Generate partition MAC addresses to configure an admin partition on a Citrix ADC instance in the SDX appliance
A Citrix ADC instance on a Citrix ADC SDX appliance can be partitioned into logical entities called admin partitions. Each partition can be configured and used as a separate Citrix ADC instance. For more information about admin partitions, seeAdmin Partitioning.
For using admin partitions with a shared VLAN configuration, you need a virtual MAC address for each partition. Such a virtual MAC address is called a partition MAC (PMAC) address, and it is used for classifying traffic received on a shared VLAN. This PMAC address is used across all the shared VLANs bound to that partition.
Generate and configure the PMAC address by using the Management Service user interface, before using the admin partition. Management Service enables you to generate partition MAC addresses by:
- Using a base MAC address
- Specifying custom MAC addresses
- Randomly generating MAC addresses
NoteAfter generating the partition MAC addresses, you must restart the Citrix ADC instance before configuring the admin partitions.
To generate the partition MAC addresses by using a base MAC address:
- On theConfigurationtab, in the left pane, expandCitrix ADC, and then clickInstances.
- In theInstancespane, select the Citrix ADC instance for which you want to generate the partition MAC addresses.
- In theActiondrop-down list, clickPartition MACs.
- In thePartition MACspane, clickGenerate.
- In theGenerate Partition MACsdialog box, in theGeneration Methodsection, selectUsing Base Address.
- In theBase MAC Addressfield, enter the base MAC address.
- In theIncrement Byfield, enter the value by which the base MAC address must be incremented for each subsequent MAC address.
For example, if you have specified the base MAC address as 00:A1:C9:11:C8:11 and the increment value as 2, the next MAC address is generated as 00:A1:C9:11:C8:13. - In theCountfield, enter the number of partition MAC addresses you want to generate.
- ClickGenerate.
To generate the partition MAC addresses by specifying custom MAC addresses:
- On theConfigurationtab, in the left pane, expandCitrix ADC, and then clickInstances.
- In theInstancespane, select the Citrix ADC instance for which you want to generate the partition MAC addresses.
- In theActiondrop-down list, clickPartition MACs.
- In thePartition MACspane, clickGenerate.
- In theGenerate Partition MACsdialog box, in theGeneration Methodsection, selectUser Specified.
- In theMAC Addressesfield, enter a MAC address.
- Click the+icon, and then enter the next MAC address. Repeat to specify more custom MAC addresses.
- ClickGenerate.
To randomly generate the partition MAC addresses:
- On theConfigurationtab, in the left pane, expandCitrix ADC, and then clickInstances.
- In theInstancespane, select the Citrix ADC instance for which you want to generate the partition MAC addresses.
- In theActiondrop-down list, clickPartition MACs.
- In thePartition MACspane, clickGenerate.
- In theGenerate Partition MACsdialog box, in theGeneration Methodsection, selectRandom.
- In theCountfield, enter the number of partition MAC addresses you want to generate.
- ClickGenerate.
After you have generated partition MAC addresses in an SDX appliance, use the generated partition MAC addresses to configure admin partitions on the Citrix ADC instance.