| port |
- A virtual switch port on a logical
- network switch. Virtual instances attach their
- interfaces into ports. The logical port also
- defines the MAC address and the IP addresses
- to be assigned to the interfaces plugged into
- them. When IP addresses are associated to a
- port, this also implies the port is associated
- with a subnet, as the IP address was taken
- from the allocation pool for a specific
- subnet. |
+ A virtual switch port on a logical network
+ switch. Virtual instances attach their interfaces into
+ ports. The logical port also defines the MAC address and
+ the IP addresses to be assigned to the interfaces
+ plugged into them. When creating a port, any unallocated
+ IP in the subnet can be stated specifically, even if the
+ IP address is not in the allocation pool. Enabling users
+ to specify the IP explicitly allows them to retain a
+ particular subset of the subnet IPs for static
+ allocation. |