Unable to assign external network in VMware Cloud Director with error "External network backed by VLAN Segment can only be connected to one Edge Gateway"

Products

• VMware Cloud Director

Issue/Introduction

Assignment of new network fails with below error :

Environment

VMware Cloud Director 10.x

Cause

This is as per Cloud Director Architecture limitation

 

Resolution

Note : You can connect an external network that is backed by a VLAN segment only to one edge gateway.

1. From the primary left navigation panel, select Resources, and from the page top navigation bar, select Cloud Resources.
2. From the secondary left panel, select Edge Gateways.
3. Click the NSX edge gateway.
4. Under Configuration, click External Networks.
5. Click Connect New.
6. From the drop-down, select an external network to which to create a connection.
7. Select a subnet.
8. Enter a number of IP addresses to be allocated from the selected subnet.
9. Select an assignment method for the IP address.
10. If you select Manual, enter an IP address for the external network connection.
11. Click Save.
    
    

Additional Information

Reference Document