Creating an IP Address Group

Scenarios

This section describes how to create an IP address group. An IP address group is a collection of IP addresses that can be associated with security groups and network ACLs to simplify IP address configuration and management.

Procedure

1. Go to the Create IP Address Group page.
2. Configure the parameters as prompted.
   For details, see Table 1.

   Table 1 Parameters for creating an IP address group

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Region	Mandatory The region where the IP address group belongs. Select the region nearest to you to ensure the lowest latency possible. An IP address group can be associated only with resources in the same region.	Region A
   Name	Mandatory Enter the name of the IP address group. The name: Can contain 1 to 64 characters. Can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.). You can customize the name of an IP address group that is uniquely identified by its ID.	ipGroup-A
   Max. IP Addresses	Mandatory Set the number of IP addresses that can be added to an IP address group. By default, the system displays the maximum number of IP addresses that can be added to an IP address group. You can change number as required. If you want to increase the maximum number of IP addresses in a group, submit a service ticket.	20
   IP Address Version	Mandatory Select the type of IP addresses that can be added to an IP address group. IPv4 IPv6	IPv4
   IP Addresses (Optional)	Optional Enter an IP address or IP address range on each line, and press Enter. The format is "IP address | Description". Description is optional, can contain 0 to 255 characters, and cannot contain angle brackets (< or >). You can enter: An IPv4 address range, for example, 192.168.0.0/16 or 192.168.0.0/16 | ECS01 A single IPv4 address, for example, 192.168.10.10 or 192.168.10.10 | ECS01 An IPv6 address range, for example, 2001:db8:a583:6e::/64 or 2001:db8:a583:6e::/64 | ECS01 A single IPv6 address, for example, 2001:db8:a583:6e::5c or 2001:db8:a583:6e::5c | ECS01	Without description: 192.168.0.0/16 With description: 192.168.0.0/16 | ECS01
   Description (Optional)	Optional Enter the description of the IP address group in the text box as required.	-

3. Click Create Now.

   The IP address group list is displayed. The status of the created IP address group is Normal.

   

   An IP address group takes effect only after it is associated with corresponding resources. For details, see Associating an IP Address Group with Resources.