VMware Cloud on AWS | Network

Question 1

Is data encrypted on vSAN storage?

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VMware Cloud on AWS | Compute

Answer 1

Yes, data is encrypted at rest for each NVMe flash device backing the vSAN datastore in each host.

Question 2

How are VMware Cloud on AWS SDDCs connected to my on-premises environment?

Network

VMware Cloud on AWS | Compute

Answer 2

When you deploy an SDDC using VMware Cloud on AWS, it is configured with two networks: a management network and a compute network. The management network handles network traffic for the SDDC hosts, vCenter Server, NSX Manager, and other management functions. The compute network handles network traffic for your workload VMs. Two VMware NSX edge devices serve as gateways for the VMware virtualized networking environment. The management gateway connects (MGW) the SDDC management infrastructure to your on-premises environment. The compute gateway (CGW) provides connectivity for all workload virtual machines. Traffic can be directed to your on-premises environment using a L3 VPN connection or to your AWS VPC via an Elastic Network Interface (ENI).

Question 3

Will I be able to move an Elastic IP (EIP) from a VM in VMware Cloud on AWS to a standard Amazon EC2 instance and back again?

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VMware Cloud on AWS | Compute

Answer 3

No. EIPs are reserved and associated from the VMware Cloud on AWS account and routed to the NSX Edge Gateway.

Question 4

What network bandwidth will be available to the ESXi hosts?

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VMware Cloud on AWS | Compute

Answer 4

ESXi hosts are connected to an AWS VPC via AWS Elastic Networking Adapter (ENA) that support throughput up to 25Gbps.