Chapter 11. Security Groups

You can group instances using security groups to restrict port or IP address accessibility. Security groups are to be created from the cloud provider side and can be assigned to instances using Red Hat CloudForms instance provisioning.

Cloud providers that currently support this function include: Amazon EC2, OpenStack, and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.

11.1. Viewing Security Groups

This procedure describes how to view security groups.

  1. Navigate to Networks → Security Groups.

  2. Click the desired security groups for viewing the details.

    • In Properties, you can view the basic information of the security group.
    • In Relationships, you can view the cloud provider and the instances associated with the security group.

    • In Firewall Rules, you can view a list of ports and IP ranges that are accessible.

      Note

      This box is not available if you have not set any rules for your security group.

11.2. Tagging Security Groups

Apply tags to security groups to categorize them.

  1. Navigate to Networks → Security Groups.
  2. Select the security group to tag.
  3. Click 1941 (Policy), and then 1851 (Edit Tags).
  4. Select a customer tag to assign from the dropdown menu.
  5. Select a value to assign.
  6. Click Save.