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Included new section to add floating IPs using dashboard

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Updated the 'Configure access and security for instances' section in the
dashboard chapter of the End User Guide to include a new section 'Allocating
floating IP addresses to instances'.
Closes-Bug: #1280926

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Deepti Navale 2014-02-25 15:51:03 +10:00 committed by Andreas Jaeger
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<para>The dashboard lists the keypair in the <guilabel>Access
&amp; Security</guilabel> category.</para>
</section>
<section xml:id="add_floating_ip">
<title>Allocating floating IP addresses to instances</title>
<para>When an instance is created in OpenStack, it is
automatically assigned a fixed IP address in the network to
which the instance is assigned. This IP address is
permanently associated with the instance until the instance
is terminated.
</para>
<para>However, in addition to the fixed IP address, a floating
IP address can also be attached to an instance. Unlike fixed
IP addresses, floating IP addresses are able to have their
associations modified at any time, regardless of the state of
the instances involved. This procedure details the
reservation of a floating IP address from an existing pool of
addresses and the association of that address with a specific
instance.
</para>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>Log in to the dashboard, choose a project, and
click the <guilabel>Access &amp; Security</guilabel> category.
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>The <guilabel>Access &amp; Security</guilabel> window opens to
the <guilabel>Security Groups</guilabel> tab by default.
</para>
<para>Click on the <guilabel>Floating IPs</guilabel> tab. The
<guilabel>Floating IPs</guilabel> tab shows the floating
IP addresses allocated to instances.
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Click the <guibutton>Allocate IP to Project</guibutton> button.
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Choose the <guilabel>Pool</guilabel> from which the IP address
should be picked.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Click the <guibutton>Allocate IP</guibutton> button.</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>In the <guilabel>Floating IPs</guilabel> list, click the
<guibutton> Associate</guibutton> button. The <guilabel>Manage
Floating IP Associations</guilabel> window opens.
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>In the <guilabel>Manage Floating IP
Associations</guilabel> window, choose the following options:
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The <guilabel>IP Address</guilabel> field is
filled automatically.
</para>
<para>You can choose to add a new IP address by using the
<guibutton>+</guibutton> button.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>In the <guilabel>Ports to be associated</guilabel> field,
select a port from the dropdown list.</para>
<para>The dropdown lists all the instances with their respective
fixed IP addresses.
</para>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
</step>
<step>
<para>Click the <guibutton>Associate</guibutton> button.
</para>
</step>
</procedure>
<note>
<para>To disassociate the IP address from an instance, click the
<guibutton>Disassociate</guibutton> button.</para>
<para>To release the floating IP address back into the pool of
addresses, click the <guibutton>More</guibutton> dropdown
button and select <guilabel>Release Floating IP</guilabel>
option.
</para>
</note>
</section>
</section>