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Configuring IP Pools

This article describes the steps required to configure IP Pools.

Prerequisites

Accessing IP Pools

This section describes the steps required to edit a Variable Set.

Procedure Steps

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

  3. Select the IP Pools tile
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  4. A list of existing IP Pools is displayed
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  5. Click the IP Pool name, or the View button

Details

The Details tab lists basic information about the selected IP Pool.

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Pools

Pools are defined by two configurations - its scope rule, and its IP definition.

The scope rule is used to determine when the IP Pool is used. When configuring a scope rule, the following properties are assigned:

  • Environment
  • Account/Network

The IP definition provide details of the IP addresses to use in the pool. When configuring a definition, the following properties are assigned:

  • CIDR
  • Gateway Address
  • Start Address
  • End Address

Note: IP Addresses can be reserved/manually allocated once the pool has been created

This section describes the steps required to add Variables to a Variable Set.

Procedure Steps

  1. Within the IP Pools page, select the Pools tab
  2. A list of existing Pools is displayed
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  3. Click Add
  4. On the Choose a Provider screen, select the Pool Provider to use
    Note: Buttonwood does not yet support any external providers for this function
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  5. Click OK
  6. On the Add IP Pool screen, provide a name for the IP Pool
  7. On the Add IP Pool - Scope Rule screen, provide the following information:
    • Environment: The environment when this pool will be used
    • Account/Network: The cloud account or specific network when this pool will be used
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  8. On the Add IP Pool - Definition screen, provide the following information:
    • CIDR: The CIDR notation of the subnet for the pool
    • Gateway Address: The gateway address for the pool, if required
    • Start Address: The first address in the range for the pool
    • End Address: The last address in the range for the pool
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  9. Click Add
  10. The Pool has been defined
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  11. Additional pools can defined and ordered - if multiple pools are defined, they are evaluated and matched in a top-to-bottom order