Reserve and assign a floating IP

A floating IP address is one that you reserve from a public network and assign to a resource, such as an instance or a load balancer, in order to make it externally reachable. This page describes how to reserve and assign a floating IP address to a resource.

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You can assign a resource at the same time you reserve the floating IP, or reserve the address first and assign it later. See Assign a floating IP address.

Reserve a floating IP address

1. In the CubeCMP management console, go to Networking.

2. Click the Floating IPs tab.

   

3. Configure the following parameters:

   • Public Network: Select the public network to allocate the floating IP address from.
   • Floating IP (Optional): Enter a specific floating IP address from the network you selected. If you leave this field blank, CubeCMP automatically allocates an address from the network.
   • Resource (Optional): Select a load balancer or instance to assign to the floating IP address. If you leave this field blank, CubeCMP reserves the address for later use.

   

4. Click Reserve and Assign Floating IP.

Assign a floating IP address

Use this procedure to assign a floating IP address that you reserved without assigning it to a resource.

1. In the CubeCMP management console, go to Networking.

2. Click the Floating IPs tab.

3. Click the Reserved Floating IPs tab.

4. Find the floating IP address that you want to assign, and click Assign to a resource.

5. Select a resource: an instance or a load balancer.

   CubeCMP immediately assigns the floating IP address to the resource you select.