If you have a protected site, you might want to switch connectivity from using public Internet to a private connection: either Direct Connect for on-premises sites or VMware Managed Transit Gateway for protected SDDCs .

For protected SDDC sites, you can switch from public internet to a VMware Managed Transit Gateway, or from a VMware Managed Transit Gateway to public internet.

For on-premises protected sites, you can switch from public internet to Direct Connect (if configured), or from Direct Connect to public internet.

For both types of sites, the process to change public connectivity to a private connection is the same:
  • Change the connection type for the protected site.
  • Re-deploy the DRaaS Connector.
  • Verify the configuration using the Cyber Recovery connector CLI.
Note: If the protected SDDC you are editing connection type for is being protected by additional protected sites, then any changes you make to one protected site applies to all other protected sites.

Procedure

  1. From the left navigation, select Protected sites, and then select a protected site.
  2. From the upper-right, click the small menu widget and select Edit site.
  3. In the Edit site dialog box, under Connection to cloud select 'Use private network connection'.
    For example, this image shows a protected SDDC configured with a VMware Managed Transit Gateway, for which you can choose a network segment to use for communication between your site and VMware Live Cyber Recovery:
    Selecting a private connection for the site.
  4. Click OK.
  5. After you switch site connectivity, you need to re-deploy the DRaaS Connector on the protected site.
  6. After you deploy the new connector, delete the old connector. Then, run the Cyber Recovery connector CLI drc show command.
    The output shows a configuration property named useDirectConnect.
    • When Direct Connect is being used, the useDirectConnect property equals true.
    • When the public internet is being used, the useDirectConnect property equals false.
    Note: The property named useDirectConnect is used to indicate private connectivity for both VMware Transit Connect and Direct Connect.
    For more information about the Cyber Recovery connector CLI, see DRaaS Connector Connectivity Check.