Create a physical subnet

This topic describes how to create a physical subnet in the KubeSphere Virtualization (KSV) web console.

Prerequisites

• The user that you use has been granted the permissions to use the Physical Resources module. The Physical Resources module is available only to user admin.

• A physical network is created in the system.

Procedure

1. Log in to the KSV web console.

2. In the top navigation bar, click Physical Resources to go to the management page of physical resources.

3. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Networks > Subnets to go to the management page of physical subnets.

4. On the Subnets page, click Create in the upper-right corner.

5. In the dialog box that appears, configure basic information for the physical subnet, and then click Next.

   Parameter	Description
   Name	The name of the physical subnet. The name can contain only letters, digits, and hyphens (-), and must start and end with a letter or a digit. The name can be up to 16 characters in length.
   Description	The description of the subnet. The description can be up to 128 characters in length. The character types are unlimited.

6. In the Network Info step, configure network parameters for the subnet. The following table describes the parameters.

   Parameter	Description
   Select Network	The physical network in which the subnet is created.
   VLAN ID	The VLAN ID that corresponds to the physical subnet.
   IP Range	The IP address range in which the physical subnet resides.
   Gateway Address	The gateway address of the physical subnet.
   Logical Gateway	Click Advanced Settings to specify whether to enable the logical gateway.
   DNS Server	Click Advanced Settings to specify the IP address of the DNS server.
   Bandwidth	Click Advanced Settings to set the bandwidth limit for the subnet.
   Excluded IP Addresses	Click Advanced Options to exclude an IP address or a specific range of IP addresses.

7. Click OK. The subnet appears in the physical subnet list after it is created.