Add Provider Network

Adding a Provider Network enables you to provision an existing data center network to the cloud.

Prerequisites 

  • Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure Administrator

  • Cloud Networking is configured.

Adding a Provider Network

  1. From the main menu, select Provider Networks.

  2. Click + Add Network.

  3. Enter General data for this network.

  4. Optional: To add a subnet to this network, do one of the following.

    • To add a subnet to a new network:

      1. Click Add subnet.

      2. Enter Subnets data, and then click OK.

      3. Verify that the new subnet is displayed on the Add Provider Network screen. To sort by CIDR, select the CIDR column heading.

    • To add a subnet to an existing network:

      1. On the Provider Networks overview screen, select the row of the network to which you want to add a subnet.

      2. Select ActionsEdit.

        Alternatively, hover over the details of the selected network to display the Edit icon, and then click the Edit icon.

      3. Enter Subnets data, and then click OK.

      4. Verify that the network update was successful by reviewing the fields on the Edit Provider Networks screen. To sort by CIDR, select the CIDR column heading.

  5. Finish adding the network.

    • To add only this network, click Add.

      The new network displays on the overview screen.

    • To add more than one network:

      1. Click Add+ to complete the addition process for the first network and reset the form.

        The Name and VLAN ID fields are cleared, but the other options remain checked for future use. 

      2. Enter a unique Name and VLAN ID for the network.

      3. Update other options if needed.

      4. Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3 until you are finished adding additional networks, then click Cancel to dismiss the Add Provider Network screen. 

  6. Verify that each new network is displayed on the Provider Networks screen. To sort by network name, select the Name column heading.

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