Configure the Global Bandwidth Throttling for the Cloud Site

In VMware Cloud Director Availability, as a service provider, you can configure the bandwidth throttling to set a limit for the incoming replication traffic from all remote cloud or on-premises sites.

Prerequisites

• Verify that VMware Cloud Director Availability is deployed in the cloud site.
• Verify that you can access VMware Cloud Director Availability as a service provider. For more information, see Accessing the VMware Cloud Director Availability Provider Portal.

Procedure

1. In the left pane, click Configuration.
2. Under Traffic settings, next to Bandwidth throttling, click Edit.
3. In the Bandwidth throttling window, configure the traffic settings.
   1. To enable bandwidth throttling, select the Limit all incoming traffic radio button.
   2. In the Maximum mbit/s text box, enter a numerical value for the replication traffic limit in megabits per second.
   3. From the Tunnel nic menu, select the Cloud Tunnel Appliance network adapter that is connected to the local site components.
   4. To save the settings, click Apply.

What to do next

You can also configure a limit for the replication data traffic from the on-premises sites to the cloud site. For more information, see Configure the On-Premises Outbound Bandwidth Throttling.