Creating a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
Create a virtual private cloud (VPC) to deploy your Alibaba Cloud resources. In the following steps you will be specifying the CIDR block and vSwitch required to deploy the FortiADC-VM.
- Log in to your Alibaba Cloud Account and log on to the VPC console.
- In the top navigation bar, select the region where you want to deploy the VPC.
Note: The VPC and the cloud resources that you want to deploy in the VPC must belong to the same region. - On the VPCs page, click Create VPC.
- On the Create VPC page, set the following parameters and click OK.
Parameter
Description
VPC Region Displays the region where you want to create the VPC. Name Enter a name for the VPC.
The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length and can contain digits, underscores (
_), and hyphens (-). It must start with a letter.IPv4 CIDR Block Enter an IPv4 CIDR block for the VPC.
You can specify one of the following CIDR blocks or their subsets as the primary IPv4 CIDR block of the VPC: 192.168.0.0/16, 172.16.0.0/12 and 10.0.0.0/8. These CIDR blocks are standard private CIDR blocks as defined by Request for Comments (RFC) documents. The subnet mask must be 8 to 28 bits in length. For example, enter 192.168.0.0/24.
Note: After you create a VPC, you cannot change its primary IPv4 CIDR block.
vSwitch Name
Enter a name for the vSwitch.
The name must be 2 to 128 characters in length and can contain digits, underscores (
_), and hyphens (-). The name must start with a letter.Zone
Select a zone for the vSwitch. In the same VPC, vSwitches in different zones can communicate with each other.
Zone Resources
Displays the cloud resources that can be created in the specified zone.
IPv4 CIDR Block Specify the IPv4 CIDR block of the vSwitch. When you specify an IPv4 CIDR block for the vSwitch, take note of the following limits:
The CIDR block of a vSwitch must be a subset of the CIDR block of the VPC to which the vSwitch belongs.
For example, if the CIDR block of a VPC is 192.168.0.0/16, the CIDR block of a vSwitch in the VPC must be a subset of 192.168.0.0/16. In this example, the CIDR block of the vSwitch can range from 192.168.0.0/17 to 192.168.0.0/29.The first IP address and last three IP addresses of a vSwitch CIDR block are reserved.
For example, if a vSwitch CIDR block is 192.168.1.0/24, the IP addresses 192.168.1.0, 192.168.1.253, 192.168.1.254, and 192.168.1.255 are reserved.If a vSwitch is required to communicate with vSwitches in other VPCs or with data centers, make sure that the CIDR block of the vSwitch does not overlap with the destination CIDR blocks.
Note: After you create a vSwitch, you cannot change its CIDR block.
