Networks page - vCenter
The Networks page lets you define networks within an environment (that is, within a network container in BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management). You accomplish this by identifying networks that already exist on a port group. Quick Start can use the information about existing networks to define networks where virtual machines can be provisioned.
The Networks page also shows networks that were identified while defining a vCenter connector. These "pod-level networks" have only one editable option, Network Alias. You can override the network alias in the context of this environment.
To define a network
Provide information about a new network.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
[VLAN] Port Group | A port group available on this VLAN. Using a VLAN, you can segment a single physical LAN segment so groups of ports are isolated from one another as if they were on physically different segments. |
Management | A flag indicating whether the network is used for management purposes. If you do not specify a network at the pod level and you only specify one network at the environment level, you must indicate that the network be used for both management and customer purposes. |
Customer | A flag indicating the network is used for customer purposes. If you do not specify a network at the pod level and you only specify one network at the environment level, you must indicate that the network be used for both management and customer purposes. |
Network Alias | An identifying name for a network created in BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management. Choose from the list of typical aliases or enter your own name. The alias is also used for generating a tag. For pod-level networks, identified while connecting to a vCenter, you can modify the Network Alias. |
Gateway | Address of the IP router that is used to forward traffic to destinations outside of the local network. For example, 10.0.0.1. |
Network | IP address for this network. Available addresses within the network address can be further specified using the subnet value. For example, 10.0.0.0. |
Subnet | A range of IP addresses that are available to the network address. For example, 255.255.255.0. |
At any time, you can discard the network information by clicking Discard. The network definition is removed. You can start defining a new network by clicking Add Network 
.
- To exclude one or more IP addresses from the network you are defining, perform the following steps:
- Click Add An Excluded IP or Range.
Additional options appear. Use them to specify IP addresses that should be excluded from the network you are defining. Typically, you exclude a network address when it is already being used for other purposes. - To specify one IP address to exclude, enter a value for Start IP Address. To specify a range of IP addresses, enter a value for Start IP Address and End IP Address.
- Repeat the previous steps to specify another address or range of addresses to exclude.
To remove an excluded address or range of addresses, click Remove.
- Click Add An Excluded IP or Range.
- When you complete a definition for a network, click Keep (at top right).
Quick Start shows a summary of the network definition.
To remove a definition for a network, click Remove. All data for the network is deleted. - To begin defining another network, click Add Network .
End-to-end Quick Start process
For a complete description of the Quick Start process for VMware vCenter, see Provisioning-VMs-on-VMware-vCenter-using-Quick-Start.