MAPPING VIRTUAL MACHINES FROM A PRIVATE NETWORK TO A MULTI-TENANT PUBLIC DATACENTER

摘要

A method for creating a set of virtual machines on a public datacenter. The method, from a first network controller of a private network, commands a second network controller of the public datacenter to create the virtual machines. The method, from the first network controller of the private network, communicates with the second network controller of the public datacenter to determine a type of the second network controller. When the first network controller includes instructions for using application programming interfaces (APIs) of the type of the second network controller, the method uses the APIs to set up a VLAN for the set of virtual machines in order to allow the virtual machines of the set of virtual machines to communicate securely with each other without sending the communications through the private network. In some embodiments, the VLAN is a private VLAN (PVLAN).

主权项

1. A method for creating a set of virtual machines on a public datacenter, the method comprising:
from a first network controller of a private network, commanding a second network controller of the public datacenter to create the virtual machines; from the first network controller of the private network, communicating with the second network controller of the public datacenter to determine a type of the second network controller; and when the first network controller includes instructions for using application programming interfaces (APIs) of the type of the second network controller, using the APIs to set up a VLAN for the set of virtual machines in order to allow the virtual machines of the set of virtual machines to communicate securely with each other without sending the communications through the private network.