diff --git a/docs/en-US/added-API-commands-4.2.xml b/docs/en-US/added-API-commands-4.2.xml index 3b765f259c9..4bec148ba96 100644 --- a/docs/en-US/added-API-commands-4.2.xml +++ b/docs/en-US/added-API-commands-4.2.xml @@ -22,17 +22,22 @@ Added API Commands in 4.2 - addIpToNic (Adds an IP address to the NIC from the guest subnet. The request parameters - are: nicid, ipaddress) + addIpToNic + Adds an IP address to the NIC from the guest subnet. The request parameters are: nicid, + ipaddress. + The response parameters are: nicid, ipaddress, networkid - removeIpFromNic (Removes the reserved IP for the NIC. The request parameters is: - id) + removeIpFromNic + Removes the reserved IP for the NIC. The request parameters is: id. + The response parameters are: true, false - listNics (Lists the NIC details of the user VM; the API response also contains the - Secondary IP addresses of the NIC. The request parameters are: nicid, - virtualmachineid) + listNics + Lists the NIC details of the user VM; the API response also contains the Secondary IP + addresses of the NIC. The request parameters are: nicid, virtualmachineid. + The response parameters are: id, ipaddress, secondaryips, gateway, netmask, macaddr, + broadcasturi, isolationuri, isdefault, diff --git a/docs/en-US/multiple-ip-nic.xml b/docs/en-US/multiple-ip-nic.xml index fb9a331141c..561ba0757b5 100644 --- a/docs/en-US/multiple-ip-nic.xml +++ b/docs/en-US/multiple-ip-nic.xml @@ -21,27 +21,32 @@ -->
Configuring Multiple IP Addresses on a Single NIC - &PRODUCT; now provides you the ability to associate multiple private IP addresses per NIC. - This feature is supported on all the network configurations—Basic, Advanced, and VPC. - Security Groups, Static NAT and Port forwarding services are supported on these additional IPs. - In addition to the primary IP, you can assign additional IPs to the guest VM NIC. Up to 256 IP - addresses are allowed per NIC. + &PRODUCT; now provides you the ability to associate multiple private IP addresses per guest + VM NIC. This feature is supported on all the network configurations—Basic, Advanced, and + VPC. Security Groups, Static NAT and Port forwarding services are supported on these additional + IPs. In addition to the primary IP, you can assign additional IPs to the guest VM NIC. Up to 256 + IP addresses are allowed per NIC. As always, you can specify an IP from the guest subnet; if not specified, an IP is - automatically picked up from the guest subnet. You can view the IPs and associated NICs - for each VMs on the UI. You can apply NAT on these additional guest IPs by using firewall + automatically picked up from the guest VM subnet. You can view the IPs associated with for each + guest VM NICs on the UI. You can apply NAT on these additional guest IPs by using firewall configuration in the &PRODUCT; UI. You must specify the NIC to which the IP should be associated. This feature is supported on XenServer, KVM, and VMware hypervisors. + + You need to configure the secondary IP address on the guest VM. &PRODUCT; will + not configure the acquired IP address on the VM. Ensure that you assign IPs to NIC each + time the VM reboots. + Some of the use cases are described below: - Building network appliances: Network appliances, such as firewalls and load - balancers, generally work best when they have access to multiple IP addresses on the - network interface. + Building network appliances: Network appliances, such as firewalls and load balancers, + generally work best when they have access to multiple IP addresses on the network + interface. - Moving private IP addresses between interfaces or instances. Applications that are - bound to specific IP addresses can be moved between instances. + Moving private IP addresses between interfaces or instances. Applications that are bound + to specific IP addresses can be moved between instances. Hosting multiple SSL Websites on a single instance. You can install multiple SSL @@ -74,55 +79,7 @@
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- API Changes - The following APIs have been added: - - - - - Parameter Name - Description - Request Parameter - Response Parameter - - - - - addIpToNic - Adds an IP address to the NIC from the guest subnet. - - nicid - (optional) ipaddress - - nicid - ipaddress - networkid - - - removeIpFromNic - Removes the reserved IP for the NIC. - - id - - true - false - - - listNics - Lists the NIC details of the user VM; the API response also contains - the Secondary IP addresses of the NIC. - - virtualmachineid - (optional) nicid - - Lists the NIC details including secondary IP address - - - - -
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Port Forwarding and StaticNAT Services Changes Because multiple IPs can be associated per NIC, you are allowed to select a desired IP for the Port Forwarding and StaticNAT services. The default is the primary IP. To enable this