Managing virtual routers

Virtual routers provide L3 services such as routing and Source Network Address Translation (SNAT) between virtual and physical networks, or different virtual networks:

• A virtual router between virtual and physical networks provides access to public networks, such as the Internet, for VMs connected to this virtual network.
• A virtual router between different virtual networks provides network communication for VMs connected to these virtual networks.

A virtual router has two types of ports:

• An external gateway that is connected to a physical network.
• An internal port that is connected to a virtual network.

With virtual routers, you can do the following:

• Create virtual routers
• Change external or internal router interfaces
• Create, edit, and delete static routes
• Change a router name
• Delete a router

Limitations

• A router can only connect networks that have IP management enabled.

• You can delete a virtual router if no floating IP addresses are associated with any network it is connected to.