Networking Overview
Gallium Edge uses a flat, per-host networking model with two layers: bridge networks that map directly to the server's physical ports, and optional VLAN networks created as tagged children of a bridge. A built-in NAT network sits alongside them.
Managing Networks
You manage a hypervisor's networks from the Networks tab of its detail page in the Gallium Console. For how bridges, the NAT network, and VLANs fit together, see the networking overview.
Static IP Strategies
By default, a Gallium hypervisor obtains its management address automatically. It requests DHCP on each physical interface and uses whichever connection answers to reach the Gallium Console. This works well on most networks, but it creates a problem in one common scenario: when the DHCP and DNS services the hypervisor depends on are themselves running as guest virtual machines on that same hypervisor.