5.1 Networks

The Networks subtab provides facilities to add, edit and delete networks; and presents a tabular view of the networks that are currently configured within the Oracle VM environment. Configuration options can be accessed using the toolbar at the top of the tab.

The toolbar at the top of the tab consists of the following options:

Table 5.2 Networks Subtab Toolbar Icon Options

Toolbar Icon Option

Icon

Description

Create New Network...

Create New Network... icon

Displays the Create Network dialog box. Use this option to create a new network within Oracle VM Manager.

Edit Selected Network...

Edit Selected Network icon

Displays the Edit Network dialog box. Use this option to change the network configuration for an existing network.

Delete Selected Network

Delete Selected Network icon
Displays the Delete Confirmation dialog box. Use this option to delete the selected network.

The table view in the Networks subtab includes the following fields:

  • ID: The UUID for the network.

  • Name: The name defined for the network within Oracle VM Manager.

  • Intra-Network Server: The name of the server on which a local network is defined, if the network is of this type.

  • Network Channels: A grouping of the different network channels or roles that a network may support.

    • Server Management: A check box item to indicate whether or not the network is a member of the Server Management channel.

    • Cluster Heartbeat: A check box item to indicate whether or not the network is a member of the Cluster Heartbeat channel.

    • Live Migrate: A check box item to indicate whether or not the network is a member of the Live Migrate channel.

    • Storage: A check box item to indicate whether or not the network is a member of the Storage channel.

    • Virtual Machine: A check box item to indicate whether or not the network is a member of the Virtual Machine channel.

  • Description: A field to present the text description defined for the network within Oracle VM Manager.