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<section id="multiple-ip-nic">
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<title>Configuring Multiple IP Addresses on a Single NIC</title>
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<para>&PRODUCT; now provides you the ability to associate multiple private IP addresses per guest
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VM NIC. This feature is supported on all the network configurations&mdash;Basic, Advanced, and
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VPC. Security Groups, Static NAT and Port forwarding services are supported on these additional
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IPs. In addition to the primary IP, you can assign additional IPs to the guest VM NIC.</para>
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<para>&PRODUCT; provides you the ability to associate multiple private IP addresses per guest VM
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NIC. In addition to the primary IP, you can assign additional IPs to the guest VM NIC. This
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feature is supported on all the network configurations&mdash;Basic, Advanced, and VPC. Security
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Groups, Static NAT and Port forwarding services are supported on these additional IPs. </para>
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<para>As always, you can specify an IP from the guest subnet; if not specified, an IP is
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automatically picked up from the guest VM subnet. You can view the IPs associated with for each
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guest VM NICs on the UI. You can apply NAT on these additional guest IPs by using firewall
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configuration in the &PRODUCT; UI. You must specify the NIC to which the IP should be
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guest VM NICs on the UI. You can apply NAT on these additional guest IPs by using network
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configuration option in the &PRODUCT; UI. You must specify the NIC to which the IP should be
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associated.</para>
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<para>This feature is supported on XenServer, KVM, and VMware hypervisors.</para>
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<note>
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<para>You need to configure the secondary IP address on the guest VM. &PRODUCT; will
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not configure the acquired IP address on the VM. Ensure that you assign IPs to NIC each
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time the VM reboots.</para>
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</note>
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<para>Some of the use cases are described below:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Building network appliances: Network appliances, such as firewalls and load balancers,
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generally work best when they have access to multiple IP addresses on the network
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interface.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Moving private IP addresses between interfaces or instances. Applications that are bound
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to specific IP addresses can be moved between instances. </para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Hosting multiple SSL Websites on a single instance. You can install multiple SSL
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certificates on a single instance, each associated with a distinct IP address.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>This feature is supported on XenServer, KVM, and VMware hypervisors. Note that Basic zone
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security groups are not supported on VMware.</para>
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<section id="usecases-mip">
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<title>Use Cases</title>
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<para>Some of the use cases are described below:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Network devices, such as firewalls and load balancers, generally work best when they
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have access to multiple IP addresses on the network interface.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Moving private IP addresses between interfaces or instances. Applications that are
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bound to specific IP addresses can be moved between instances. </para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Hosting multiple SSL Websites on a single instance. You can install multiple SSL
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certificates on a single instance, each associated with a distinct IP address.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</section>
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<section id="guideline-nic">
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<title>Guidelines</title>
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<para>To prevent IP conflict, configure different subnets when multiple networks are connected
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to the same VM.</para>
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</section>
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<section id="workflow-rn">
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<title>Assigning Additional IPs to a VM</title>
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<para>In the Details tab, click NICs.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Click View All.</para>
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<para>Click View Secondary IPs.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Click Acquire New IP, and click Yes in the confirmation dialog.</para>
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<para>You are prompted for confirmation because, typically, IP addresses are a limited
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resource. Within a few moments, the new IP address should appear with the state Allocated.
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You can now use the IP address in Port Forwarding or StaticNAT rules.</para>
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<para>Click Acquire New Secondary IP, and click Yes in the confirmation dialog.</para>
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<para>You need to specify the secondary IP address on the guest VM. &PRODUCT; will not
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automatically configure the acquired IP address on the VM. Ensure that you assign IPs to
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NIC each time the VM reboots.</para>
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<para>Within a few moments, the new IP address should appear with the state Allocated. You
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can now use the IP address in Port Forwarding or StaticNAT rules.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</section>
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<section id="caveats">
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<section id="caveats">
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<title>Port Forwarding and StaticNAT Services Changes</title>
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<para>Because multiple IPs can be associated per NIC, you are allowed to select a desired IP for
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the Port Forwarding and StaticNAT services. The default is the primary IP. To enable this

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