Reserving an existing IPv6 Address

Update an existing ephemeral IPv6 address to a reserved IPv6 address.

    1. Open the navigation menu and click Networking. Under Virtual cloud networks, click the name of the VCN that you want.
    2. Under Resources, click Subnets.

      The subnets in the VCN are listed.

    3. Click the name of the subnet to access the Subnet Details page.
    4. Under Resources, click IPv6 Addresses.

      The IPv6 addresses in the subnet are listed.

    5. For the ephemeral IPv6 address you want to change to reserved IPv6 address, click the Actions menu (Actions Menu), and then select Reserve IP address.
    6. In the confirmation dialog box, click Reserve IPv6 address.
      The IPv6 address is successfully reserved and displayed on the page.
  • Use the ipv6 update command and required parameters to reserve private IPv6 address:

    oci network ipv6 update --lifetime

    For a complete list of parameters and values for CLI commands, see the CLI Command Reference.

  • Run the UpdateIpv6 operation to reserve private IPv6 address.