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Configuring a VPC for ECSs That Access the Internet Using EIPs

  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. Click Create VPC.
  4. On the Create VPC page, set parameters as prompted.

    A default subnet will be created together with a VPC and you can also click Add Subnet to create more subnets for the VPC.

    Table 1 Parameter descriptions

    Category

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Value

    Basic Information

    Region

    Select the region nearest to you to ensure the lowest latency possible.

    -

    Basic Information

    Name

    The VPC name.

    The name can contain a maximum of 64 characters, which may consist of letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.). The name cannot contain spaces.

    VPC-001

    Basic Information

    IPv4 CIDR Block

    The CIDR block of the VPC. The CIDR block of a subnet can be the same as the CIDR block for the VPC (for a single subnet in the VPC) or a subset of the CIDR block for the VPC (for multiple subnets in the VPC).

    The following CIDR blocks are supported:

    • 10.0.0.0/8-24
    • 172.16.0.0/12-24
    • 192.168.0.0/16-24

    192.168.0.0/16

    Basic Information

    Advanced Settings

    Click the drop-down arrow to set advanced VPC parameters.

    Retain the default settings.

    Basic Information

    Description

    Supplementary information about the VPC. This parameter is optional.

    The VPC description can contain a maximum of 255 characters and cannot contain angle brackets (< or >).

    N/A

    Default Subnet

    AZ

    The AZ of a VPC subnet.

    sa-fb-1

    Default Subnet

    Name

    The subnet name.

    The name can contain a maximum of 64 characters, which may consist of letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.). The name cannot contain spaces.

    Subnet-001

    Default Subnet

    IPv4 CIDR Block

    The CIDR block for the subnet. This value must be within the VPC CIDR block.

    192.168.0.0/24

    Default Subnet

    IPv6 CIDR Block

    Specifies whether to set IPv6 CIDR Block to Enable.

    After the IPv6 function is enabled, the system automatically assigns an IPv6 CIDR block to the created subnet. Currently, the IPv6 CIDR block cannot be customized. IPv6 cannot be disabled after the subnet is created.

    -

    Default Subnet

    Associated Route Table

    The default route table to which the subnet will be associated. You can change the route table to a custom route table on the Subnets page.

    Default

    Default Subnet

    Advanced Settings

    Click the drop-down arrow to set advanced settings for the subnet, including Gateway and DNS Server Address.

    Retain the default settings.

    Default Subnet

    Gateway

    The gateway address of the subnet.

    192.168.0.1

    Default Subnet

    DNS Server Address

    By default, two DNS server addresses are configured. You can change them as required. Multiple IP addresses must be separated using commas (,).

    100.125.x.x

    Default Subnet

    Description

    Supplementary information about the subnet. This parameter is optional.

    The subnet description can contain a maximum of 255 characters and cannot contain angle brackets (< or >).

    N/A
  5. Click Create Now.