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Public Networks allow the users of virtual datacenters to use Internet addressable public IP addresses in their virtual infrastructure. Users purchase or reserve public IPs for their enterprises in Virtual datacenters view. Public networks are not assigned to any specific enterprise in Abiquo and they cannot be set as the default network for an enterprise. They can be set as the default network for a virtual datacenter, but make sure that you have made enough public IP addresses available to the users and that the users have reserved enough public IP addresses for their VMs.
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Display public networks
To display public networks:
Go to Infrastructure → Private → select datacenter → servers view → Networks →
Select a datacenter and go to servers view
Go to Networks → Public
You can filter the list using the search boxes above the Networks list. You can scroll through the network list using the page number and arrow buttons at the bottom of the list. And you can search for text to filter the list by network names.
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To sort by a column, click in the header of the column.
To filter the results by any field, use the Search button.
To navigate through the pages, use the page scroll
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Create public networks
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Before you begin: To create a public network do these steps: Go to Infrastructure → Private → select datacenter → servers view → Networks → Public Click the + add button at the top of the Networks list For NSX-T, first select the Device
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Name | The name of the public VLAN with up to 128 characters | IPv6 | To create an IPv6 network, select this checkbox | Strict | For IPv6 networks only. If you select Strict, the platform will automatically generate EUI64 IP addresses. | Address | The network address of the VLAN | Netmask | The network mask in CIDR format. For IPv4, the value can be from 16 to 30 inclusive, and for IPv6, enter a value of 64, 56, or 48 | Gateway | The gateway of the network that must be within the range defined by the network address and the network mask | Tag* | Enter the VLAN or VXLAN tag to use for this network | Check | Click to check tag availability for all the racks of the Abiquo datacenter. | Network service type | Choose the Network Service Type, which assigns the network to network interfaces on the hypervisors | Device | Optional device that defines a network virtualization system that will manage the IP addresses of this network. They may be assigned using its DHCP service. Ensure that VMs deployed on this network allow traffic to the appropriate ports for a DHCP connection. | Primary DNS | Address of the primary DNS | Secondary DNS | Address of the secondary DNS | DNS suffix | The default DNS suffix | Restricted | Select to create a Restricted network so that users require privileges to Attach NICs in restricted networks and/or Detach NICs from restricted networks | Excluded from firewall | Select Excluded from firewall to define a network where VM firewalls will not apply | Static routes | Click "Manage" to add and modify static routes. | Provider ID | For NSX-T public networks, enter the path to the Tier 0 segment in the NSX-T system. |
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Create static routes
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To add a Static Route when you create or edit an IPv4 network: Select the Define checkbox. Enter the details of the static route.
For example, to add a static route to the network/netmask 1.1.1.0/24 via the gateway/next hop 10.10.100.1  Image Removed Image AddedEnter the destination Netmask, e.g. 255.255.255.0 (the above screenshot may differ) Enter the destination Network ID, e.g. 1.1.1.0 Enter the Gateway IP, which is the next hop on your network, e.g. 10.10.100.1
Click Save and the platform will add the static routes to the VM network configuration.
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The platform will configure the static routes in VMs using the network configuration method so it may not always be possible to update the static routes in a deployed VM. If you are using DHCP to configure VMs, changes to static routes will be received by the VMs when they reconnect to the DHCP server; for example, after they are restarted.
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Go to Infrastructure → Private → select
Select a datacenter → and go to Network → Public
Edit the public network
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When you edit a public network, you can change some or all of the following fields, depending on whether you have VMs deployed in the network or not.
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Name | The name of the public network |
Gateway | IPv4 only. The gateway of the network.
The gateway must be an IP address inside the range defined by the network address and mask |
Tag | The tag to use for this network. Abiquo recommends that you check the tag for availability.
Green: tag available. Yellow: tag in use but can be shared.
Red: tag excluded from use in the rack. |
Network service type | Select the Network Service Type represents a network interface on the hypervisors.
Configure the NIC in the switch and then configure the NSTs for your hosts.
You cannot change the NST after users deploy VMs in the network |
Device | The device defines the network virtualization system to use for SDN |
Restricted | If selected, when users edit VMs, the only users who can work with IPs from this network are users
with the privileges to Attach NICs in restricted networks and/or Detach NICs from restricted networks |
Static routes | Select Define to edit static routes for the network |
You can modify these fields at any time but the changes will only apply to VMs deployed after you make the changes.
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