This section explains how to create a network resource and register the resource in a network pool.
Use the following procedure to create a network resource and register it in a network pool:
In the RC console orchestration tree, right-click the target network pool, and select [Create Resource] from the popup menu.
The [Create Network Resource] dialog is displayed.
Enter the items below, and click <OK>.
Enter a name for the network resource.
Enter up to 64 characters beginning with an alphanumeric character (upper or lower case), and including alphanumeric characters (upper or lower case), underscores ("_"), or hyphens ("-").
A custom label can be defined for the network resource. User-defined labels make it easier to identify the resource.
Enter up to 32 alphanumeric characters or symbols.
A custom comment can be defined for the network resource. For example, registering detailed work content, troubleshooting, and recovery procedures can speed up recovery.
Enter up to 256 alphanumeric characters or symbols.
Specify the VLAN ID to assign to the LAN switch blade and virtual switch. Select a VLAN ID assigned to the external port of the LAN switch blade, or enter a number. Specify a pre-designed VLAN ID.
Enter an integer between "1" and "4094".
For external networks including blade servers:
Select the VLAN ID of an external port.
For internal networks or external networks with rack mount servers only:
Enter a VLAN ID.
By specifying an ID, the next time an external connection port is configured, the displayed information is refined.
Specify the external connect port to use when automatically setting external networks, including blade servers. Do not specify for internal networks or external networks with rack mount servers only.
Check the checkbox for the external connection port that was designed/configured beforehand. Select two ports to make a pair. If there are multiple chassis, select the ports for all the chassis to use.
If you connect an external network to an L-Server, perform the settings for the internal ports and virtual switches of the LAN switch blade to enable communication for the specified ports.
When specifying a port in a link aggregation configuration, confirm the settings of the LAN switch blade in advance, and select one or more ports for which link aggregation has been configured.
When specifying a port in a link aggregation configuration, if the target port is not displayed in the external connection port list, clear the "Narrow ports using VLAN IDs" checkbox. Regardless of the VLAN ID, the ports available for external connections on the LAN switch blade are displayed.
Enter if you want to automatically set a network and IP address for the NIC connected to the network resource when deploying an image on an L-Server. IP addresses included in subnet addresses are allocated to L-Servers, but it is possible to specify a range of addresses to exclude. Clicking <Setting> will display a dialog, specify the range of IP addresses to exclude, and click <Add>. To reactivate the excluded IP addresses, check the checkbox, and click <Delete>. Clicking <OK> displays the original dialog with the entered settings.
Network addresses and broadcast addresses are automatically excluded.
Enter the subnet address and subnet mask to set using the "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" format.
The maximum value for a subnet mask is 255.255.255.255 (32bit mask) and the minimum value is 255.255.0.0 (16bit mask). However, 255.255.255.254 cannot be specified.
Enter the IP address for the default gateway to use when communicating externally of the subnet.
IP addresses that are being used for other devices but you do not want to automatically assign to an L-Server (because of plans for future use) can be specified.
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As the network address and broadcast address are automatically excluded, do not specify them as IP addresses to exclude.
The network resource is created and registered in a network pool.
