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Provisioning a bare metal server

To provision a bare metal server: 

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  1. In the Network Options section, select Attach Existing to attach an existing network to the server. 

  2. Internet Networks—Select an existing network from your network list. Dual-stack IPv6 networks are only available as /64 networks. They appear in the list as the network name you chose, the word dual, the IPv4 internet block, then the IPv6 internet block. (e.g,. Network A - dual (111.222.111.200/29) (2001:1901:11b3:d02::/64))

  3. If you create a dual-stack network, do one of the following under Assign IPv6 Address:

    1. To assign an IPv4/IPv6 address to the network, click Yes. If you choose this option, the Edge Service Manager reserves an IPv6 address for the server and assigns an IPv4 address to the server. You must manually assign all IPv6 addresses within the server's configuration file.

    2. To assign an IPv4 address to the server and not reserve an IPv6 address for the server, click No.

  1. In the Network Options section, select Create New Network.

  2. In the Network Type section, select one of the following:

    1. Internet—Creates an IPv4 network block.

    2. Dual Stack Internet—Creates a dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 network block.

  3. Network Name—Type a name for the network.

  4. Network Size—Select a network size in CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) length based on the IP address. Each network is assigned its own IPv4 or IPv4/IPv6 subnet (/29-/26) where /29 has fewer networks and hosts than /26. A /29 sized network is available for no additional charge. The size of the network determines the number of IP addresses available for server use. The first four and the last IP addresses are consumed by infrastructure configuration. Larger CIDR blocks affect the price of the network.

  5. If you create a dual-stack network, do one of the following under Assign IPv6 Address:

    1. To assign an IPv4/IPv6 address to the network, click Yes. If you choose this option, the Edge Service Manager reserves an IPv6 address for the server and assigns an IPv4 address to the server. You must manually assign all IPv6 addresses within the server's configuration file.

    2. To assign an IPv4 address to the server and not reserve an IPv6 address for the server, click No.

  1. In the Network Options section, select Create New Network.

  2. In the Network Type section, select Private Network. If you provision a server with a private network, you need to have another accessible endpoint to access that network and server (such as a server connected to public internet).

  3. Network Name—Type a name for the network.

  4. Network Size—By default, private networks are only available as /26 network blocks with 59 IP addresses for use. You cannot make changes to the network size.

  5. In the From Location (Select Your VRF) section, select or create a VRF for the other end of your connection.

    1. To use an existing VRF, select or search for the VRF in the Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) Inventory section.

    2. To create a VRF, click Create New, then type a description in the New VRF Description field.

 

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