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This section provides the purpose, elements, and actions performed on the Configuration pages.

Purpose

The General tab displays and changes general CoPilot system settings, including security, feature, and advanced settings.

Elements

Configuration: General
  • Associated Aviatrix Controller: Section for managing controller association with fields for Public IP/FQDN, Controller IP, and Service Account.
  • Reset Association button: Resets the controller association.
  • Reset button: Resets the service account.
  • Support for IPv6: Toggle switch to enable or disable IPv6 support.
  • Controller Session Timeout: Numeric input for session timeout in minutes.
  • Sharing Metrics with Aviatrix: Section with toggles for Health Metrics and Usage Analytics.
  • Security: CoPilot Security Group Management, Controller Security Group Management, Certificate Domain, Controller IP Access, CoPilot IP Access List Management, CoPilot Certificate, Controller Certificate.
  • Features: CoPilot UI Experiences (CostIQ, Billing Insights), Network Insights API, Topology (Legacy).
  • Advanced: Tunnel Down Detection Time, Tunnel TCP MSS, Tunnel Anti-Replay Window, Gateway to Controller Communication (Keep-Alive Speed), DNS Servers for CoPilot, DNS Server for Controller, FIPS 140-2.

Actions

To enable Support for IPv6 on the CoPilot:
  1. Go to Settings > Configuration > General.
  2. Locate Support for IPv6. Turn On the Support for IPv6 toggle.
  3. Click Save.
A notification appears to confirm that IPv6 is enabled.

Parameter Details

CoPilot Parameter NameDescription
Public IP/FQDNEnter the public IP address or fully qualified domain name of the associated Aviatrix Controller.
Controller IPDisplays the IP address of the associated controller (read-only).
Service AccountDisplays the service account name used for controller association (read-only).
Support for IPv6Enable or disable IPv6 support for the CoPilot instance.
Session timeout (Minute)Set the controller session timeout duration in minutes.
Health MetricsEnable or disable sharing system health data (Controllers and Gateways) with Aviatrix.
Usage AnalyticsEnable or disable sharing UI usage data with Aviatrix.
To configure security settings:
  1. Go to Settings > Configuration > General.
  2. Adjust CoPilot Security Group Management, Controller Security Group Management, Certificate Domain, Controller IP Access, CoPilot IP Access List Management, or certificate sections as needed. Click Save where applicable.
Changes take effect per the selected options.

Parameter Details

CoPilot Parameter NameDescription
CoPilot Security Group ManagementEnable or disable CoPilot security group management.
Controller Security Group ManagementEnable or disable controller security group management.
AccountSelect the cloud account for controller security group management.
Certificate DomainEnter the certificate domain name.
Controller IP AccessEnable or disable controller IP access restrictions.
CoPilot IP Access List ManagementEnable or disable CoPilot IP access list management.
To configure feature settings:
  1. Go to Settings > Configuration > General.
  2. Toggle CostIQ, Billing Insights, Network Insights API, or Topology (Legacy) as needed. Click Save.
The selected features are enabled or disabled for the CoPilot instance.

Parameter Details

CoPilot Parameter NameDescription
CostIQEnable or disable CostIQ UI experience.
Billing InsightsEnable or disable Billing Insights UI experience.
Network Insights APIEnable or disable Network Insights API access.
Topology (Legacy)Enable or disable the legacy topology view.
To configure advanced settings:
  1. Go to Settings > Configuration > General.
  2. Set Tunnel Down Detection Time, Tunnel TCP MSS, Tunnel Anti-Replay Window, Keep-Alive Speed, DNS options, or FIPS 140-2 as needed. Click Save.
Advanced settings are applied per the configuration.

Parameter Details

CoPilot Parameter NameDescription
GatewaySelect the gateway for tunnel configuration (Controller or specific gateway).
Detection TimeSet the tunnel down detection time in seconds (minimum: 20 seconds).
Maximum Segment Size (MSS)Set the tunnel TCP maximum segment size in bytes (recommendation: < 1370 bytes).
WindowSet the tunnel anti-replay window in packets (range: 0-4096 packets).
Keep-Alive SpeedSelect the keep-alive speed for gateway to controller communication.
DNS Servers for CoPilotSelect DNS server option for CoPilot (Cloud VPC/VNet DNS Server or Custom DNS Servers).
DNS Server for ControllerSelect DNS server option for Controller (Aviatrix Default DNS Server or Cloud VPC/VNet DNS Server).
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2Enable or disable FIPS 140-2 compliance mode.
Support for IPv6 (Controller version 8.2) applies to: VPC/VNet and gateway creation/edit pages (AWS, Azure, AEP, Equinix Spoke), Network Segmentation, External connection to External Device, BGP over IPSec/LAN, FireNet pages, Diagnostics, Monitor, and Topology.