Creating a SmartGroup
To create a SmartGroup:
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In the CoPilot UI, go to Groups > SmartGroups.
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Click + SmartGroup.
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In the Create SmartGroup dialog, provide the following information about your SmartGroup:
Parameter Description Name
Name of the new SmartGroup.
Resource Type - Virtual Machine, Subnets, VPC/VNets
Enter the matching criteria for resources that will be part of this SmartGroup. You can match conditions based on:
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The properties Name, Region, or Account Name, if you want to match against all resources within an account or region. The values for the selected condition(s) are populated automatically.
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The CSP tags that you have defined for your Cloud resources. Some examples of tags are: Backup, Controller, Aviatrix-Created-Resource, and Type. The CSP tags change depending on the selected Resource Type.
If you select GCP-based VMs, ensure that you have first enabled the appropriate API permission: compute.networks.listEffectiveTags. See the Aviatrix Google Cloud Getting Started Guide for more information. Resource Type - IPs/CIDRs
Enter multiple IPs or CIDRs.
Enter FQDNs in the DNS Hostname Resource Type field. Resource Type - External Connections (S2C)
Enter or select pre-existing external connections.
An External Connection SmartGroup will resolve to either the remote CIDRs defined for a static route external connection, or the BGP-advertised CIDRs for BGP-based external connections.
DNS Hostnames
Enter Fully Qualified Domain Names. For more information, see About Hostname SmartGroups.
Resource Type - Kubernetes Workload
Enter or select a Namespace, Cluster, and/or Service.
A Kubernetes Workload SmartGroup will resolve to the IP addresses of the pods in the selected cluster and namespace. A Kubernetes Workload is a set of pods that run on a Kubernetes cluster.
Resource Type - Kubernetes Node
Enter or select a Kubernetes Node.
A Kubernetes Node SmartGroup will resolve to the IP addresses of the nodes in the selected cluster. A Kubernetes Node is a worker machine in Kubernetes, which can be a VM or a physical machine, depending on the cluster.
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Toggle on the Preview slider to show the resources that match the configured criteria.
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Click Save. The new Smart Group is now in the SmartGroups list.
As of Controller version 7.2.4994 with CoPilot 4.17, you can no longer enter an FQDN in the IP/CIDRs field. If you want to enter an FQDN you must enter it in the Hostname field. |