An external network profile specifies settings for an existing network. This network profile points to one or more networks or ranges in NIOS. These networks and ranges are used for allocating external IP addresses in NIOS while creating VMs.
To create an external network profile:
- In vRealize Automation, click Infrastructure –> Reservations –> Network Profiles –> New –> External.
- On the General tab, specify the network profile details, including the name of the IPAM endpoint created earlier.
<<screen shot>> - Click the Network Ranges tab.
- In Address space, select a network view in NIOS from those made available by the Infoblox IPAM endpoint. If you do not select a specific network view, IPAM Plug-In uses the default network view from NIOS.
In the Select Network Range dialog, specify the search criteria and click the Search icon. For how to search using filters, see
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You can select more than one item from the search results. It means that if the first network range is exhausted while allocating IP addresses for VMs, the next one will be used for IP allocation.Note
By default, the search returns no more than 1000 network ranges. You can modify the default max value of “1000” in the endpoint properties to accommodate your environment. For more information, see Creating an Infoblox IPAM Endpoint. If the results count is more than the specified limit, a warning message in displayed in the first row of the result table. However, if the number of results is too big, the operation may fail due to the 30 seconds vRealize Automation timeout. In this case, the Select Network Range dialog displays no or old results. You can use filters to refine the search results and avoid both these problems. For more information, see Using Network Range Filters on page 25.
- Select the appropriate network ranges.