Configure Network Settings › Define Network Address Pools

Define Network Address Pools

The first step in enabling IP addresses at your site is defining network address pools in the main user interface of the product. Network address pools consist of a range of IP addresses.

Note: Reservation Manager does not permit editing or deleting a network address pool that has been used for reservations. If you want to change something like the IP address range, make a new network address pool. Also, deleting a network that is associated with a VM or logical partition is not allowed.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to CA Server Automation.
2. Click Management, Resources.
3. Expand Explore DataCenter

   The Data Center page opens.

4. Click Manage Networks.

   The Manage Networks page opens.

5. Click + (New), and enter information in the required fields, which are Network Address Pool Name, IP Address, Subnet Mask, and VLAN ID.
6. Click Next.

   A new page for entering network information appears.

7. Enter information in the required fields, which are Default Gateway, Preferred DNS Server, and Domain Name. Click Next.

   A dialog for IP address ranges appears.

8. Enter information in the required fields, and click Add.

   Note: Each address in the pool must have a DNS name entry when the pool is created. When you define network address pools, verify that the static IP address ranges are not assigned to another type of data center.

   The Virtual Hosts pane opens.

9. Select one or more virtual hosts, click Add, and then click Finish.

   Each virtual host must be associated with the network before IP addresses can be assigned to VMs created on the host.

   The network address pool is created and visible on the Reservation Manager page.