Creating Security Group

To create security group and rules:

1. Log on to the OpenStack as admin user.

2. On the left pane, click Project > Compute > Access & Security. The Access & Security screen is displayed.

   Access & Security

   
3. Click + Create Security Group to create a new security group.

4. Provide a name and description for the Security Group. Click Create Security Group.

   Creating Security Group

   

5. Under Actions column, click Manage Rules from the new security group.

   Manage Rules

   

6. Click Add Rule to define the rules for a particular security group.

   Add Rules

   
7. Add ICMP rule by specifying the following values:

   1. Select All ICMP from Rule drop-down menu.

   2. Select Ingress from Direction drop-down menu.

   3. Select CIDR from Remote drop-down menu.

   4. Specify 0.0.0.0/0 as CIDR.

   5. Click Add.

      Adding Rule - All ICMP

      

      The following screen displays the security rules added for the newly defined security group.

      Manage Security Rules - All Rules Defined

      
      
      For more information on defining the rules, refer to Understanding Security Group Rules.