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Provisioning a bare metal server network

Use Lumen® Edge Service Manager to provision Lumen® Edge Bare Metal server networks using Lumen public IPv4 and IPv4/IPv6 dual stack network blocks. Each network size selection provides a specific number of IP addresses contained in that block. You must provision a network before you provision a bare metal server. After you configure a network, the Edge Service Manager can take up to 10 minutes to provision the network.

Provisioned networks are available for use and you can select them when provisioning a bare metal server. You can also provision a network while provisioning a bare metal server. Provisioned networks can be added to an existing bare metal server. You can view and download the activity on the networks. You can also view network details, edit network name, or delete a network you no longer need.

You cannot edit network configurations. If you need to make changes to a network, you must delete the network and provision a replacement network. Delete all bare metal servers from a network before deleting the network.

Important: You must provision a bare metal server in the same location (e.g., Denver, CO) as the the provisioned network.

To provision a bare metal server network:

  1. Click the Networks tab.

    The Edge Service Manager shows the networks created for your organization.
Edge Service Manager network summary view
  1. Click ADD NETWORK.

    The Select Location section appears.
Edge Service Manager add network select location view
  1. Select a physical location for the network, then click CONTINUE. Bare metal servers must be in the same location as the assigned network.

    The Configure Network section appears.
Edge Service Manager add network configure network view
  1. Complete the following fields in the Configure Network section to select your network configuration, then click CONTINUE.
     
    1. Network Type—Select one of the following options:

      • INTERNET—Creates an IPv4 network block.
      • DUAL STACK INTERNET—Creates a dual stack IPv4/IPv6 network block.

    2. Network Name—Type a name for the network.

    3. Network Size—Select a network size in CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) length based on the IP address. Each network is assigned its own IPv4 or IPv4/IPv6 subnet (/29-/24) where /29 has fewer networks and hosts than /24. A /29 sized network is available for no additional charge. The size of the network determines the number of IP addresses available for server use. The first four and the last IP addresses are consumed by infrastructure configuration. Additional IP addresses are unassigned and can be assigned as needed on your servers. Larger CIDR blocks affect the price of the network. 


The Review & Provision section appears.

Edge Service Manager add network review and provision view
  1. Review your selections, then click PROVISION NOW. The Edge Service Manager starts to provision the network. This process can take up to 10 minutes to complete. Track the progress of the provisioning and view the estimated time to completion on the Networks tab. When provisioning is complete, a success message shows on the Networks tab.

Edge Bare Metal networks are constantly monitored, highly redundant, and resilient. Maintenance windows are scheduled for required maintenance and upgrades. When scheduled maintenance impacts your service, we will notify you by email in advance.


Learn more about maintenance windows and SLAs (service level agreement)

If you have a performance issue or an outage, contact our Edge Customer Care team and provide the tenant (account) name.