IP address breakdown
During the initial configuration, IP addresses are assigned to various functional
components of IDPA, typically by allocating a range of IP addresses or optionally by
assigning discrete IP addresses manually to each functional component. IDPA requires
13 IP addresses for the various components. Using a range is the preferred method as
it simplifies the assignment and reduces the chance for errors while entering the IP
addresses. When a range of IP addresses is used during the IDPA configuration, the IP
addresses are assigned in a standard order. Use the table below to determine which IP
address is allocated to a component.
Of the 13 IP addresses, two are required for the initial network configuration - one for
the ACM and the other for the ESXi server. After the initial network configuration is
successful, the IPs for the other components can be configured using a range of 11 IP
addresses. If a range of IPs is not available, you can also set random IPs of the same
subnet to the components.
The
IP Range Allocation
(first column in the table) is the value you should add to the
first IP address in the range.
Table 1 IP address range assignments
IP Range
Allocation
Example
Component
Assigned Field
+0
192.0.2.1
vCenter
VMware vCenter Server VM
+1
192.0.2.2
Target storage
Management IP 1
+2
192.0.2.3
Target storage
Backup IP 2
+3
192.0.2.4
Target storage
Backup IP 3
+4
192.0.2.5
Backup application
Server IP
+5
192.0.2.6
Backup application
Avamar Proxy VM
+6
192.0.2.7
IDPA System Manager
IDPA System Manager VM
+7
192.0.2.8
Reporting and Analytics
Application Server Host VM
+8
192.0.2.9
Reporting and Analytics
Datastore Server Host VM
+9
192.0.2.10
Search
Index Master Node Host VM
+10
192.0.2.11
DD Cloud DR CDRA
(optional)
Data Domain Cloud Disaster
Recovery (DD Cloud DR) Cloud DR
Add-on (CDRA) virtual appliance
Note
IDPA is compatible with IPv4 enabled networks and does not support pure IPv6 or
dual-stack networks.
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