Configuring IP Address Pool

This topic is applicable only for static IP address allocation.
Each
Avi Load Balancer
SE deployed in a VMware cloud has 10 vNICs. The first vNIC is the management vNIC using which the
Avi Load Balancer
SE communicates with the
Avi Load Balancer Controller
. The other vNICs are data vNICs and are used for end-user traffic.
After spinning up
Avi Load Balancer
SE, the
Avi Load Balancer Controller
connects the
Avi Load Balancer
SE’s management vNIC to the management network specified during initial configuration. The
Avi Load Balancer Controller
then connects the data vNICs to virtual service networks according to the IP and pool configuration of the virtual services.
The
Avi Load Balancer Controller
builds a table that maps port groups to IP subnets. With this table, the
Avi Load Balancer Controller
connects
Avi Load Balancer Controller
SE data vNICs to port groups that match virtual service networks and pools.
After a data vNIC is connected to a port group, it needs to be assigned an IP address. For static allocation, assign a range of IP addresses to the applicable port group. The
Avi Load Balancer Controller
selects an IP address from the specified range and adds the address to the data vNIC connected to the port group.
Configure IP address pools for networks hosting
Avi Load Balancer
Service Engines by following the steps mentioned below:
  1. Navigate to
    Infrastructure > Clouds > Default-Cloud
    . Click on edit icon.
  2. Find a port group and IP subnet on which the DHCP service is not available.
  3. Select the port group by clicking on the edit icon.
  4. Select Static under Network IP Address Management.
  5. Select the IP Subnet by clicking on the edit icon.
  6. Specify the static IP address or the range of IP addresses.