Create a vSwitch

Overview

vSwitches are a basic component of virtual private clouds (VPCs). vSwitches can be used to establish network communication between cloud resources. After you create a vSwitch , you can create resources in the vSwitch and associate the vSwitch with a custom route table or a network access control list (ACL). This topic describes how to create and manage a vSwitch .

Procedure

1. On the VPC page, click the vSwitches tab.
   
   
2. On the vSwitches page, click the Create a switch button.
   
3. On the Create vSwitch page, configure the parameters.
   
4. On the Create vSwitch page, click the Submit button.
   
5. Once the vSwitch is successfully created, its status has been updated as shown.