Configuring a CloudBridge Connector tunnel between two datacenters
You can configure a CloudBridge Connector tunnel between two different datacenters to extend your network without reconfiguring it, and leverage the capabilities of the two datacenters. A CloudBridge Connector tunnel between the two geographically separated datacenters enables you to implement redundancy and safeguard your setup from failure. The CloudBridge Connector tunnel helps achieve optimal utilization of infrastructure and resources across datacenters. The applications available across the two datacenters appear as local to the user.
To connect a datacenter to another datacenter, you set up a CloudBridge Connector tunnel between a Citrix ADC appliance in one datacenter and a Citrix ADC appliance in the other datacenter.
As an illustration of CloudBridge Connector tunnel between datacenters, consider an example in which a CloudBridge Connector tunnel is set up between Citrix ADC appliance NS_Appliance-1 in datacenter DC1 and Citrix ADC appliance NS_Appliance-2 in datacenter DC2.
Both NS_Appliance-1 and NS_Appliance-2 function in L2 and L3 mode. They enable communication between private networks in datacenters DC1 and DC2. In L3 mode, NS_Appliance-1 and NS_Appliance-2 enable communication between client CL1 in datacenter DC1 and server S1 in the datacenter DC2 through the CloudBridge Connector tunnel. Client CL1 and server S1 are on different private networks.
Because client CL1 and server S1 are on different private networks, L3 mode is enabled on NS_Appliance-1 and NS_Appliance-2, and routes are updated as follows:
- CL1 has a route to NS_Appliance-1 for reaching S1.
- NS_Appliance-1 has a route to NS_Appliance-2 for reaching S1.
- 年代1 has a route to NS_Appliance-2 for reaching CL1.
- NS_Appliance-2 has a route to NS_Appliance-1 for reaching CL1.
The following table lists the settings on Citrix ADC appliance NS_Appliance-1 in datacenter DC1.
The following table lists the settings on Citrix ADC appliance NS_Appliance-2 in datacenter DC2.
| Entity | Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| The NSIP address | 198.51.100.12 | |
| 年代NIP address | 198.51.100.15 | |
| CloudBridge Connector tunnel | Cloud_Connector_DC1-DC2 | 1. Local endpoint IP address of the CloudBridge Connector tunnel: 198.51.100.15, 2. Remote endpoint IP address of the CloudBridge Connector tunnel: 203.0.113.133. GRE Tunnel Details Name = Cloud_Connector_DC1-DC2, IPSec Profile Details Name = Cloud_Connector_DC1-DC2, Encryption algorithm = AES, Hash algorithm = HMAC SHA1 |
Points to consider for configuring CloudBridge Connector tunnel
Before setting up a CloudBridge Connector tunnel, verify that the following tasks have been completed:
- Deploy and set up a Citrix ADC appliance in each of the two datacenters.
- Make sure that the CloudBridge Connector tunnel end-point IP addresses are accessible to each other.
Configuration procedure
建立一个CloudBridge连接器之间的隧道Citrix ADC appliance that resides in one datacenter and another Citrix ADC appliance that resides in the other datacenter, use the GUI or the command line interface of one of the Citrix ADC appliances.
When you use the GUI, the CloudBridge Connector tunnel configuration created on the first Citrix ADC appliance is automatically pushed to the other endpoint (the other Citrix ADC appliance) of the CloudBridge Connector tunnel. Therefore, you do not have to access the GUI of the other Citrix ADC appliance to create the corresponding CloudBridge Connector tunnel configuration on it.
The CloudBridge Connector tunnel configuration on each of the Citrix ADC appliances consists of the following entities:
- IPSec profile—An IPSec profile entity specifies the IPSec protocol parameters, such as IKE version, encryption algorithm, hash algorithm, and PSK, to be used by the IPSec protocol in the CloudBridge Connector tunnel.
- GRE tunnel—An IP tunnel specifies the local IP address (a public SNIP address configured on the local Citrix ADC appliance), remote IP address (a public SNIP address configured on the remote Citrix ADC appliance), protocol (GRE) used to set up the CloudBridge Connector tunnel, and an IPSec profile entity.
- Create a PBR rule and associate the IP tunnel with it—A PBR entity specifies a set of conditions and an IP tunnel entity. The source IP address range and the destination IP range are the conditions for the PBR entity. You must set the source IP address range and the destination IP address range to specify the subnet whose traffic is to traverse the CloudBridge Connector tunnel. For example, consider a request packet that originates from a client on the subnet in the first datacenter and is destined to a server on the subnet in the second datacenter. If this packet matches the source and destination IP address range of the PBR entity on the Citrix ADC appliance in the first datacenter, it is sent across the CloudBridge Connector tunnel associated with the PBR entity.
