Systems and methods for managing multi-path network traffic

A method for managing network traffic for tenants between a network server and a destination server, the method comprising:

• establishing a first network path for routing network traffic between a network server system and a destination server, the first network path comprising a terrestrial network;
• prior to the first network path failing, establishing a second network path for routing the network traffic between the network server system and the destination server, the second network path comprising a satellite network having network components that do not overlap with the terrestrial network;
• creating a virtual tunnel for a tenant workload that overlays both the first network path and the second network path and the tenant workload including a virtual network identifier (VNI) destination address;
• and
• using the VNI to selectively route network packets associated with the tenant workload over the second network path while preventing network packets that omit the VNI from being routed through the second network path.

A computer system that manages network traffic for tenants between a network server and a destination server, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more hardware storage devices that store instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the computer system to;
• establish a first network path for routing network traffic between a network server system and a destination server, the first network path comprising a terrestrial network;
• prior to the first network path failing, establish a second network path for routing the network traffic between the network server system and the destination server, the second network path comprising a satellite network having network components that do not overlap with the terrestrial network;
• and
• manage a flow of network traffic from a first set of tenants selectively over at least one of the first network path and the second network path while also managing a flow of network traffic from a second set of tenants over only the first network path, but not the second network path, and even while the first network path remains operable,
• wherein a workload for a tenant in the first set of tenants comprises a virtual network identifier (VNI) that is used when routing network packets for the workload through a virtual tunnel.