Updated on 2025-07-11 GMT+08:00

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

    Regions are geographic areas isolated from each other. For low network latency and quick resource access, select the region nearest to where your services will be accessed.

    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

    Enterprise Project

    Mandatory

    When creating an IP address group, you can add the group to an enabled enterprise project.

    An enterprise project facilitates project-level management and grouping of cloud resources and users. The default project is default.

    For details about creating and managing enterprise projects, see the Enterprise Management User Guide.

    default

    Description (Optional)

    Optional

    Enter the description of the IP address group in the text box as required.

    -

    Max. Entries

    Mandatory

    Set the number of IP address entries that can be added to an IP address group. By default, the system displays the maximum number of IP address entries that can be added to an IP address group. You can change the number as required.

    If you want to increase the maximum number of IP address entries 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

    Creation Method

    Mandatory

    How an IP address group is created. There are two options:
    • Create new: You need to enter IP address entries.
    • Copy from another group: You can copy all IP address entries from another IP address group to the current IP address group. Cross-region replication is supported.

    Create new

    Region of IP Address Group to Be Copied

    This parameter is mandatory if Creation Method is set to Copy from another group.

    Select the region where the IP address group to be copied is located from the drop-down list.

    Region A

    IP Address Group to Be Copied

    This parameter is mandatory if Creation Method is set to Copy from another group.

    Select the IP address group to be copied from the drop-down list.

    ipGroup-B

    IP Address Entries

    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
  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 resources. For details, see Associating an IP Address Group with Resources.