Integrating service appliances without source network address translation in networks with logical overlays

摘要

A network controller for a network implementing a virtual network overlay determines a network gateway via which a service appliance accesses the network. The network controller determines a network gateway via which an application server accesses the network. First policy data is distributed to the network gateway via which the service appliance accesses the network. This first policy data indicates that the network gateway via which the service appliance accesses the network forwards return packets addressed to a client device sent from an application server to the service appliance. Second policy data is distributed to the network gateway via which the application server accesses the network. This second policy data indicates the network gateway via which the application server accesses the network is configured to forward return packets addressed to the client device to the network gateway via which the service appliance accesses the network.