CLOUDSTACK-809 minor changes to the UI strings
Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cloudstack/repo Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cloudstack/commit/4ac6ebb2 Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cloudstack/tree/4ac6ebb2 Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cloudstack/diff/4ac6ebb2 Branch: refs/heads/ldapplugin Commit: 4ac6ebb2dbf7218af4d0bfcdc5a05b953e4d02ed Parents: 51b7f5d Author: radhikap <[email protected]> Authored: Wed Jul 17 12:21:47 2013 +0530 Committer: radhikap <[email protected]> Committed: Wed Jul 17 12:22:11 2013 +0530 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- docs/en-US/multiple-ip-nic.xml | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cloudstack/blob/4ac6ebb2/docs/en-US/multiple-ip-nic.xml ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/docs/en-US/multiple-ip-nic.xml b/docs/en-US/multiple-ip-nic.xml index 926235c..790befc 100644 --- a/docs/en-US/multiple-ip-nic.xml +++ b/docs/en-US/multiple-ip-nic.xml @@ -21,37 +21,40 @@ --> <section id="multiple-ip-nic"> <title>Configuring Multiple IP Addresses on a Single NIC</title> - <para>&PRODUCT; now provides you the ability to associate multiple private IP addresses per guest - VM NIC. This feature is supported on all the network configurations—Basic, Advanced, and - VPC. Security Groups, Static NAT and Port forwarding services are supported on these additional - IPs. In addition to the primary IP, you can assign additional IPs to the guest VM NIC.</para> + <para>&PRODUCT; provides you the ability to associate multiple private IP addresses per guest VM + NIC. In addition to the primary IP, you can assign additional IPs to the guest VM NIC. This + feature is supported on all the network configurations—Basic, Advanced, and VPC. Security + Groups, Static NAT and Port forwarding services are supported on these additional IPs. </para> <para>As always, you can specify an IP from the guest subnet; if not specified, an IP is automatically picked up from the guest VM subnet. You can view the IPs associated with for each - guest VM NICs on the UI. You can apply NAT on these additional guest IPs by using firewall - configuration in the &PRODUCT; UI. You must specify the NIC to which the IP should be + guest VM NICs on the UI. You can apply NAT on these additional guest IPs by using network + configuration option in the &PRODUCT; UI. You must specify the NIC to which the IP should be associated.</para> - <para>This feature is supported on XenServer, KVM, and VMware hypervisors.</para> - <note> - <para>You need to configure the secondary IP address on the guest VM. &PRODUCT; will - not configure the acquired IP address on the VM. Ensure that you assign IPs to NIC each - time the VM reboots.</para> - </note> - <para>Some of the use cases are described below:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Building network appliances: Network appliances, such as firewalls and load balancers, - generally work best when they have access to multiple IP addresses on the network - interface.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Moving private IP addresses between interfaces or instances. Applications that are bound - to specific IP addresses can be moved between instances. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Hosting multiple SSL Websites on a single instance. You can install multiple SSL - certificates on a single instance, each associated with a distinct IP address.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + <para>This feature is supported on XenServer, KVM, and VMware hypervisors. Note that Basic zone + security groups are not supported on VMware.</para> + <section id="usecases-mip"> + <title>Use Cases</title> + <para>Some of the use cases are described below:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Network devices, such as firewalls and load balancers, generally work best when they + have access to multiple IP addresses on the network interface.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Moving private IP addresses between interfaces or instances. Applications that are + bound to specific IP addresses can be moved between instances. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Hosting multiple SSL Websites on a single instance. You can install multiple SSL + certificates on a single instance, each associated with a distinct IP address.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + <section id="guideline-nic"> + <title>Guidelines</title> + <para>To prevent IP conflict, configure different subnets when multiple networks are connected + to the same VM.</para> + </section> <section id="workflow-rn"> <title>Assigning Additional IPs to a VM</title> <orderedlist> @@ -68,17 +71,19 @@ <para>In the Details tab, click NICs.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Click View All.</para> + <para>Click View Secondary IPs.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Click Acquire New IP, and click Yes in the confirmation dialog.</para> - <para>You are prompted for confirmation because, typically, IP addresses are a limited - resource. Within a few moments, the new IP address should appear with the state Allocated. - You can now use the IP address in Port Forwarding or StaticNAT rules.</para> + <para>Click Acquire New Secondary IP, and click Yes in the confirmation dialog.</para> + <para>You need to specify the secondary IP address on the guest VM. &PRODUCT; will not + automatically configure the acquired IP address on the VM. Ensure that you assign IPs to + NIC each time the VM reboots.</para> + <para>Within a few moments, the new IP address should appear with the state Allocated. You + can now use the IP address in Port Forwarding or StaticNAT rules.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> </section> - <section id="caveats"> + <section id="caveats"> <title>Port Forwarding and StaticNAT Services Changes</title> <para>Because multiple IPs can be associated per NIC, you are allowed to select a desired IP for the Port Forwarding and StaticNAT services. The default is the primary IP. To enable this
