Introduction

This article provides a comprehensive introduction to Voyager's Virtual Data Centre in the form of instructional videos.

You'll learn how to navigate the VDC Compute Portal, provisioning and managing networks, provisioning virtual machines, and learn about Floating IPs, Storage Policies, Security Groups, Load Balancers, and Site-to-Site VPNs.

Introduction to VDC Compute Portal

We take a look at the VDC Compute Portal showing the layout of the dashboard and where we provision and configure our VDC components.

Networks Explained

We explore the Networks area of the VDC Compute Portal and talk through the different types of networks available.

Provisioning using Internal VDC Network

Provisioning an Internal VDC Network

We have a look at how to provision internal VDC networks and the various configuration options available to us.

Provisioning a Virtual Router

We take a look at provisioning a virtual router and assign our internal VDC networks to provide them with internet connectivity.

Provisioning a VM on an Internal VDC Network

Now that we have an Internal VDC Network configured we are ready to provision a VM. We go through the provisioning process and talk through the various configuration options.

Floating IPs

If we want a VM to be accessible from the outside world, we need to assign a floating IP. We explore how to provision a floating IP, assign it to a VM, and then connect to the VM from the outside world.

Provisioning using External DC Network

Provisioning a VM on an External DC Network

We walk through the process of provisioning a VM and the various configuration options using an External DC Network.

Supplementary

Security Groups

It is highly recommended that we secure our networks by defining firewall rules. This can be achieved with Security Groups. We go through the process of creating some initial examples.

Storage Policy Options

There are various storage options available depending on your needs. We explore the various available options.

Storage Snapshots

Before we do any major maintenance or changes on our virtual machines it can sometimes be a good idea to take a storage snapshot. We demonstrate how we can create and revert to a snapshot.

Load Balancers

If you have a need for a load balancer but don't want to build your own, VDC has the solution. We explore the various options available with the VDC Load Balancer.

Site-to-Site VPNs

Site-to-Site VPNs are perfect if you have two different networks in two different locations and you're wanting to bridge them together so that the resources on both networks can communicate with each other as if they're on the same local network. We walk through the process of configuring a Site-to-Site VPN on Virtual Data Centre.