Acquiring a New IP Address

Committed: Thu Jun 27 16:57:57 2013 +0530 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- docs/en-US/acquire-new-ip-address.xml | 38 +++++++--- docs/en-US/portable-ip | 109 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/en-US/portable-ip.xml | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++--- 3 files changed, 222 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cloudstack/blob/7d8a9e95/docs/en-US/acquire-new-ip-address.xml ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/docs/en-US/acquire-new-ip-address.xml b/docs/en-US/acquire-new-ip-address.xml index 8af130c..3dbd79e 100644 --- a/docs/en-US/acquire-new-ip-address.xml +++ b/docs/en-US/acquire-new-ip-address.xml @@ -21,16 +21,32 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. --> -

- Acquiring a New IP Address - - Log in to the &PRODUCT; UI as an administrator or end user. - In the left navigation, choose Network. - Click the name of the network where you want to work with. - Click View IP Addresses. - Click Acquire New IP, and click Yes in the confirmation dialog. - You are prompted for confirmation because, typically, IP addresses are a limited resource. Within a few moments, the new IP address should appear with the state Allocated. You can now use the IP address in port forwarding or static NAT rules. - - + Acquiring a New IP Address + + + Log in to the &PRODUCT; UI as an administrator or end user. + + + In the left navigation, choose Network. + + + Click the name of the network where you want to work with. + + + Click View IP Addresses. + + + Click Acquire New IP. + The Acquire New IP window is displayed. + + + Specify whether you want cross-zone IP or not. + If you want Portable IP click Yes in the confirmation dialog. If you want a normal + Public IP click No. + For more information on Portable IP, see . + Within a few moments, the new IP address should appear with the state Allocated. You can + now use the IP address in port forwarding or static NAT rules. + +

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+ Portable IPs +

+ About Portable IP + Portable IPs in &PRODUCT; are nothing but elastic IPs that can be transferred across + geographically separated zones. As an administrator, you can provision a pool of portable IPs + at region level and are available for user consumption. The users can acquire portable IPs if + admin has provisioned portable public IPs at the region level they are part of. These IPs can + be use for any service within an advanced zone. You can also use portable IPs for EIP service + in basic zones. Additionally, a portable IP can be transferred from one network to another + network. +

+ Configuring Portable IPs + + + Log in to the &PRODUCT; UI as an administrator or end user. + + + In the left navigation, click Regions. + + + Choose the Regions that you want to work with. + + + Click View Portable IP. + + + Click Portable IP Range. + The Add Portable IP Range window is displayed. + + + Specify the following: + + + Start IP/ End IP: A range of IP addresses that + are accessible from the Internet and will be allocated to guest VMs. Enter the first + and last IP addresses that define a range that &PRODUCT; can assign to guest + VMs. + + + Gateway: The gateway in use for the Portable IP + addresses you are configuring. + + + Netmask: The netmask associated with the Portable + IP range. + + + VLAN: The VLAN that will be used for public + traffic. + + + + + Click OK. + + +

+ Acquiring a Portable IP + + + Log in to the &PRODUCT; UI as an administrator or end user. + + + In the left navigation, choose Network. + + + Click the name of the network where you want to work with. + + + Click View IP Addresses. + + + Click Acquire New IP. + The Acquire New IP window is displayed. + + + Specify whether you want cross-zone IP or not. + + + Click Yes in the confirmation dialog. + Within a few moments, the new IP address should appear with the state Allocated. You + can now use the IP address in port forwarding or static NAT rules. + + +

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- About Portable IP - Portable IPs in &PRODUCT; are nothing but elastic IPs that can be transferred across - geographically separated zones. As an administrator, you can provision a pool of portable IPs at - region level and are available for user consumption. The users can acquire portable IPs if admin - has provisioned portable public IPs at the region level they are part of. These IPs can be use - for any service within an advanced zone. You can also use portable IPs for EIP service in basic - zones. Additionally, a portable IP can be transferred from one network to another - network. + Portable IPs +

+ Configuring Portable IPs + + + + Log in to the &PRODUCT; UI as an administrator or end user. + + + In the left navigation, click Regions. + + + Choose the Regions that you want to work with. + + + Click View Portable IP. + + + Click Portable IP Range. + The Add Portable IP Range window is displayed. + + + Specify the following: + + + Start IP/ End IP: A range of IP addresses that + are accessible from the Internet and will be allocated to guest VMs. Enter the first + and last IP addresses that define a range that &PRODUCT; can assign to guest + VMs. + + + Gateway: The gateway in use for the Portable IP + addresses you are configuring. + + + Netmask: The netmask associated with the Portable + IP range. + + + VLAN: The VLAN that will be used for public + traffic. + + + + Click OK. + +