Great, thanks for the explanation Dag.
So, for two VMs that are on the same virtual network, but different PODs
(consequently in a different layer -2 domain switch) how does ACS handle in
this situation?


On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Dag Sonstebo <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi Rafael,
>
> in the confines of that zone yes. All switches serving one zone need to
> trunk the same VLANs, no matter how you configure your PODs or clusters.
>
> Regards,
> Dag Sonstebo
> Cloud Architect
> ShapeBlue
>
> On 28/02/2017, 18:31, "Rafael Weingärtner" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>     You mean, once a user allocates a VLAN’s (let’s say tag 1), in all of
> the
>     switches this VLAN tag is reserved?
>
>     On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Dag Sonstebo <
> [email protected]>
>     wrote:
>
>     > Hi Rafael,
>     >
>     > Keep in mind for an advanced zone the broadcast domain for VLANs is
> the
>     > zone rather than the POD, i.e. VMs in the new POD would use the same
> VLANs
>     > as the previous VMs in the original POD.
>     >
>     > Regards,
>     > Dag Sonstebo
>     > Cloud Architect
>     > ShapeBlue
>     >
>     > On 28/02/2017, 16:16, "Rafael Weingärtner" <
> [email protected]>
>     > wrote:
>     >
>     >     Hi folks,
>     >     I was checking some information regarding ACS advanced networking
>     >     deployment mode, and I ran into this figure [1]. This made me
> wonder,
>     > what
>     >     would happen with the following scenario.
>     >
>     >     Let`s say I have a similar scenario as the one depicted in
> figure [1],
>     > a
>     >     set of pods with a set of clusters that have a set of hosts.
> Each host
>     > in a
>     >     pod is linked directly using a Layer-2 switch. Let’s assume
> there exist
>     >     network/aggregation layers that are configured properly and
> provide
>     > access
>     >     to VMs in the cloud using the public IP net. Let’s also assume
> that the
>     >     public IP net is 1.1.1.0/24; the management and storage
> networks are
>     > on
>     >     isolated networks and are properly set up (Assume also that we
> are
>     > using
>     >     the advanced networking mode).
>     >
>     >     Now, I create a guest network 2.2.2.0/24. When I deploy a user
> VM,
>     > ACS will
>     >     deploy a VR (let’s call x) with an IP (1.1.1.1) in the public
> net, and
>     >     other on the guest network (2.2.2.1). Then, this VR(x) will
> execute the
>     >     firewalling/forwarding for my newly created user VM.
>     >
>     >     Let’s now imagine that I keep deploying user VMs to a point in
> which
>     > the
>     >     POD gets full. The next VM I create ACS will have to deploy in
> other
>     > PODs
>     >     of the environment. Because this new user VM will be in a
> different
>     > POD,
>     >     the communication with other user VMs is not straightforward
> anymore
>     > (not a
>     >     matter of using the same VLAN and net). What will ACS do to link
> users
>     > VMs
>     >     that are on the same virtual network, but deployed in different
> PODs?
>     >
>     >     Will it deploy other VR(y) with an IP (let's say 1.1.1.2) on the
> new
>     > POD
>     >     and create a route between VR(x) and VR(y) using the public
> network, so
>     >     that the communication for VMs in network 2.2.2.0/24 is
> transparent?
>     >
>     >     http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-
>     > administration/en/4.8/_images/network-setup-zone.png
>     >
>     >     --
>     >     Rafael Weingärtner
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > [email protected]
>     > www.shapeblue.com
>     > 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London  WC2N 4HSUK
>     > @shapeblue
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>
>
>     --
>     Rafael Weingärtner
>
>
>
> [email protected]
> www.shapeblue.com
> 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London  WC2N 4HSUK
> @shapeblue
>
>
>
>


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