Configure interfaces

Configure interfaces to be compatible with clustering by setting up individual interfaces that are normal routed interfaces, each with their own IP address taken from a pool of IP addresses.

Individual interfaces are normal routed interfaces, each with their own IP address taken from a pool of IP addresses. The Main cluster IP address is a fixed address for the cluster that always belongs to the current control node. All data interfaces must be Individual interfaces.

Note

You cannot use subinterfaces.

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Objects > Address Pools to add an IPv4 address pool, an IPv6 address pool, or both. See Configure address pools.

Include at least as many addresses as there are units in the cluster. The Virtual IP address is not a part of this pool, but needs to be on the same network. You cannot determine the exact Local address assigned to each unit in advance.

Step 2

Choose Devices > Device Management, and click Edit (edit icon) next to the cluster.

Step 3

Click Interfaces, and then click Edit (edit icon) for a data interface.

Step 4

On the IPv4, enter the IP Address and mask. This IP address is a fixed address for the cluster, and always belongs to the current control unit.

Step 5

From the IPv4 Address Pool drop-down list, choose the address pool you created.

Note

If you want to manually assign a MAC address to this interface, you need to create a MAC-address pool using FlexConfig.

Step 6

On IPv6 > Basic, from the IPv6 Address Pool drop-down list, choose the address pool you created.

Step 7

Configure other interface settings as normal.

Step 8

Click Save.

You can now go to Deploy > Deploy and deploy the policy to assigned devices. The changes are not active until you deploy them.