Pools management

IP pools group ranges of IP addresses. They can be designated as public and private IP addresses.

For operations with pools, enter Network → IP pools.

To create an IP pool:

1. Press Create a pool.
2. Enter a Pool name. 
3. Specify the IP range of the pool. You can enter a single IP address ("1.1.1.1"), a mask ("1.1.1.1/24") or a range ("1.1.1.1-1.1.1.5").
4. Enable The pool is accessible on all locations option to allow DCImanager 6 to use IP addresses from this pool in all locations.
5. To assign addresses from the pool to servers in specific racks, select Racks.
6. Enter Notes, if needed. They will be displayed in the list of IP pools.
7. To create a physical network that the range for the pool is allocated from:
   1. Enable the option Create a physical network.
   2. Enter a Network in the following format <network IP address>/<network mask prefix>. E.g. "172.0.0.0/24" or "2001:0db8:85a3:0001::/64".
      
      You cannot create IPv6 newtork with prefix longer than /64.
   3. Enter a Gateway.
   4. If the network will be used at all locations, enable the option The network is accessible on all locations.

   5. If needed, specify the network information:

      • VLAN id;
      • DNS servers;
      • NTP servers.
      These field are for information only. They do not affect network in any way.
   6. Enter Note, if needed.
8. Click on Create. 

You can change the settings of the pool through the menu  in the line with its name.

To assign an IP address to a server from a certain pool when ordering and releasing that server:

1. Press Pool general settings.
2. Select the Pools for deallocation of servers.
3. Select the Pools for allocation of servers. IP addresses from this pool will be assigned to servers in racks that are not assigned with any pool.
4. Press Save.

Free IP addresses

To view free IPv4 addresses in the pool, go to Pools → select a pool → Free tab.

To check if a specific address or range of addresses is free, click Check IP addresses → enter the IP address or range (e.g. 192.168.1.1.1-192.168.1.10) → Search button.

To find a free range of IP addresses, click Search any → enter the Number of free IP addresses in a row → Search button.