You can use the Manage Resource page to view existing
IP address pools created for global use or for specific customers.
Besides the IP address pool information, the status of various other
resources such as VLAN IDs, virtual circuit IDs, route distinguisher,
and route targets that are created for utilization in services is
also displayed. You can also view the details of allocated or utilized
resources, such as the VLAN ID allocated to the corresponding interface
and the logical unit association with a particular interface on a
device. For more information about creating an IPv4 IP address pool,
see Creating an IP Address Pool.
Viewing
Resources
Starting in Connectivity Services Director Release 2.1R1, you
can view and manage a particular pool of resources by selecting an
option from the Pool Type list. The Manage Resource page displays the list of resource pools that can be configured.
You can filter the resources displayed on this page by device name,
interfaces on the device, and a customer associated with the device.
Viewing Detailed Resources Information
To view and manage detailed information about resources:
- In the Connectivity Services Director application, select Service View from the Views list.
- From the Tasks pane, select Prestage Devices > Manage
Resource.
The Manage Resource page is displayed.
- Fill in the fields in the Manage Resource page as indicated
in Table 1.
Table 1: Resource Pool Landing
Page DetailsDetail
|
Description
|
|---|
Pool Type
|
Select one of the following options from the list to
view and manage a particular pool of resources:
Global Pool—to manage pools of IPv4 addresses related
to the service provider.
Unit Pool—to manage units for interfaces in a resource
pool.
VLAN Pool—to manage pools of IPv4 address for a
VLAN.
Customer IP Pool—to manage pools of IPv4 addresses
applicable to a particular customer.
Note: Starting in Connectivity
Services Director Release 2.1R1, the Pool Type list is
available in the Manage Resource page.
|
Device Name
|
Select a device from the list to view resource types
specific to interfaces on that device.
Note: This field is available only if you select Unit Pool or VLAN Pool from the Pool Type list.
|
Interface Name
|
Choose an interface of the selected device from the list.
Note: This field is available only if you select Unit Pool or VLAN Pool from the Pool Type list.
|
Customer
|
Click Select to view the list of customers.
The Choose Customer window is displayed.
To choose a customer, select the check box next to the customer
and click OK.
|
Filter
|
Click Filter to execute the search.
|
Add
|
Click Add to add a new IPv4 address pool.
|
Delete
|
Click Delete to delete an existing IPv4 address
pool.
|
Pool Name
|
This column displays the names of IPv4 address pools.
|
Description
|
This column displays the user-defined description of
the resource pool.
|
Allocated
|
This column displays the number of resources allocated
from the pool.
|
Change History Table
Feature support is determined by the platform and release you are using. Use Feature Explorer to determine if a feature is supported on your platform.
2.1R1
Starting in Connectivity
Services Director Release 2.1R1, the Pool Type list is
available in the Manage Resource page.
