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Cloud Networks


Server Management

Introduction
In order to access Rackspace services from your cloud servers, you traditionally need the servers to be connected to ServiceNet and/or Public interfaces. It is possible to detach your servers from either of these...
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You can configure a Vyatta Appliance to act as a remote access VPN gateway so that clients can securely connect to their infrastructure in the Rackspace cloud. 
Introduction
This article shows how to configure the Vyatta...
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Using a Vyatta Appliance you can allow servers on your Private (isolated) Cloud Network to access software updates and patches. This article explains how to configure a Source Network Address Translation (NAT) rule on the Vyatta...
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NOTE: Cloud Networks is production ready but will be available to customers in a phased release. Therefore, it might not be visible when you log into the New Cloud Control Panel. To request access to Cloud Networks now, click ...
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Getting Started

Introduction
Follow this quick-start guide to spin up a Vyatta network appliance. Keep in mind that the username for logging into the appliance once the appliance is up and running is “vyatta” and NOT “root”. The minimum server...
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NOTE: Cloud Networks is production ready but will be available to customers in a phased release. Therefore, it might not be visible when you log into the New Cloud Control Panel. To request access to Cloud Networks now, click...
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Security

Introduction
The Vyatta network appliance can be used as a firewall to protect Rackspace Cloud Server instances.
In this article you will see how interface-based firewalls can be configured on the Vyatta and applied on the Public...
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Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Using a Vyatta Appliance, you can establish a secure site-to-site VPN connection connection between your cloud infrastructure at any Rackspace site and your data center or existing IT infrastructure location. You can find details...
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FAQ

Does RackConnect support cloud servers that are part of a Cloud Network?
RackConnect support for Cloud Networks is available as of January 16, 2013.
 
What are the requirements for using Cloud Networks with RackConnect?
You must...
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Control Panel Software

NOTE: Cloud Networks is production ready but will be available to customers in a phased release. Therefore, it might not be visible when you log into the New Cloud Control Panel. To request access to Cloud Networks now, click ...
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NOTE: Cloud Networks is production ready but will be available to customers in a phased release. Therefore, it might not be visible when you log into the Cloud Control Panel. To request access to Cloud Networks now, click here....
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What is CIDR?
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR), is a range of IP addresses used by a network. A CIDR address looks like a normal IP address except that it ends with a slash followed by a number. The number after the slash...
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NOTE: Cloud Networks is production ready but is being made available to customers in a phased release. Therefore, it might not be visible when you log into the New Cloud Control Panel. To request access to Cloud Networks now,...
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Filed in: Cloud Servers