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Managing Named Subnets

Named Subnets allows friendly names to be assigned to a network mapping.

Attaching blueprints resources to a Named Subnet placeholder makes a single blueprint usable across many different providers.

This article describes the steps required to manage Name Generators. For detailed steps in using Named Subnets, refer to the article Configuring Environment Network Mappings.

Prerequisites

  • Administrative access to the Broker UI

Creating a Named Subnet

This section describes the steps required to create a new Named Subnet.

  1. Log into the Broker UI as an administrative user
  2. Navigate to Admin > Control Panel

  3. Select the Named Subnets tile
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  4. A list of existing Named Subnets is displayed
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  5. Click Add
  6. On the Add Name Subnet screen, provide the following information:
    • Name: A name for this Named Subnet
    • Description: A description for this Named Subnet
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  7. Click Add
  8. The Named Subnet has been added
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Removing a Named Subnet

This section describes the steps required to remove a Named Subnet.

Note: The default Named Subnet cannot be removed.

  1. Log into the Broker UI as an administrative user
  2. Navigate to Admin > Control Panel

  3. Select the Named Subnet tile
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  4. A list of existing Named Subnets is displayed
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  5. On the Named Subnet to be removed, select the Edit drop down list
    Click Remove
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  6. Click Remove
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  7. The Named Subnet has been removed
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Assigning Permissions

This section describes the steps required to assign permissions to a Named Subnet.

By default, all users and groups are granted access to use a created Named Subnet.

  1. Log into the Broker UI as an administrative user
  2. Navigate to Admin > Control Panel

  3. Select the Named Subnet tile
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  4. A list of existing Name Subnets is displayed
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  5. On the Named Subnet to be removed, select the Edit drop down list
    Click Permissions
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  6. Modify the permissions as required
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    The following management activities are available on this screen:
    • Click the Permission tag toggle it's state for the listed user or group
    • Click Add to add additional users or groups