Abstract: A system and method for managing a trusted connection within a public cloud comprises transmitting a first token and a second token from a cloud service manager to a public cloud controller, initializing a public cloud manager in response to receipt of the first token and the second token, and generate a cloud certificate, and transmitting the cloud certificate and the second token from the public cloud manager to a management plane. The method further comprises establishing a trusted connection between the public cloud controller and the management plane in response to receipt of the cloud certificate and the second token by the management plane.

Abstract: A computer system authenticates a logical port for a virtual machine. A logical network maintains logical network data for a logical switch having the logical port. A virtual switch identifies a logical port authentication request for the virtual machine and transfers the logical port authentication request. A logical port authenticator receives the logical port authentication request and transfers the logical port authentication request for delivery to an authentication database. The logical port authenticator receives a logical port authentication response transferred by the authentication database that grants the logical port authentication request for the virtual machine and transfers authorization data for the logical port. The virtual switch transfers user data for the virtual machine when the virtual machine uses the logical port responsive to the authorization data.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to deploying a proxy control plane and/or north-south data plane in a control virtual private cloud of a logical network implemented on a software-defined datacenter. The control virtual private cloud is shared by a plurality of compute virtual private clouds of the network. In some embodiments, a proxy control plane is deployed on the control virtual private cloud and disseminates policies directly to endpoints of the logical network. In some embodiments, a north-south data plane is deployed on the control virtual private cloud and directly manages north-south network traffic from endpoints of the logical network. In some embodiments, a proxy control plane and a north-south network data plane are deployed on the control virtual private cloud.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a first network controller that manages a logical network implemented in a datacenter including forwarding elements to which the first network controller does not have access. The method identifies a first data compute node (DCN) in the datacenter configured to execute a second network controller. The method distributes configuration data defining the logical network to the first DCN. The second network controller distributes sets of the configuration data to local agents executing on additional DCNs in the datacenter that send and receive messages through the logical network. Both managed forwarding elements and the local agents execute on each of the additional DCNs. Each local agent on a particular DCN is for receiving a set of configuration data from the second network controller and configuring the managed forwarding element on the particular DCN to implement the logical network according to the set of configuration data.

Abstract: A system provisions global logical entities that facilitate the operation of logical networks that span two or more datacenters. These global logical entities include global logical switches that provide L2 switching as well as global routers that provide L3 routing among network nodes in multiple datacenters. The global logical entities operate along side local logical entities that are for operating logical networks that are local within a datacenter.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a public cloud manager that interacts with a management system of a public datacenter. The method receives a notification from a network controller that a second data compute node is compromised. The second data compute node operates on a host machine in the public datacenter and executes a forwarding element managed by network controller. The method interacts with application programming interfaces (APIs) of the public datacenter to quarantine the data compute node.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a public cloud manager operating within a first data compute node of a public cloud. The method receives, through a set of public cloud provider APIs, information regarding a new second data compute node created within the public cloud. The information includes a set of tags entered by a user when creating the data compute node. Based on the tags, the method notifies a network control system that manages a forwarding element operating in the data compute node regarding (i) the creation of the data compute node, (ii) a logical switch to which to attach the data compute node and (iii) a security group to which the data compute node belongs.

Abstract: An approach for an adaptive network input-output control for optimizing allocation of network transmission resources to data flows is provided. In an embodiment, a method comprises: determining, based on, at least in part, default data communications policy, one or more default settings for optimizing allocation of one or more network transmission resources to one or more data flows. The default settings are transmitted to a switch to cause the switch to implement the default settings with respect to the data flows. Upon detecting that stats information about network traffic has been received, one or more updated settings for reallocating at least one of the network transmission resources to at least one of the data flows are determined. The updated settings are transmitted to the switch to cause the switch to implement the updated settings with respect to the at least one of the data flows.

Abstract: A system provisions global logical entities that facilitate the operation of logical networks that span two or more datacenters. These global logical entities include global logical switches that provide L2 switching as well as global routers that provide L3 routing among network nodes in multiple datacenters. The global logical entities operate along side local logical entities that are for operating logical networks that are local within a datacenter.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a first data compute node (DCN) configured to execute a gateway forwarding element (FE) for a logical network within a datacenter. The method receives a packet from a second FE configured by an administrator of the datacenter. The packet is received from a source external to the datacenter by the second FE, and the second FE performs a first set of operations on the packet before sending the packet to a host machine on which the first data compute node operates. The method performs a second set of operations on the packet according to a configuration for the first gateway FE, and sends the packet to a third FE executing on a second DCN in the datacenter. The third FE performs a third set of operations on the packet and delivers the packet to an application executing on the second DCN.

