Creating Azure VNet Peering Connection

The Aviatrix Controller integrates native Azure Virtual network peering to create a peering connection between two VNets to enable traffic flow between the VNets privately.

  • A peering connection can be created between VNets within the same Azure region (virtual network peering) or across Azure regions (global virtual network peering), where it is available.

  • A peering connection can be created between VNets in the same Azure subscription or in different Azure subscriptions, as long as both subscriptions are onboarded in Aviatrix Controller.

Creating an Azure VNet Peering Connection

To create an Azure VNet Peering connection:

  1. In CoPilot, navigate to Networking > Connectivity > Native Peering tab, and click + Native Peering.

  2. For Cloud type, select Azure, you can use the dropdown menu to select Global, GovCloud, or China.

  3. From the VPC/VNet 1 dropdown menu, select the VNet to peer.

    The VNets are listed in the format VNet_Name(Resource_ID) and for each VNet, the cloud account name and cloud region are also shown.

    To locate or display VPCs in the list by a specific cloud account name or cloud region, type the cloud account name or cloud region in the VPC/VNet list field.

  4. From the VPC/VNet 2 dropdown menu, select another VNet to peer with.

  5. Click Save.

The new Azure VNet Peering connection appears in the table. The name for the peering connection is auto-generated by CoPilot. You can use the filter to display additional connection settings.

You can click the peering connection name to display VNet details. The details for VNet 1 and VNet 2 are shown in their respective columns.

Deleting an Azure VNet Peering Connection

To delete an Azure VNet peering connection:

  1. In CoPilot, navigate to Networking > Connectivity > Native Peering tab.

  2. In the table, locate the connection you want to delete and click the Delete icon on the right side of its row.

  3. To delete the peering connection, click Delete to delete the selected peering connection.

The table shows the updated list of active VPC peering connections.

To delete native peering of an HPE connection, delete the gateway attachment.

Refer to the following to delete a gateway attachment: