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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0"
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xml:id="dashboard_create_networks">
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<title>Create and manage networks</title>
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<?dbhtml stop-chunking?>
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<para>The OpenStack Networking service provides a scalable
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system for managing the network connectivity within an OpenStack
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cloud deployment. It can easily and quickly react to changing
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network needs (for example, creating and assigning new IP
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addresses).</para>
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<para>Networking in OpenStack is complex. This section provides the
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basic instructions for creating a network and a router. For
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detailed information about managing networks, refer to the <link
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xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/admin-guide-cloud/content/ch_networking.html"
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><emphasis role="italic">OpenStack Cloud Administrator
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Guide</emphasis></link>.</para>
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<section xml:id="dashboard_create_network">
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<title>Create a network</title>
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<procedure>
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<step>
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<para>Log in to the dashboard, choose a project, and click
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<guibutton>Networks</guibutton>.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Click <guibutton>Create Network</guibutton>.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>In the Create Network dialog box, specify the
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following values.</para>
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<informaltable rules="all" width="75%">
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<col width="30%"/>
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<col width="70%"/>
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th colspan="2" align="center"
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><guilabel>Network</guilabel> tab</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Network Name</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Specify a name to identify the network.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th colspan="2" align="center">
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<guilabel>Subnet</guilabel> tab</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Create Subnet</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Select this check box to create a
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subnet</para><para>You do not have to specify a subnet
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when you create a network, but if you do not, any
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attached instance receives an Error status.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Subnet Name</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Specify a name for the subnet.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Network Address</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Specify the IP address for the subnet.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>IP Version</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Select IPv4 or IPv6.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Gateway IP</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Specify an IP address for a specific gateway. This parameter is
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optional.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Disable Gateway</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Select this check box to disable a gateway IP address.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th colspan="2" align="center"
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><guilabel>Subnet Detail</guilabel> tab</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Enable DHCP</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Select this check box to enable DHCP.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Allocation Pools</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Specify IP address pools.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>DNS Name Servers</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Specify a name for the DNS server.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Host Routes</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Specify the IP address of host routes.</para></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</informaltable>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Click <guilabel>Create</guilabel>.</para>
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<para>The dashboard shows the network on the
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<guilabel>Networks</guilabel> tab.</para>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="dashboard_create_router">
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<title>Create a router</title>
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<procedure>
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<step>
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<para>Log in to the dashboard, choose a project, and click
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<guibutton>Routers</guibutton>.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Click <guibutton>Create Router</guibutton>.</para>
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</step>
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<step><para>In the Create Router dialog box, specify a name for the router
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and click <guibutton>Create Router</guibutton>.</para>
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<para>The new router is now displayed in the
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<guilabel>Routers</guilabel> tab.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Click the new router's <guibutton>Set Gateway</guibutton> button.
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</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>In the <guilabel>External Network</guilabel> field,
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specify the network to which the router will connect, and
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then click <guibutton>Set Gateway</guibutton>.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>To connect a private network to the newly created
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router, perform the following steps:</para>
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<substeps>
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<step>
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<para>On the <guilabel>Routers</guilabel> tab, click the
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name of the router.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>On the Router Details page, click <guilabel>Add
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Interface</guilabel>.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>In the Add Interface dialog box, specify the
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following information:</para>
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<informaltable rules="all" width="75%">
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<col width="30%"/>
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<col width="70%"/>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td>
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<para><guilabel>Subnet</guilabel>
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</para>
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</td>
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<td>
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<para>Select a subnet.</para>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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<para><guilabel>IP Address (optional)</guilabel></para>
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</td>
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<td>
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<para>Enter the router interface IP address for the
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selected subnet.</para>
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<para>Note: If this value is not set, then by
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default, the first host IP address in the subnet
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is used by OpenStack Networking.</para>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</informaltable>
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<para>The <guilabel>Router Name</guilabel> and <guilabel>Router ID</guilabel>
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fields are automatically updated.</para>
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</step>
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</substeps>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Click <guilabel>Add Interface</guilabel>.</para>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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<para>You have successfully created the router. You can view
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the new topology from the <guilabel>Network Topology</guilabel>
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tab.</para>
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</section>
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</section>
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