IBM Cloud SDN connector using API keys
FortiOS can automatically update dynamic addresses for IBM Cloud using an SDN connector.
To configure IBM Cloud SDN connectors using the GUI:
- Create SDN connectors for compute generation 1 and 2:
- Go to Security Fabric > External Connectors.
- Click Create New, then select IBM Cloud.
- Configure the connector for computer generation 1:
- Click OK.
- Click Create New, then select IBM Cloud.
- Configure the connector for computer generation 2:
- Click OK.
- Create dynamic firewall addresses for the configured connectors:
- Go to Policy & Objects > Addresses.
- Click Create New > Address.
- From the Type dropdown list, select Dynamic.
- From the Sub Type dropdown list, select Fabric Connector Address.
- From the SDN Connector dropdown list, select the IBM SDN connector.
- In the Filter field, add the desired filters. The following filters are supported:
- <InstanceId>
- <InstanceName>
- <ImageId>
- <ImageName>
- <Architecture>
- <Profile>
- <Vpc>
- <Zone>
- <Subnet>
- <ResourceGroup>
- Click OK.
- Click Create New > Address.
- Repeat the process for computer generation 2: