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Configuring dynamic firewall addresses for a Fabric connector

Configuring dynamic firewall addresses for a Fabric connector

You cannot import address names to a Nuage Fabric connector. Instead you must create dynamic firewall objects that can be dynamically populated when FortiOS communicates with Nuage.

To configure dynamic firewall addresses for a Nuage Fabric connector:
  1. Go to Policy & Objects > Object Configurations.
  2. Go to Firewall Objects > Addresses.
  3. In the content pane, click Create New and select Address.
  4. Complete the following options:

    Address Name

    Enter a name for the firewall address object.

    Type

    Select Fabric Connector Address.

    SDN

    Select the Nuage Fabric connector.

    Organization

    Enter the name of the Nuage organization.

    Subnet Name

    Enter the name of the Nuage subnet.

    Policy Group

    Enter the name of the Nuage policy group.

  5. Set the remaining options as required, and click OK

Configuring dynamic firewall addresses for a Fabric connector

You cannot import address names to a Nuage Fabric connector. Instead you must create dynamic firewall objects that can be dynamically populated when FortiOS communicates with Nuage.

To configure dynamic firewall addresses for a Nuage Fabric connector:
  1. Go to Policy & Objects > Object Configurations.
  2. Go to Firewall Objects > Addresses.
  3. In the content pane, click Create New and select Address.
  4. Complete the following options:

    Address Name

    Enter a name for the firewall address object.

    Type

    Select Fabric Connector Address.

    SDN

    Select the Nuage Fabric connector.

    Organization

    Enter the name of the Nuage organization.

    Subnet Name

    Enter the name of the Nuage subnet.

    Policy Group

    Enter the name of the Nuage policy group.

  5. Set the remaining options as required, and click OK