Public IP Address Access

For a cluster that has the security mode enabled, you can access the cluster through the public IP address provided by the system.

Configuring the Public IP Address

  1. Log in to the CSS management console.
  2. On the Create Cluster page, enable Security Mode.

    You can enable Security Mode for clusters in Version 6.5.4 and later versions.

  3. Select Automatically assign for Public IP Address and set related parameters.
    Table 1 Public IP address access parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Bandwidth

    Bandwidth of the public IP address access

    Access Control

    If you disable the access control, all IP addresses can access the cluster through the public IP address. If you enable the access control, only IP addresses in the whitelist can access the cluster through the public IP address.

    Whitelist

    IP address or IP address range allowed to access a cluster. Use commas (,) to separate multiple addresses.

Managing Public IP Addresses

You can modify, view the public IP address of, or disassociate the public IP address from a cluster, or configure the public IP address.

  1. Log in to the CSS management console.
  2. On the Clusters page that is displayed, click the name of the target cluster.
    • Configure the public IP address

      If you do not configure the public IP address during cluster creation, you can configure it on the Basic Information page after configuring a cluster.

      Click Associate next to Public IP Address, set the access bandwidth, and click OK.

      If the association fails, wait for several minutes and try again.

    • Modify

      For a cluster for which you have configured the public IP address, you can click Edit next to Bandwidth to modify the bandwidth, or you can click Set next to Access Control to set the access control function and the whitelist for access.

    • View

      On the Basic Information page, you can view the public IP address associated with the current cluster.

    • Disassociate

      To disassociate the public IP address, click Disassociate next to Public IP Address.

Accessing a Cluster Through the Public IP Address

After configuring the public IP address, you can use it to access the cluster. The access address is https://public IP address:9200/interface URL.