Configuring Big Data IP Pools

This chapter contains the following sections:

Big Data IP Pools

Big Data IP pools contain blocks of IP addresses that Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data uses during the creation of Hadoop clusters. The IP addresses in each block must belong to the same subnet mask, default gateway, primary domain name server (DNS), and secondary DNS.


Note

All IP addresses in a Big Data IP pool must be IPv4 addresses.

Adding a Big Data IP Pool

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Solutions > Big Data > Settings.

Step 2

Click Big Data IP Pools.

Step 3

Click Add.

Step 4

In the IP Pool Management Specification page of the Create an IP Pool wizard, complete the following fields:

Name

Description

IP Pool Name field

A unique name for the IP Pool.

Description field

A short description that identifies the purpose of the pool.

Assignment Order drop-down list

The assignment order. Choose one of the following:

  • Default—A random identity is selected from the pool.

  • Sequential—The lowest available identity is selected from the pool.

Step 5

Click Next.

Step 6

In the IPv4 Addresses page of the Create an IP Pool wizard, complete the following fields:

  1. In the IPv4 Blocks table, click Add (+).

  2. On the Add Entry to IPv4 Blocks screen, enter the IPv4 addresses to be included in the IP pool in the Static IP Pool field.

    This can be a range of IP addresses, or a series of IP addresses separated by commas (,).

  3. Enter the subnet mask.

  4. Enter the default gateway.

  5. Enter the primary DNS server IPv4 address.

  6. Enter the server DNS server IPv4 address.

  7. Click Submit to save and exit.

Step 7

Click Submit.

Managing Big Data IP Pools

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Solutions > Big Data > Settings.

Step 2

Click Big Data IP Pools. The following buttons are displayed.

Name Description

Refresh

Refreshes the current page.

Add

Adds a new IP pool.

Step 3

For the following actions, choose an IP Pool from the table:

Name Description

Edit

Modifies the IP pool specification.

Delete

Deletes the IP pool specification.

View Details

Allows you to view the IPv4 addresses in the IP pool and to view more reports.

Note 

If you see a License Status tab, it indicates a licensing issue.

Step 4

With an IP Pool selected, click View Details.

Step 5

Click IPv4 Addresses to display the IP Addresses associated with the selected IP Pool.

Step 6

Select an IP Address from the table. The following buttons are displayed.

Name Description

Release IP Address

The IP address is made available to be assigned against any bare metal server.

Release Multiple IP Addresses

Enables you to choose and release more than one IP address from the Release Multiple IP Addresses dialog box.