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Updated the End User guide to include 'Create a router' section in the dashboard chapter. Also included section intro and updated the title to make consistent with other section titles. Partial-Bug: #1280925 Change-Id: I9f8469603b6c6ee09188ae9c09c2b88610841442
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<!DOCTYPE section [
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0"
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xml:id="dashboard_create_networks">
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<title>Create and manage networks</title>
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<?dbhtml stop-chunking?>
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<para>OpenStack Networking service provides a scalable system for managing
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the network connectivity within an OpenStack cloud deployment.</para>
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<para>It can easily and quickly react to changing network needs (for
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example, creating and assigning new IP addresses).</para>
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<section xml:id="dashboard_create_network">
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<title>Create a network</title>
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<procedure>
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<step>
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<para>Log in to the dashboard, choose a project,
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and click the <guibutton>Networks</guibutton>
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category.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Click <guibutton>Create Network</guibutton>.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>In the <guilabel>Create Network</guilabel> window, specify the
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following values.</para>
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<informaltable rules="all" width="75%">
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<col width="30%"/>
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<col width="70%"/>
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th colspan="2" align="center"
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><guilabel>Network</guilabel> tab</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Network Name</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>A name to identify the network.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th colspan="2" align="center">
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<guilabel>Subnet</guilabel> tab</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Create Subnet</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Check this option to create a subnet</para>
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<para>You do not have to initially specify
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a subnet (although this will result in
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the status of 'error' for any attached
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instance).</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Subnet Name</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Name for the subnet.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Network Address</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>IP address for the subnet.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>IP Version</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>IPv4 or IPv6.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Gateway IP</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>IP address for a specific gateway.
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This parameter is optional.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Disable Gateway</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Check this option to disable gateway
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IP address.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th colspan="2" align="center"
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><guilabel>Subnet Detail</guilabel> tab</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Enable DHCP</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Check this option to enable DHCP</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Allocation Pools</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>You can allocate IP address pools.</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>DNS Name Servers</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>You can allocate a name for the DNS server.
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</para></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><para><guilabel>Host Routes</guilabel></para></td>
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<td><para>Include IP address of host routes.</para></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</informaltable>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Click <guilabel>Create</guilabel> to create a
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network.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>The dashboard shows the network in the
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<guilabel>Networks</guilabel> category.</para>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="dashboard_create_router">
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<title>Create a router</title>
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<procedure>
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<step>
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<para>Log in to the dashboard, choose a project,
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and click the <guibutton>Routers</guibutton>
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category.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Click the <guibutton>Create Router</guibutton> button. The
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<guilabel>Create Router</guilabel> window is displayed.</para>
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</step>
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<step><para>Specify a name for the router and click the
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<guibutton>Create Router</guibutton> button. The new router is now
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displayed in the router list.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>
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Click the new router's <guibutton>Set Gateway</guibutton> button.
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</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>
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Specify the network to which the router will connect in the
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<guilabel>External Network</guilabel> field, and click the
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<guibutton>Set Gateway</guibutton> button.
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</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>To connect a private network to the newly created router:</para>
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<substeps>
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<step>
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<para>Click on the router name in the router list.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>
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Click the <guibutton>Add Interface</guibutton> button. The
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<guilabel>Add Interface</guilabel> window is displayed.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>
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Specify the following information:
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</para>
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<informaltable rules="all" width="75%">
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<col width="30%"/>
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<col width="70%"/>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td>
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<para><guilabel>Subnet</guilabel>
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</para>
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</td>
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<td>
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<para>Select a subnet.</para>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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<para><guilabel>IP Address (optional)</guilabel></para>
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</td>
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<td>
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<para>Enter the router interface IP address for the
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selected subnet.</para>
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<note>
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<para>If this value is not set, then by default, the
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first host IP address in the subnet is used by
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OpenStack Networking.</para>
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</note>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</informaltable>
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<para>The <guilabel>Router Name</guilabel> and <guilabel>Router ID</guilabel>
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fields are automatically updated.</para>
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</step>
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</substeps>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Click the <guilabel>Add Interface</guilabel> button.</para>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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<para>
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You have successfully created the router. You can view the new topology
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by clicking <guilabel>Network Topology</guilabel> in the
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<guilabel>Manage Network</guilabel> menu.</para>
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</section>
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</section>
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