Add Network

Use this task to add a network definition to a cluster configuration.

start of changePowerHA® SystemMirror networks provide a way to logically group network interface cards, and a way to restrict placement of service addresses and persistent addresses. For example, networks can be used to make sure an application only uses adapters "A", "B", and "C", and not use adapters "X", "Y", and "Z".end of change

Fields

Name
Provide a unique name for the network on which the interface's IP labels/addresses will be bound.

Enter the value as 1-32 alphanumeric characters (letters [A-Z, a-z]), numbers [0-9] and underscores) in length. A name cannot begin with a number and a PowerHA reserved word cannot be a valid name.

Network Type

Select the network type from the list of available options.

Netmask (IPv4)/Prefix Length (IPv6)

Choose the netmask (configures an IPv4 network) or prefix length (configures an IPv6 network) for the network.

Provide a netmask value in the range 0 - 255, or provide a prefix length value in the range 1 - 128.