Abstract: A computer system authenticates a logical port for a virtual machine. A logical network maintains logical network data for a logical switch having the logical port. A virtual switch identifies a logical port authentication request for the virtual machine and transfers the logical port authentication request. A logical port authenticator receives the logical port authentication request and transfers the logical port authentication request for delivery to an authentication database. The logical port authenticator receives a logical port authentication response transferred by the authentication database that grants the logical port authentication request for the virtual machine and transfers authorization data for the logical port. The virtual switch transfers user data for the virtual machine when the virtual machine uses the logical port responsive to the authorization data.

Abstract: A system provisions global logical entities that facilitate the operation of logical networks that span two or more datacenters. These global logical entities include global logical switches that provide L2 switching as well as global routers that provide L3 routing among network nodes in multiple datacenters. The global logical entities operate along side local logical entities that are for operating logical networks that are local within a datacenter.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a first network controller that manages a logical network implemented in a datacenter including forwarding elements to which the first network controller does not have access. The method identifies a first data compute node (DCN) in the datacenter configured to execute a second network controller. The method distributes configuration data defining the logical network to the first DCN. The second network controller distributes sets of the configuration data to local agents executing on additional DCNs in the datacenter that send and receive messages through the logical network. Both managed forwarding elements and the local agents execute on each of the additional DCNs. Each local agent on a particular DCN is for receiving a set of configuration data from the second network controller and configuring the managed forwarding element on the particular DCN to implement the logical network according to the set of configuration data.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a public cloud manager operating within a first data compute node of a public cloud. The method receives, through a set of public cloud provider APIs, information regarding a new second data compute node created within the public cloud. The information includes a set of tags entered by a user when creating the data compute node. Based on the tags, the method notifies a network control system that manages a forwarding element operating in the data compute node regarding (i) the creation of the data compute node, (ii) a logical switch to which to attach the data compute node and (iii) a security group to which the data compute node belongs.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a public cloud manager that interacts with a management system of a public datacenter. The method receives a notification from a network controller that a second data compute node is compromised. The second data compute node operates on a host machine in the public datacenter and executes a forwarding element managed by network controller. The method interacts with application programming interfaces (APIs) of the public datacenter to quarantine the data compute node.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for a first data compute node (DCN) configured to execute a gateway forwarding element (FE) for a logical network within a datacenter. The method receives a packet from a second FE configured by an administrator of the datacenter. The packet is received from a source external to the datacenter by the second FE, and the second FE performs a first set of operations on the packet before sending the packet to a host machine on which the first data compute node operates. The method performs a second set of operations on the packet according to a configuration for the first gateway FE, and sends the packet to a third FE executing on a second DCN in the datacenter. The third FE performs a third set of operations on the packet and delivers the packet to an application executing on the second DCN.

Abstract: A system provisions global logical entities that facilitate the operation of logical networks that span two or more datacenters. These global logical entities include global logical switches that provide L2 switching as well as global routers that provide L3 routing among network nodes in multiple datacenters. The global logical entities operate along side local logical entities that are for operating logical networks that are local within a datacenter.

Abstract: A system provisions global logical entities that facilitate the operation of logical networks that span two or more datacenters. These global logical entities include global logical switches that provide L2 switching as well as global routers that provide L3 routing among network nodes in multiple datacenters. The global logical entities operate along side local logical entities that are for operating logical networks that are local within a datacenter.

Abstract: A system provisions global logical entities that facilitate the operation of logical networks that span two or more datacenters. These global logical entities include global logical switches that provide L2 switching as well as global routers that provide L3 routing among network nodes in multiple datacenters. The global logical entities operate along side local logical entities that are for operating logical networks that are local within a datacenter.

Abstract: A system provisions global logical entities that facilitate the operation of logical networks that span two or more datacenters. These global logical entities include global logical switches that provide L2 switching as well as global routers that provide L3 routing among network nodes in multiple datacenters. The global logical entities operate along side local logical entities that are for operating logical networks that are local within a datacenter.