through the two different options we have.

Perform the following steps for using the vApp router:

1. Create a new isolated Organization Network, call it App Net, and assign it a 192.168.2.0/24 network with an IP Pool.
2. Create a new vApp.
3. Add at least ...