NAT to Transparent VDOM links
Inter-VDOM links can be created between VDOMs in NAT mode and VDOMs in Transparent mode, but it must be done through the CLI, as the VDOM link type must be changed from the default PPP to Ethernet for the two VDOMs to communicate. The below example assumes one vdom is in NAT mode and one is Transparent.
| An IP address must be assigned to the NAT VDOM’s interface, but no IP address should be assigned to the Transparent VDOM’s interface. |
To configure a NAT to Transparent VDOM link - CLI
config global
config system vdom-link
edit vlink1
set type ethernet
end
config system interface
edit vlink10
set vdom (interface 1 name)
set ip (interface 1 ip)
next
edit vlink11
set vdom (interface 2 name)
end
Ethernet-type is not recommended for standard NAT to NAT inter-VDOM links, as the default PPP-type link does not require the VDOM links to have addresses, while Ethernet-type does. VDOM link addresses are explained in
“IP addresses and inter-VDOM links”.