vRouter Table

To meet the need of various network usage scenarios, ZStack allows you to customize your configurations for vRouter tables and vRouter route entries.

Create vRouter Table

In the navigation pane of the ZStack Private Cloud UI, choose Network Resource > vRouter Resource > vRouter Table. On the vRouter Table page, click Create vRouter Table. On the displayed Create vRouter Table page, set the following parameters:
  • Name: Enter a name for the vRouter table.
  • Description: Optional. Enter a description for the vRouter table.
  • Router: Optional. Select a router for the vRouter table. When you create a vRouter table, specify a routing device to be attached. Also, you can attach the routing device after you create the vRouter table.
You can create a vRouter table, as shown in Create vRouter Table.
Figure 1. Create vRouter Table


Add vRouter Route Entry

On the vRouter Table page, select the vRouter table that you created. On the details page of the vRouter table, click vRouter Route Entry. On the vRouter Route Entry page, choose Actions > Add vRouter Route Entry. On the displayed Add vRouter Route Entry page, set the following parameters:
  • Destination CIDR Block: Se the destination CIDR IP range.
  • Type: Select a router type for the vRouter, including user static and user black hole. Generally, the router type is User Static by default. To avoid loops, set User Black Hole to discard the matched data packets.
  • Next Hop: Enter a next hop address to ensure that you can reach the next hop.
  • Distance: Set a distance for the vRouter table. The distance range for a vRouter is 1-254. The bigger the data reaches, the lower the distance is.
You can add a vRouter route entry, as shown in Add vRouter Route Entry.
Figure 2. Add vRouter Route Entry


vRouter Table Operations

You can perform the following operations on a vRouter table:
  • Create vRouter table: Create a vRouter table. When you create a vRouter table, specify a routing device to be attached. In addition, you can attach the routing device after you create the vRouter table.
  • Add vRouter table: Add a vRouter route entry to the vRouter table in a custom manner.
  • Delete vRouter route entry: Delete a vRouter route entry on the vRouter table.
  • Attach router: Attach a regular vRouter and a regular VPC vRouter to the vRouter table.
  • Detach router: Detach a regular vRouter and a regular VPC vRouter from the vRouter table.
  • Delete: Delete the vRouter table.
  • Audit: Check the related operations of the vRouter table.