Add Multiple Dual Stack Ports to a VM

This tutorial describes steps to add multiple dual stack ports to a VM.

A dual stack port is a port with both an ipv4 and ipv6 IP address.

Private Cloud Director enables you to create one or more dual stack ports in your account, assuming you have underlying networking setup to support this.

Pre-requisites

1. At least one physical or virtual network in your Private Cloud Director with at least two subnets - one using ipv4 protocol and second using ipv6 protocol. Contact your Private Cloud Director administrator for information re specific network and subnets to use.

Step 1: Create a Dual Stack Port

1. Navigate to Networking:

   • Go to Networking -> Physical Network or Virtual Network.
   • Click on the Network Name, then go to Ports and click Create Port.

2. Configure the dual stack port:

   • In the Create Port wizard, provide a name for the port.
   • Create two IP addresses for this port, each mapping to corresponding ipv4 and ipv6 subnet you wish to create this dual stack port with. Click + Add Private IP Address for each desired private IP address to be associated with the port:
     • Select a subnet for each IP.
     • Optionally, specify the IP address. If not provided, one will be assigned via DHCP.
     • Optionally, specify Security Groups and Allowed Address Pairs.
     • Click Create Port to complete the process.
     • Repeat for each desired port.

Step 2: Create a VM

1. Attach one dual stack port during VM creation:
   • During Step 3 of the VM creation wizard (Choose Your Networks), navigate to the Ports dropdown menu.
   • Select the port you created in Step 1 to attach it to the VM.

Step 3: Add Additional Dual Stack Ports to an Existing VM (Optional)

1. Create additional dual stack ports:

   • If needed, follow the steps in Section 1 to create more ports.

2. Attach ports to an existing VM:

   • Navigate to the virtual machines menu in the left nav bar and select the VM you just created.
   • Open the "Other" dropdown menu (cherry pick menu) and click Add Fixed IP.
   • Select the desired network and port to add it to the VM.