IP spaces are grayed out when configuring an External IP while adding a NAT rule in VMware Cloud Director

Products

• VMware Cloud Director

Issue/Introduction

• While adding a new NAT rule, all IP Spaces are grayed out, as in the following example, so an IP address cannot be allocated:
  
  
  
  
• The issue does not occur when using a system administrator account.

Environment

VMware Cloud Director 10.5.x

Cause

In order to allocate an IP address while adding a new NAT rule, the account requires the following right and any implied rights:

IP Spaces: Allocate IP Spaces

Resolution

Add the IP Spaces: Allocate IP Spaces right to the role for the user. If the right is not visible, this may require modification of an existing rights bundle or the addition of a new rights that includes this right.

Additional Information

For additional information about managing roles in VMware Cloud Director, please refer to the following documentation:

Managing VMware Cloud Director Rights and Roles

The following documentation provides additional information regarding the management of rights bundles:

Managing Rights Bundles in VMware Cloud Director