Allocating and Assigning Public IPs

SITE Cloud supports IP addresses that can be assigned to a virtual machine network interface from Cloud Portal.

IP type	Purpose
Private IP	Used by VM network interfaces for private network communication.
Public IP	Used by VM network interfaces for internet communication.
Shared IP	Used by VM network interfaces to communicate with another tenant.

Warning

Public IP addresses cannot be assigned in the HSA zone.

Allocating a Public IP

Before assigning an IP address to a VM, allocate an available IP address in Cloud Portal.

1. Log in to Cloud Portal.
2. Open Networking.
3. Open IPs.
4. Click Allocate.
5. Fill in the required fields.
6. Select the network subnet to allocate the IP from.
7. Select the IP address.

Field	Description
Tenant	The tenant where the IP will be allocated.
Business Group	The business group that will use the IP.
Region	The region for the IP allocation.
IP Type	The type of IP to allocate.
Network subnet	The subnet that provides the IP address.

Assigning an IP to a VM

After the IP address is allocated, assign it to the VM network adapter.

1. Open Compute.
2. Open Virtual Machines.
3. Search for the VM by VM ID.
4. Open the VM details page.
5. Open the Networks tab.
6. Hover over the network adapter that should receive the IP address.
7. Click Manage IPs.
8. Assign the required private, public, or shared IP address.

If the required network adapter is not shown, add a new interface before assigning the IP.

Tip

The Manage IPs action also provides the option to unassign an IP address from the VM.