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  • Name: Enter the name of the host. This is a required field.

  • Description: Enter additional information about the host.

  • Serial Number: Update the serial number of your host.

    • For physical VEP-1425 and VEP-1485 appliances, obtain the seven-digit serial number from the Service Tag label on the bottom of the appliance.

  • IP Space: From the drop-down menu, choose or search for an IP space in which you want your host to reside.

  • API Access Key: The information used mainly for backward-compatibility purposes, in scenarios where a host was configured using an API access key. You will need this key to establish a connection to the host. Click Copy to get the API access key associated with the host.

  • Location: From the drop-down list, choose a location profile you want to apply to the host. When you associate a location with the host, you can find the exact location of the host on the world map. For information, see Viewing General Host Information. You can also apply the same location profile to multiple hosts to group the hosts by location. For information about location management, see Managing Locations.

For information about IP settings, see Setting IP Interfaces.

  • Tags: Click the down arrow and then Add to specify the keys to be associated with the host:

    • KEY: Enter a meaningful name for the key, such as a location or a department.  

    • VALUE: Select the appropriate checkbox, and enter the value for the associated key. For details, see Managing Tags.

Click Next to go to the IP Interface Settings page. You can also click Cancel to cancel the configuration or click Finish to save it.

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