Management network and method of operation

A cloud computing platform for supporting communications between components within virtual private cloud networks using private addresses, comprising:

• a processor;
• software that, upon execution by the processor, comprises:
• (i) a controller, and
• (ii) a plurality of spoke virtual private cloud networks communicatively coupled to the controller, each of the spoke virtual private cloud networks include one or more spoke gateways, wherein a first spoke gateway of a first spoke virtual private cloud network of the plurality of spoke virtual private networks is configured to (i) route management information addressed with a private Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with a second spoke gateway of a second spoke virtual private cloud network via one or more native cloud gateways and (ii) receive management information from the controller for routing the management information to one or more cloud instances each addressed by a different private IP address;
• and
• wherein the cloud computing platform is configured to generate one or more routing tables for each spoke gateway within a spoke VPC of the cloud instance, each routing table of the one or more routing tables being based on private Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and comprising routing information associated with its respective spoke gateway and routing information associated with communication links between spoke gateway and any cloud instances associated with a particular instance subnet supported by that spoke gateway, and wherein the routing table is relied upon by the cloud computing platform to support communications over a management network using the private IP addresses in transmission of one or more messages over the management network,
• wherein the first spoke gateway includes (i) a data interface for a first type of outbound traffic when the first type of outbound traffic is being forwarded from a cloud instance supported by the first spoke gateway and (ii) a management interface for a second type of outbound traffic when the second type of outbound traffic is initiated by logic within the first spoke gateway.

A computerized method of routing management information utilizing private addresses via a gateway, the method comprising:

• generating one or more routing tables for each spoke gateway within a spoke VPC of the cloud instance, each routing table of the one or more routing tables being based on private Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and comprising routing information associated with its respective spoke gateway and routing information associated with communication links between spoke gateway and any cloud instances associated with a particular instance subnet supported by that spoke gateway, and wherein the routing table is relied upon by the gateway to support communications over a management network using the private IP addresses in transmission of one or more messages over the management network;
• determining whether outbound traffic corresponds to a first type of outbound traffic being forwarded from the cloud instance supported by the gateway;
• responsive to determining that the first type of outbound traffic is being forwarded from the cloud instance, directing the first type of outbound traffic via a data interface of the gateway;
• determining whether the outbound traffic corresponds to a second type of outbound traffic being initiated by logic within the gateway;
• and
• responsive to determining that the second type of outbound traffic is being initiated by logic within the gateway, directing the second type of outbound traffic via a management interface of the gateway,
• wherein the directing of the second type of outbound traffic via the management interface comprises sending the second type of outbound traffic corresponding to a native cloud gateway operating as a hub for the management network of a public cloud network and utilizing private addressing for distribution of the second type of outbound traffic.