Prioritize Internet (WAN) Interfaces

You can set the preference for which of the available Internet-facing Wide Area Network (WAN) interfaces a Cloud Connector uses for its outbound connectivity.

About this Task

The Oracle Cloud Connector provides 3 distinct connection types for communicating with the internet and ultimately back to the Oracle ECP cloud service. These types are the terrestrial mobile/cellular network, satellite connectivity, or fixed wireline/broadband. You can set the order which a cloud connector will choose to connect with. If the highest priority source of Internet access is disabled or becomes unavailable, the Internet preference level indicates the order in which the platform uses each WAN-facing interface connection for Internet access.

Before You Begin The preference levels are for WAN interfaces are:

• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary

The default values are set at onboarding time. The mechanism to set interface priority is by ordering interface type to the preference level on the Internet Preferences drawer. When the highest available interface becomes unavailable, then that Cloud Connector fails over to use the next available interface for its internet connectivity.

1. From the Edge Node Details page, click the Network tab.
2. Choose a WAN interface from the Interface drop down menu.
   Valid WAN devices are Satellite, Cellular, or Broadband. On the Network tab they are listed as Cellular, Satellite-WAN2, and Broadband-WAN1.
3. Select Internet Preferences.
   The Internet Preferences drawer opens.
4. Drag the “swap” symbol (==) corresponding to an interface to the correct preference level position.
5. Click Update when complete.

You can check the Active internet connection by reviewing the left-side Cloud Connector overview.