Official guide for Alibaba Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) covering concepts, setup, routing, and usage scenarios.
The Alibaba Cloud VPC User Guide explains how to create and manage a Virtual Private Cloud, including defining CIDR blocks, creating VSwitches, and configuring routers and route tables. It details the differences between classic and dedicated networks, the isolation mechanisms, and the constraints for each component.
The guide also describes advanced features such as NAT gateways, Elastic IPs, and software‑defined networking, and provides usage scenarios like cross‑zone deployment, VPN and dedicated line connections, and high‑availability configurations. Service terms and troubleshooting tips are included at the end of the document. This manual is written in Chinese.
| Maximum routers per VPC | 1 |
|---|---|
| Router supports static routes only | No BGP/OSPF |
| VSwitch type | Layer‑3 switch, no layer‑2 broadcast/multicast |
| CIDR block modification | Not allowed after VPC creation |
No, the CIDR block cannot be modified once the VPC is created.
Each VPC has exactly one router.
The router only supports static routes; dynamic protocols like BGP and OSPF are not supported.
All resources inside the VPC, such as security groups, VSwitches, cloud instances, and route entries, must be deleted first.