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Global Traffic Manager:Create an address pool

Last Updated:Oct 11, 2023

Overview

Address pools are used by Global Traffic Manager (GTM) to manage the addresses of application services. An address pool is a group of IP addresses or domain names that provide the same application service.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the Alibaba Cloud DNS console.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Global Traffic Manager. On the Global Traffic Manager page, find the required instance and click Settings in the Actions column.

  3. Click the Address Pools tab and click Create Address Pool. Configure the required parameters and click OK.

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Parameters

  1. Address Pool Name: Enter a custom address pool name, for example, testPool, as shown in the preceding figure.

  1. Address Pool Type: If you choose Geographical Location-based Access Policy, the address pool type can be IPv4, IPv6, or Domain Name. In this example, IPv4 is selected, as shown in the preceding figure.

  1. Load Balancing Policy(Address): specifies a load balancing policy for the specified address. Valid values: Return All Addresses and Return Addresses by Weight. In this example, Return All Addresses is selected, as shown in the preceding figure.

  1. Addresses: You can set the information including Address, Region, Mode, and Description.

    Address: specifies an IP address or domain name.

    Region: After you enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address, GTM queries destination regions and groups the IP address into the required region.

    Rectify: You can change the region to the nearest location for the following scenarios:

  • You enter a domain name.

  • The system fails to identify a specified address.

  • You want to specify a custom region for an address. For example, if the system groups the IP address 1.1.XX.XX into the Australia region, you can change the region to ChinaUnicomBeijing.

  • GTM does not support some regions outside the Chinese mainland. If an IP address is grouped into one of these regions, you must change the region to the nearest supported region.

  1. Mode: Valid values are Intelligently Returned, Always Online, and Always Offline.

  1. Add Row: You can add an address.

  1. Add Addresses: You can add multiple addresses at a time.