INTERNAL –II

PRESENTATION

ELASTIC NETWORK INTERFACE

PRESENTED BY:- Smruti Sucharita sahu

REGD NO:- 220720100021
BRANCH:-MCA
DOMAIN:-Cloud Technology
SUBJECT:-AWS Developer
SUBJECT CODE:-CUCT2031
 ENI in AWS
 Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a range of virtual
networking components, one of which is the Elastic
Network Interface (ENI).

 An ENI is a virtual network card that can be attached to

an Amazon EC2 instance, allowing it to connect to the
internet or other AWS services.

 An ENI enables instances to send and receive data. It

comes with its unique primary private IP address, one or
more secondary private IP addresses, and an optional
public IP address, as well as its MAC address and security
groups.
 Benefits of using ENI in AWS
1 Enhanced Network Capabilities 2 High Availability & Redundancy

An ENI empowers AWS users with additional
networking capabilities such as dual-homed
instances and network and security appliances
in a virtual environment. This level of control is
critical for traffic management and network
segmentation.
By manipulating ENIs, you can create failover
configurations. ENIs can be reassigned to
replacement instances, ensuring minimal
downtime and high availability of your critical
applications across different instances.

3 Scalability

ENIs allow for the consistent application of

security and network policies as you scale, which
simplifies the management of network layouts as
the level of complexity increases with growth.
How to create an ENI in AWS
1 Initial Setup

Begin by logging into the AWS Management Console and navigate to the
EC2 dashboard. There, under 'Network & Security', find and select 'Network
Interfaces', setting the stage for ENI creation.

2 ENI Configuration

Select 'Create Network Interface'. Here, specify the details such as subnet
and security group. Optionally set a primary private IP and attach additional
private IPs if necessary.

3 Confirmation
Once you've entered all necessary information, review and select 'Create'. A
new ENI will be provisioned with the specified settings, viewable in the
'Network Interfaces' section.
Configuring security groups for ENI
Security Group Setup Define Rules
Security groups act as a virtual
Specify rules to control traffic based
firewall for your ENI, controlling
on protocol, port range, and
inbound and outbound traffic. Start by
source/destination. Ingress and egress
creating or selecting an existing
rules determine how traffic is filtered
security group within the VPC,
through the ENI, ensuring only
aligned with your network security
authorized access is allowed.
policies.

Apply to ENI
Attach the security group to your ENI.
Changes to the security group rules apply
immediately, enabling dynamic
adjustments to your security posture as
operational needs evolve.
Attaching and detaching ENI from EC2 instances

Attach Process
To attach an ENI, navigate to 'Network Interfaces', select the ENI, and
choose 'Attach'; then designate the target EC2 instance. This action
integrates the ENI's networking capabilities with the instance.

Operational Use
Once attached, the instance integrate the ENI's IP addresses and traffic
settings. This allows for flexible networking, such as maintaining IP
identities when moving interfaces between instances.

Detach Procedure
Simply select the ENI, click 'Detach', and confirm. The ENI's properties,
permitting you to reassign the network interface as needed.
Using ENI in AWS:-
Separation of Environments
Use distinct ENIs for different
environment purposes (such as
development and production) to
facilitate network isolation and
simplify access control.
Elastic IP Utilization Traffic modification
An Elastic Network Interface ENIs can be used to modify
traffic from one instance to
in AWS can be associated another without changing the
with an Elastic IP address security group's rules.
(EIP) to ensure the same
public IP address even if the
instance is stopped and started
again
Managing IP addresses with ENI
Primary Private IP
Every ENI is automatically
assigned a primary private
IP address from the subnet it
is created in. This address
remains associated with the
network interface until it is
released or the ENI is
deleted.
Secondary Private IPs
Users can assign multiple
secondary private IP
addresses to an ENI. This is
particularly useful for
hosting multiple websites on
a single EC2 instance.
Public IP Management
Public IP addresses can be
associated to provide
internet accessibility. These
IPs can be elastic, meaning
they can be dynamically
associated or disassociated.
Conclusion
 As we conclude Elastic Network Interfaces (ENI) in AWS, it's clear that ENIs are an integral component of
networking in the cloud.
 They provide the flexibility, security, and management needed to maintain a robust and scalable cloud
infrastructure.
 ENIs allow us to design systems that are both efficient and secure. ENIs are associated with a specific
Availability Zone (AZ).
 By attaching ENIs to instances in multiple AZs, you enhance the high availability of your applications .