Warren, this might help: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/CloudStack+Example+Configurations
It has example physical configurations along with the different virtual NICs assigned to each system VM and how they relate to CloudStack's terminology around physical and virtual networks. -Clayton -----Original Message----- From: Warren Nicholson [mailto:warren.nichol...@nfinausa.com] Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 8:19 AM To: users@cloudstack.apache.org Subject: System VM's & Routers I'm using Cloudstack 3.02 and Xenserver 6.02. I used Advanced Networking during setup, and I would like to know how are the SSVM and Console VM and the Routers should be correctly mapped into the HW ports on the Xenserver hypervisors. I created three networks: management, storage, and guest_public, each with different VLAN's. Xenserver is set up to match, so the HW ports are mapped into these networks as well. The SSVM gets created with: Cloud_link_local_network (controlled by global settings) Management (per the advanced setup) Storage (per the advanced setup) One gobbbledygook system generated network (in the range of guest_public) The Console VM get created with: Cloud_link_local_network (controlled by global settings) Management (per the advanced setup) One gobbbledygook system generated network (in the range of guest_public) If I don't change this gobbledygook network to guest_public with Xencenter, my SSVM check fails and secondary storage doesn't connect. If I change this system generated network to guest_public, then SSVM check passes and my secondary storage shows up, templates download, URL's work, etc. How do I get the SSVM and console to use the guest public network so I don't have to edit it later on? The other problem is when I add a network to connect the VM's to the real world (say CentOS). The guest public side of the NAT is not pingable, Nor can the router ping out on the guest public side (although It does hand out addresses in the local 10.1.1. range just fine). If I change the gobblygook system generated network on the router to guest_public from Xencenter It looses its IP. How do I get these system generated networks to map into HW Ethernet Ports? Is there a write up or a procedure on that? Warren