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Privileges: Manage devices |
Create a device to define a network virtualization system
To create a device to define a network virtualization system:
Go to Infrastructure → Private → select Datacenter → Datacenter details view → Network → Devices
Click the + add button and enter the device details
Field | Value |
Plugin type | Network virtualization system and blueprint |
Interfaces | A list of interfaces or functionality supported by the plugin |
Name | The name of the device. Identify the device to users who will create platform networks, such as external and public networks |
User | The username of the account that Abiquo will use to connect to the device. |
Password | The password of the account that Abiquo will use to connect to the device. |
Description | Your description of the device |
Endpoint | The URL where Abiquo can connect to the device; usually requires HTTPS. For example: |
Enterprise | Optional: to restrict the device to a single cloud tenant, select the enterprise. If you do not select a tenant, the device will be the default for all enterprises that do not have a specific device assigned. |
To use a network virtualization system to manage Abiquo external and public networks, the Network Administrator must first pre-create the networks in the network virtualization systems.
Then when you create the external or public network in Abiquo, select the device for your virtualization system.
Edit a device
When you edit a device, the changes you can make will depend on the network virtualization system.
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