Creating Cloud Sites
In a cloud site, customers access network services from the service provider’s cloud. You create a cloud site from the Sites page. This page describes how to create a cloud site for a tenant.
To create a cloud site:
- Click Add and select Cloud Site.
The Add Cloud Site page appears.
- Complete the configuration settings in the Site Information,
Configuration, and Service Attachment Points sections according to
the guidelines provided in Table 1.
Table 1: Fields on the Add Cloud Site Page
Field
Description
Site Information Site Name
Enter a site name.
Cloud Hub Type
Select the cloud hub type—Regional Service Edge, Local Service Edge, or Cloud Hub. All three hub types are hosted on a point of presence (POP). However, on a POP, you can have only one hub type at a time.
Site Group
Select a site group to which you want to assign the site. You assign sites to a site group to facilitate site management for a tenant.
Address Street Address
Enter the street address of the site.
City
Enter the city where the site is located.
State/Province
Enter the state or province where the site is located.
ZIP/Postal Code
Enter the postal code for the site.
Contact Name
Enter the name of a contact person for the site.
E-mail
Enter the e-mail ID of the contact person.
Phone
Enter the phone number of the contact person.
Virtual Network Name
Enter a unique string of alphanumeric characters and some special characters (. -). No spaces are allowed and the maximum length is 15 characters.
A virtual network is a representation of your own network in the cloud.
Configuration Service POP
Select the name of the point of presence (POP) for the site. A network POP is a location at which a service provider instantiates a network function, such as a virtualized network function (VNF).
VIM
Select a virtualized infrastructure manager (VIM). The VIM controls and manages the compute, storage, and network resources in the NFV infrastructure. The VIM also collects and forwards performance measurements and events.
Resource Pool
Select a resource pool for the VIM. Resource pools identify the compute zones for the VIM for the POP.
Route Target
Enter a route target for the virtual network.
Service Attachment Points Local Internet Breakout
Enable or disable Internet access to the site.
Left Subnet Prefix
Select one or more IPv4 prefixes for the management network.
Internet Network Name
Select the network to which the site transmits Internet traffic.
- Click OK.
The newly created cloud site is displayed on the Sites page.
