Requirements
This guide discusses the networking deployment models that Frame supports when you create a Frame account.
Deployment Models
There are five primary deployment models (3 for public cloud and 2 for Nutanix AHV clusters). Customers must decide which deployment model best suits their use case(s) and security policies. Each Frame account can be created using a different deployment model.
For further details on each deployment model and the networking requirements, select the specific hyperlink in the table below.
Customers provisioning Frame accounts in their own network (customer-managed networking) in public cloud should select either Private Networking or Private Networking with SGA deployment models.
| Deployment Model | Description |
|---|---|
| Public Networking (Public Cloud) | All workload VMs (Sandbox, Test, Production, and Utility Server VMs) hosted in a public cloud infrastructure have public IP addresses and are directly accessed by users from the Internet |
| Private Networking (Public Cloud) | All workload VMs (Sandbox, Test, Production, and Utility Server VMs) hosted in a public cloud infrastructure only have private IP addresses. Users must access the workload VMs through a private network connection. |
| Private Networking with SGA (Public Cloud) | All workload VMs (Sandbox, Test, Production, and Utility Server VMs) hosted in a public cloud infrastructure have private IP addresses. However, users can access the workload VMs through a Streaming Gateway Appliance (SGA) from the Internet. |
| Private Networking (AHV) | All workload VMs (Sandbox, Test, Production, and Utility Server VMs) hosted on a Nutanix AHV cluster only have private IP addresses. Users must access the workload VMs through a private network connection. |
| Private Networking with SGA (AHV) | All workload VMs (Sandbox, Test, Production, and Utility Server VMs) hosted on a Nutanix AHV cluster have private IP addresses. However, users can access the workload VMs through a Streaming Gateway Appliance (SGA) from the Internet. |
Dynamic vs. Static IP Addresses
All Frame-managed workload VMs:
require access to a DHCP service to obtain a dynamic IP address when they are created.
The Frame appliances:
can be assigned static IP addresses.