Creating a Custom Route Table

Scenarios

A VPC automatically comes with a default route table. If your default route table cannot meet your service requirements, you can create a custom route table.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.

2. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Virtual Private Cloud.

   The Virtual Private Cloud page is displayed.

3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Virtual Private Cloud > Route Tables.
4. In the upper right corner, click Create Route Table. On the displayed page, configure parameters as prompted.

   Table 1 Parameter descriptions

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Name	The name of the route table. This parameter is mandatory. The name can contain a maximum of 64 characters, which may consist of letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.). The name cannot contain spaces.	rtb-001
   VPC	The VPC that the route table belongs to. This parameter is mandatory.	vpc-001
   Description	Supplementary information about the route table. This parameter is optional. The description can contain a maximum of 255 characters and cannot contain angle brackets (< or >).	-
   Route Settings	The route information. This parameter is optional. You can add a route when creating the route table or after the route table is created. For details, see Adding a Custom Route. You can click + to add more routes.	-

5. Click OK.

   A message is displayed. You can determine whether to associate the route table with subnets immediately as prompted. If you want to associate immediately, perform the following operations:

   1. Click Associate Subnet. The route table details page is displayed.
   2. Click Associate Subnet and select the target subnets to be associated.
   3. Click OK.