diff --git a/src/content/docs/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-virtual-connector.mdx b/src/content/docs/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-virtual-connector.mdx index abe7210a9d8e104..58b3aead6cd583a 100644 --- a/src/content/docs/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-virtual-connector.mdx +++ b/src/content/docs/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-virtual-connector.mdx @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- pcx_content_type: how-to -title: Configure virtual Connector +title: Configure Virtual Connector +description: Learn how to configure Magic WAN Virtual Connector on VMWare ESXi or Proxmox Virtual Environment sidebar: order: 4 --- @@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import { Render } from "~/components"; productName: "Virtual Connector", wan: "needs to correspond to the virtual network interface on the Virtual Connector instance you have set up in VMware. Following our example from the previous steps, you need to choose port `1` since that is what corresponds to the `eno1` port we set up in VMware.", lan: "needs to correspond to the virtual LAN interface on the Virtual Connector instance you have set up in VMware. Following our example from the previous steps, you need to choose port `2` since that is what corresponds to the `eno2` port we set up in VMware.", - noConnectorShows: "For a Virtual Connector to show up you need to have already obtained your [OVA package and licence keys](#obtain-the-virtual-connector-image).", + noConnectorShows: "For a Virtual Connector to show up you need to:
\nFor more information, refer to [Configure a virtual machine](#configure-a-virtual-machine) and select the appropriate tab.\n", shippedLanguage: "Virtual Magic WAN Connector is deactivated after you install it", hardSoftConn: "You need to install two Virtual Connectors before you can set up a site in high availability.", finalInstructions: "Follow the instructions in [Activate Connector](#activate-connector) to finish setting up your Connectors." diff --git a/src/content/partials/networking-services/mconn/configure-connectors.mdx b/src/content/partials/networking-services/mconn/configure-connectors.mdx index a6a3b4469ea377d..0f23b81ac6b966f 100644 --- a/src/content/partials/networking-services/mconn/configure-connectors.mdx +++ b/src/content/partials/networking-services/mconn/configure-connectors.mdx @@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ params: - finalInstructions --- -import { AnchorHeading, Aside, Card, Code, GlossaryTooltip, Markdown, Render, TabItem, Tabs } from "~/components"; +import { AnchorHeading, Aside, Card, Code, GlossaryTooltip, Markdown, Render, Tabs, TabItem } from "~/components"; { props.magicWord === "virtual" && ( <> -

Virtual Magic WAN Connector (Virtual Connector) is a virtual appliance alternative to the hardware based Magic WAN Connector appliance. These two versions of Connector are identical otherwise.

+

Virtual Magic WAN Connector (Virtual Connector) is a virtual appliance alternative to the hardware based Magic WAN Connector appliance. These two versions of Connector are identical otherwise.

Currently, you can set up Virtual Connector on VMWare ESXi and Proxmox Virtual Environment. Support for Proxmox is in beta.

) } @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import { AnchorHeading, Aside, Card, Code, GlossaryTooltip, Markdown, Render, Ta <> @@ -65,11 +67,11 @@ There are a couple of decisions you need to make when installing your {props.pro ### Determine the need for a high availability configuration -You can install up to two {props.productName}s for redundancy at each of your sites. If one of your Connectors fail, traffic will fail over to the other Connector ensuring that you never lose connectivity to that site. +You can install up to two {props.productName}s for redundancy at each of your sites. If one of your Connectors fails, traffic will fail over to the other Connector ensuring that you never lose connectivity to that site. In this type of high availability (HA) configuration, you will choose a reliable LAN interface as the HA link which will be used to monitor the health of the peer connector. HA links can be dedicated links or can be shared with other LAN traffic. -You must decide the type of configuration you want for your site from the beginning: no redundancy or with redundancy. You cannot add redundancy after finishing configuring your dashboard settings. If, at a later stage, you decide to enable redundancy, you will need to delete your Connector on-ramp in the Cloudflare dashboard, and start again. +You must decide the type of configuration you want for your site from the beginning: no redundancy or with redundancy. You cannot add redundancy after finishing the configuration of your dashboard settings. If, at a later stage, you decide to enable redundancy, you will need to delete your Connector on-ramp in the Cloudflare dashboard, and start again. @@ -147,10 +149,15 @@ You cannot enable high availability for an existing Connector on-ramp. To add hi { props.magicWord === "virtual" && ( <> - + +

Select the appropriate tab below to learn how to configure Virtual Connector on VMWare ESXi or Proxmox Virtual Environment.

+ + - - **Port groups**, and prepare your vSwitch port groups and/or VLANs for your desired network topology. For example, a simple deployment typically has: @@ -174,23 +182,7 @@ You cannot enable high availability for an existing Connector on-ramp. To add hi inline={false} /> - + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ) } @@ -498,7 +537,7 @@ When you are ready to connect your Magic WAN Connector to the Cloudflare network You cannot use the same license key twice, or reuse a key once the virtual machine has been registered with Cloudflare. You need a new key from your account team for every new Virtual Connector. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/src/content/partials/networking-services/mconn/vlan-tagging.mdx b/src/content/partials/networking-services/mconn/vlan-tagging.mdx new file mode 100644 index 000000000000000..7fd7e5e65501745 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/partials/networking-services/mconn/vlan-tagging.mdx @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +--- +params: + - url +--- + +import { Aside, Markdown } from "~/components"; + + \ No newline at end of file