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Create Allocation Group (Freeform)

SUMMARY Allocation groups consist of one or more resource pools that you use to assign resources (IPv4, IPv6, ASN, VNI, Integers).

(You can map additional resource pools to allocation groups at any time. You might get low on resources. If the global resource pools don't have enough resources defined you can create more pools or add a range of values to an existing pool. You can create allocation groups from the resource managment tab or from the topology view. You're just creating a group of already existing resource pools. It's just a way to combing them in one location.)

An allocation group consists of one or more global resource pools. You'll assign resources later from one of these allocation groups. If you haven't created the resource pools you need, go do that before proceeding here.

Create Allocation Group (from Resource Management Tab)

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Resource Management > Allocation Groups > Create Allocation Group.
  2. Enter an allocation group name and select the resource type (IPv4, IPv6, ASN, VNI, Integer).
  3. Select one or more check boxes for the resource pools to include in the allocation group. (These resource pools are from the global Resources catalog in the left navigation menu. You can add resource pools at any time if you need more resources available for your allocation groups.) You can create the group without selecting any resource pools, but of course, you'll need to add at least one before you can assign resources from it.
  4. Click Create to create the allocation group and return to the table view.

Next Steps: When you assign resources, you'll select an allocation group that you've created; then Apstra will pull resources from the group and assign them, as needed.

Create Allocation Group (from Topology View)

  1. From the blueprint, navigate to Staged > Physical > Topology > Create Allocation Group.
  2. Enter an allocation group name and select a resource type (IPv4, IPv6, ASN, VNI, Integer).
  3. Select one or more check boxes for the resource pools to include in the allocation group. (These resource pools are from the global Resources catalog in the left navigation menu. You can add resource pools at any time if you need more resources available for your allocation groups.)
  4. Click Create to create the allocation group and return to the Topology view.

When you assign resources, you'll select an allocation group that you've created; then Apstra will pull resources from the group and assign them, as needed.