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Unmanaged NetworksIn private cloud datacenters, unmanaged networks are a special type of external network with IP addresses that are allocated outside of the platform.
Abiquo does not manage the IP addresses for VMs attached to these networks. You must allocate these IP addresses outside of Abiquo. The cloud administrator is responsible for the proper administration of VLAN tags and IP address ranges.
To administer unmanaged networks, go to Infrastructure → Network → External. The platform displays Unmanaged networks with (unmanaged) beside their name in the network list. It displays the network and gateway addresses and any IP addresses that Admins register in the platform. Click on the header of a column to sort by that column, use the Search box to filter the results by any field, and navigate through the pages with the page scroll.
Create VLANs for Unmanaged Networks
Before you begin, obtain the details of your network in the infrastructure, including the VLAN tag, network address, and gatewayAt the top of the .
To create unmanaged networks do these steps:
Go to Infrastructure → Private
Select a datacenter and go to Servers → Network → External.
On the External page, click the
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+ add button
Complete the dialog as described
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the Unmanaged
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Add IP Addresses
You can register IP addresses of NICs in unmanaged networks for display in Abiquo. Abiquo does not allocate or manage these IP addresses. You can add IP addresses during the VM capture process (using GUI or API) or at any time (using the API).
Screenshot: adding IP addresses during the capture process. First select the unmanaged network with the same VLAN tag as the hypervisor network used by the VM. Then enter the IP address for the VM. As mentioned above, this is for display purposes only. For all unmanaged networks, you must assign the IP address to the VM outside of the platform.
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Edit Network Information
To edit the Network Information for an unmanaged VLAN, select it in the VLAN list on External page. Then click the edit button at the top of the NETWORKS list.
Field | Value |
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Name | The name of the unmanaged VLAN with up to 128 characters |
IPv6 | To create an IPv6 network, select this checkbox |
Strict | For IPv6 networks only. If you select Strict, Abiquo will automatically generate EUI64 IP addresses and you will not be able to manually generate them |
Address | The network address of the VLAN |
Netmask | The network mask in CIDR format |
Gateway | The gateway of the network. It must be an IP address inside the range defined by the network address and the network mask |
Tag | The VLAN tag to use for this VLAN |
Check | Check tag availability for all racks of the datacenter. You should define a VLAN with the same tag on all racks. |
Network service type | Select the Network Service Type, which represents a network interface on the hypervisors |
Unmanaged | Select to create an unmanaged network, when you will manage IP addresses outside Abiquo |
Enterprise | Select the owner enterprise that will use the unmanaged VLAN |
Device | Not used for unmanaged networks |
Primary DNS | The IP address of the Primary DNS server |
Secondary DNS | The IP address of the Secondary DNS server |
DNS suffix | The default DNS suffix |
Restricted | Mark this checkbox to create a Restricted network. |
Excluded from firewall | Select Excluded from firewall to define a network where VM firewalls will not apply |
Static routes | Not used for unmanaged networks |
To display IP addresses of NICS in unmanaged networks, add them:
using the API; or
during VM capture using the UI or API
For strict IPv6 networks, you cannot add IP addresses.
However, Abiquo the platform retrieves the MAC address from the hypervisor and uses that to generate an IPv6 address for display, which display.
The display address should be the same as the one address allocated by the router system.
Delete Unmanaged VLANs
To delete an unmanaged VLAN, select it in the list, and press the delete button . The unmanaged VLAN and the registered IPs will be deleted from the platform.
Networking pages
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