Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Removing an IPv6 Address Reservation

Remove an existing reserved IP address from the subnet.

    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. IPv6 Addresses is the second table of IP resources on the page.
      • Under Resources, select IPv6 Addresses.
    4. For the reserved IPv6 address you want to remove the reservation, select the Actions menu Actions Menu, and then select Remove IP address reservation.
    5. In the confirmation dialog box, select Remove IPv6 address reservation.
      The reserved IPv6 address is successfully removed.

  • Use the ipv6 update command and required parameters to remove private IPv6 address reservation:

    oci network ipv6 update --lifetime
    Note

    If the reserved IPv6 address isn't attached to any instance or Virtual Network Interface Card (VNIC), then use the delete command to delete the reserved IPv6 address.

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

  • If the reserved IPv6 address is attached to any instance or Virtual Network Interface Card (VNIC), run the UpdateIpv6 operation to remove a private IPv6 address reservation.
    Note

    If the reserved IPv6 address isn't attached to any instance or Virtual Network Interface Card (VNIC), then run the DeleteIpv6 operation to remove the private IPv6 address reservation.