Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Removing IPv4 Address Reservations in bulk

Remove all the existing reserved IP addresses in bulk.

    1. On the VCN list page, select the VCN that contains the subnet you want to work with. This takes you to the VCN's details page.
    2. On the details page, perform one of the following actions depending on the option that you see:
      • Select the Subnets tab, then select the name of the subnet you want to work with.
      • Scroll down to the table following the VCN details, which lists the subnets in the VCN. Select the name of the subnet you want to work with.
    3. Depending on the option that you see:
      • Select the IP adminstration tab.
      • Under Resources, select IPv4 Addresses.
    4. To remove all IP address reservations in bulk, select the Name checkbox, and select Remove IP address reservation. You can also select several IP addresses individually.
    5. In the Remove IP address reservation dialog box, select Remove IP address reservation.
      All the existing reserved IP addresses in the Assigned state are unreserved excluding the ephemeral IP addresses.

  • Use the private-ip update command and required parameters to remove the private IP address reservation:

    oci network private-ip update --private-ip-id IP_address_OCID
--hostname-label new_hostname_label ... [OPTIONS]
    Note

    If the reserved IPv4 address isn't attached to any instance or Virtual Network Interface Card (VNIC), then use the delete command to delete the reserved IPv4 address.

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

  • If the reserved IPv4 address is attached to any instance or Virtual Network Interface Card (VNIC), run the UpdatePrivateIp operation to remove an private IPv4 address reservation.
    Note

    If the reserved IPv4 address isn't attached to any instance or Virtual Network Interface Card (VNIC), then run the DeletePrivateIp operation to delete the reserved IPv4 address.