Creating Anycast Configuration

To create an Anycast configuration, complete the following:

1. From the Cloud Services Portal, click Manage > Anycast.
2. Click on Create Anycast Configuration to open the Create Anycast Config page.
3. In the Create Anycast Config dialog, complete the following:
   • Anycast IP Address: Add the Anycast IP address to the Anycast IP Address field. Up to two IPv4 IP addresses may be added when setting up Anycast. Anycast supports the following IP addresses for BloxOne Threat Defense: 52.119.40.100 and 103.80.5.100. For BloxOne DDI, the administrator is required to specify the IP address as required. 
   • Name: Add the name of the Anycast configuration in the Name field. 
   • Description: Add the description of the Anycast configuration in the Description field.
   • Service: From the Select Service drop-down menu, choose the service to be used for the Anycast configuration.
   • In the Tags section, add tags for this Anycast configuration, so you can use the tags with hosts. For more information, see Managing Tags.
   • In the On-Prem Hosts section, click Add and complete the following:
     • NAME: Click Select List and choose a host from the drop-down list. 
     • IP ADDRESS: With the selection of a host, the associated IP address of the host will populate in the IP ADDRESS field.
       Click Add again if you want to add multiple hosts.
4. Click Save & Close to save the updated configuration.