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Creating an Azure network

Use the Edge Services portal to create an Azure network. Azure networks contain subnets. A subnet is a range of IP addresses used with your Azure virtual private cloud (VPC). After you create the network, you can view details and perform actions such editing or deleting the network and creating, editing, or removing subnets. 

To create an Azure network:

  1. Click Infrastructure, then click Network.

    The Edge Services portal shows the networks created for your organization.
Edge Service Manager network view
  1. Click + ADD, then select Azure Network.  
     
    The Edge Services portal shows the Create Network window.
Create Network window
  1. In the Create Network window, complete the following fields:
Field Description

GROUP

 Select the group assigned to the network. 

CLOUD

Select the cloud assigned to the network.

NAME

 Type a unique name for the network.

DISPLAY NAME

 Type a unique name for the network as it will be displayed in the Networks list.

DESCRIPTION

 Type a brief description of the network. 

CIDR

 Type the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) as a range of IP addresses that are reserved to prevent Azure from assigning them to your network interfaces. CIDR is a method of assigning IP addresses designed to improve the efficiency of address distribution.

RESOURCE GROUP

 Select the resource group to assign to the network. Resource groups determine what resources are available to a network for creation, selection, and discovery.

SUBNET NAME

 Type a unique name for the subnet.

SUBNET CIDR

 Type the subnet CIDR as a range IP addresses that are reserved to prevent Azure from assigning them to your network interfaces.

ACTIVE

 Select this option to activate the subnet.

DHCP SERVER

 Select this option if the subnet has a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server assigning IP addresses to hosts.

ALLOW IP OVERRIDE

 Select this option if the subnet has the same IP address space within its parent network.

DOMAIN

 Select the domain to associate with this subnet.
  1. In the Advanced Options section, complete the following fields:
Field Description

SEARCH DOMAINS

 Type a comma-separated list of domains to add to the subnet DNS configuration.

PROXY

 This field is unavailable.

BYPASS PROXY FOR APPLIANCE URL

 Select this option to bypass any added proxy settings for communication between the Edge Services portal and the applicance URL for the cloud.

NO PROXY

 Type a list of IP address or servers to exclude from communication through the proxy.
  1. In the Guest Console SSH Tunnel section, complete the following fields:
Field Description

GUEST CONSOLE JUMP HOST

 Type the DNS hostname or IP address of the jump host.

GUEST CONSOLE JUMP PORT

Type the port for Secure Socket Shell (SSH) if you are using a port other than port 22.

GUEST CONSOLE JUMP USERNAME

 Type the username to authenticate to the jump host.

GUEST CONSOLE JUMP PASSWORD

 Type the password to authenticate to the jump host.

GUEST CONSOLE JUMP KEYPAIR

 Type the keypair saved in the Edge Services portal to be used in lieu of, or in addition to, the password to the jump host.
  1. In the Group Access section, complete the following fields:
Field Description

all

 Select this option to grant all groups access to this network.

Group name

Select one of the following options for each of the groups:

  • Access—Grant the group access to the Azure network.
  • Default—Assign the subnet as the default network for the group.
  1. Click SAVE CHANGES.

    The Edge Services portal creates the Azure network.