Network and network alias properties displayed on the IP Configuration panel

When you click the name of a network in the network list, the IP Configuration panel displays the IP configuration properties defined for that network.

When you click the name of a network alias in the network list, the IP Configuration panel displays the IP configuration properties defined for the targeted network (that is, the IP configuration properties defined for the network that the alias points to).

The IP Configuration panel displays these properties for a network or for the targeted network of an alias:

  • The IP Mode settings that are used for the network. These settings determine whether the network supports IPv4 addresses, IPv6 addresses, or both.
  • In the IP Mode section on the panel, if IPv4 is selected, then the network supports IPv4 addresses, and the IP Configuration panel displays these properties:
    • The IPv4 gateway and subnet mask that are defined for the network.
    • The IPv4 subnet that is defined for the network. HCP derives the IPv4 subnet from the IPv4 gateway and subnet mask that are configured for the network.
    • The IPv4 addresses that are assigned to the nodes that are included in the network (if any). These addresses must be on the IPv4 subnet defined for the network.
  • If IPv6 is selected, indicating that the network supports IPv6 addresses, the IP Configuration panel displays these properties:
    • The primary IPv6 gateway and the primary IPv6 address prefix length that are defined for the network.
    • The primary IPv6 subnet that is defined for the network. HCP derives the primary IPv6 subnet for the network from the IPv6 gateway and IPv6 address prefix length that are configured for the network.
    • The primary IPv6 addresses that are assigned to the nodes that are included in the network (if any). These addresses must be on the primary IPv6 subnet defined for the network.
    • Whether or not a secondary IPv6 subnet is defined for the network.
    • If a secondary IPv6 subnet is defined for the network, the IP Configuration panel displays these additional properties:
      • The secondary IPv6 gateway and the secondary IPv6 address prefix length that are defined for the network.
      • The secondary IPv6 subnet that is defined for the network. HCP derives the secondary IPv6 subnet for the network from the IPv6 gateway and IPv6 address prefix length that are configured for the network.
      • The secondary IPv6 addresses that are assigned to the nodes that are included in the network. These addresses must be on the secondary IPv6 subnet defined for the network.
  • A list of nodes that do not have any IPv4 or IPv6 addresses assigned to them for the network. These nodes are not included in the network.