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 to simplify IP address configuration and management.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.

2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
3. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Virtual Private Cloud.

   The Virtual Private Cloud page is displayed.

4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose IP Address Groups.

   The IP address group list is displayed.

5. In the upper right corner of the IP address group list, click Create IP Address Group.

   The Create IP Address Group page is displayed.

6. 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 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
   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 Enter an IP address or IP address range on each line, and press Enter. You can enter: An IPv4 address range, for example, 192.168.0.0/16 A single IPv4 address, for example, 192.168.10.10/32 An IPv6 address range, for example, 2001:db8:a583:6e::/64 A single IPv6 address, for example, 2001:db8:a583:6e::5c/128	192.168.0.0/16 192.168.10.10/32
   Description	Optional Enter the description of the IP address group in the text box as required.	-

7. 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.