To create an IPSEC profile by using the command line interface
At the command prompt, type:
add ipsec profile[-ikeVersion ( V1 | V2 )] [-encAlgo ( AES | 3DES ) ...] [-hashAlgo ] (-psk | (-publickey -privatekey -peerPublicKey ))[-livenessCheckInterval ][-replayWindowSize \ ] [-ikeRetryInterval ] [-retransmissiontime ] show ipsec profile
To create an IP tunnel and bind the IPSEC profile to it by using the command line interface
At the command prompt, type:
add ipTunnel[-protocol ] [-ipsecProfileName ] show ipTunnel
To create a PBR rule and bind the IPSEC tunnel to it by using the command line interface
At the command prompt, type:
add ns pbrALLOW -srcIP = -destIP = -ipTunnel apply ns pbrsshow ns pbr
Example
add ipsec profile Cloud_Connector_DC1-DC2 -encAlgo AES -hashAlgo HMAC_SHA1 Done > add ipTunnel Cloud_Connector_DC1-DC2 203.0.113.133 255.255.255.255 198.51.100.15 -protocol GRE -ipsecProfileName Cloud_Connector_DC1-DC2 Done > add ns pbr PBR-DC1-DC2 ALLOW -srcIP 198.51.100.15 -destIP 203.0.113.133 ipTunnel Cloud_Connector_DC1-DC2 Done > apply ns pbrs Done To configure a CloudBridge Connector tunnel in a Citrix ADC appliance by using the GUI
Type the NSIP address of a Citrix ADC appliance in the address line of a web browser.
Log on to the GUI of the Citrix ADC appliance by using your account credentials for the appliance.
Navigate to年代ystem>CloudBridge Connector.
In the right pane, underGetting Started, clickCreate/Monitor CloudBridge.
The first time you configure a CloudBridge Connector tunnel on the appliance, aWelcomescreen appears.
On theWelcomescreen clickGet Started.
Note:
If you already have a CloudBridge Connector tunnel configured on the Citrix ADC appliance, the Welcome screen does not appear, so you do not click Get Started.
- In theCloudBridge Connector Setuppane, clickCitrix ADC.
In the Citrix ADC pane, provide your account credentials for the remote Citrix ADC appliance. ClickContinue.
In theCloudBridge Connector Settingpane, set the following parameter:
- CloudBridge Connector Name—Name for the CloudBridge Connector configuration on the local appliance. Must begin with an ASCII alphabetic or underscore (_) character, and must contain only ASCII alphanumeric, underscore, hash (#), period (.), space, colon (:), at (@), equals (=), and hyphen (-) characters. Cannot be changed after the CloudBridge Connector configuration is created.
UnderLocal Setting, set the following parameter:
- 年代ubnet IP—IP address of the local endpoint of the CloudBridge Connector tunnel.
UnderRemote Setting, set the following parameter:
- 年代ubnet IP—IP address of the peer endpoint of the CloudBridge Connector tunnel.
UnderPBR年代etting, set the following parameters:
- Operation—Either the equals (=) or does not equal (!=) logical operator.
- 年代ource IP Low—Lowest source IP address to match against the source IP address of an outgoing IPv4 packet.
- 年代ource IP High—Highest source IP address to match against the source IP address of an outgoing IPv4 packet.
- Operation—Either the equals (=) or does not equal (!=) logical operator.
- Destination IP Low*—Lowest destination IP address to match against the destination IP address of an outgoing IPv4 packet.
- Destination IP High—Highest destination IP address to match against the destination IP address of an outgoing IPv4 packet.
(Optional) Under年代ecurity Settings, set the following IPSec protocol parameters for the CloudBridge Connector tunnel:
- Encryption Algorithm—Encryption algorithm to be used by the IPSec protocol in the CloudBridge tunnel.
- Hash Algorithm—Hash algorithm to be used by the IPSec protocol in the CloudBridge tunnel.
- Key—Select one of the following IPSec authentication methods to be used by the two peers to mutually authenticate.
- Auto Generate Key—Authentication based on a text string, called a pre-shared key (PSK), generated automatically by the local appliance. The PSKs keys of the peers are matched against each other for authentication.
- 年代pecific Key—Authentication based on a manually entered PSK. The PSKs of the peers are matched against each other for authentication.
- Pre Shared Security Key—The text string entered for pre-shared key based authentication.
- Upload Certificates—Authentication based on digital certificates.
- Public Key—A local digital certificate to be used to authenticate the local Citrix ADC appliance to the peer before establishing IPSec security associations. The same certificate should be present and set for the Peer Public Key parameter in the peer.
- Private Key—Private key of the local digital certificate.
- Peer Public Key—Digital certificate of the peer. Used to authenticate the peer to the local end point before establishing IPSec security associations. The same certificate should be present and set for the Public key parameter in the peer.
ClickDone.
The new CloudBridge Connector tunnel configuration on both the Citrix ADC appliances appears on the Home tab of the respective GUI. The current status of the CloudBridge connector tunnel is indicated in the Configured CloudBridge Connectors pane. A green dot indicates that the tunnel is up. A red dot indicates that the tunnel is down.
Monitoring the CloudBridge Connector Tunnel
您可以监视CloudBridge Con的性能nector tunnels on a Citrix ADC appliance by using CloudBridge Connector tunnel statistical counters. For more information about displaying CloudBridge Connector tunnel statistics on a Citrix ADC appliance, seeMonitoring CloudBridge Connector Tunnels.