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The Add Network panel disappears and the added network appears as a horizontal icon below the
container icons in the Edit Template page. A network connector icon also displays on the bottom
border of the container icons.
9 (Optional) Configure and add a new network.
a In the Name field, enter any string value.
When you save the new configuration, the name value will be appended with a unique identifier.
b Click the Advanced check box.
Additional network configuration settings appear in the Add Network panel.
c Complete the network configuration settings.
Option Description
IPAM configuration
Subnet Provide subnet and gateway values that are unique to
this network configuration. They must not overlap with
any other networks on the same container host.
Custom properties Optionally, specify custom properties for the new network configuration. These
property names are case-sensitive.
containers.ipa
m.driver
For use with containers only. Specifies the IPAM
driver to be used when adding a Containers network
component to a blueprint. The supported values
depend on the drivers that are installed in the
container host environment in which they are used.
For example, a supported value might be infoblox or
calico depending on the IPAM plug-ins that are
installed on the container host.
containers.net
work.driver
For use with containers only. Specifies the network
driver to be used when adding a Containers network
component to a blueprint. The supported values
depend on the drivers that are installed in the
container host environment in which they are used. By
default, Docker-supplied network drivers include
bridge, overlay, and macvlan, while Virtual Container
Host (VCH)-supplied network drivers include the
bridge driver. Third-party network drivers such as
weave and calico might also be available, depending
on what networking plug-ins are installed on the
container host.
Hosts Specify the network hosts, as applicable.
d Click Create Network.
The Add Network panel disappears and the added network appears as a horizontal icon below the
container icons in the Edit Template page. A network connector icon also displays on the bottom
border of the container icons.
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