Create a VXLAN Pool

On the main menu of ZStack Cloud, choose Resource Center > Network Resource > L2 Network Resources > VXLAN Pool. On the VXLAN Pool page, click Create VXLAN Pool. Then, the Create VXLAN Pool page is displayed.

The following lists two types of VXLAN pools that you can create:
  • Create a software-SDN VXLAN pool
  • Create a hardware-SDN VXLAN pool

Create Software-SDN VXLAN Pool

On the displayed page, set the following parameters:
  • Zone: By default, the current zone is displayed.
  • Name: Enter a name for the VXLAN pool.

    The name must be 1 to 128 characters in length and can contain Chinese characters, letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), parenthesis (), colons (:), and plus signs (+).

  • Description: Optional. Enter a description for the VXLAN pool.
  • SDN Type: Select Software.
  • VNI Range: Enter the start ID and end ID of VXLAN networks.
    Note:
    • You can enter an ID that ranges from 1 to 16777214.
    • The end ID must be equal to or greater than the start ID.
    • The two VNI IDs 16777215 and 16777216 are reserved by the system of this cloud platform.
  • Cluster: Optional. Attach the VXLAN pool to a cluster.
    Note:
    • You can attach a VXLAN pool to a cluster when you create the VXLAN pool or after the VXLAN pool is created.
    • When you attach the VXLAN pool to a cluster, IP addresses of the compute nodes must be available in the cluster that correspond to the VTEP CIDR block.
  • VTEP CIDR: Enter the corresponding VTEP CIDR block.
Figure 1. Create Software-SDN VXLAN Pool


Create Hardware-SDN VXLAN Pool

On the displayed page, set the following parameters:
  • Zone: By default, the current zone is displayed.
  • Name: Enter a name for the VXLAN pool.

    The name must be 1 to 128 characters in length and can contain Chinese characters, letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), parenthesis (), colons (:), and plus signs (+).

  • Description: Optional. Enter a description for the VXLAN pool.
  • SDN Type: Select Hardware.
  • SDN Controller: Select an SDN controller.
    Note: You need add an SDN controller to the cloud platform in advance.
  • VNI Range: Enter the start ID and end ID of hardware-based VXLAN networks.
    Note:
    • The end ID must be equal to or greater than the start ID.
    • The VNI range of a hardware-SDN VXLAN pool varies depending on the virtual distributed switches associated with the SDN controller.
  • Cluster: Optional. Attach the VXLAN pool to a cluster.
    Note: You can attach a cluster to a VXLAN pool when you create the VXLAN pool or after the VXLAN pool is created.
  • NIC: Enter a host NIC.
    Note: The host NICs in the cluster attached to the VXLAN pool must be connected with the switches managed by the SDN controller.
Figure 2. Create Hardware-SDN VXLAN Pool