Reserving Existing IPv6 Addresses in Bulk

Update all the existing ephemeral IPv6 addresses to a reserved IPv6 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. IPv6 Addresses is the second table of IP resources on the page.
      • Under Resources, select IPv6 Addresses.
    4. To reserve all IPv6 addresses in bulk, select the Name checkbox, and select Reserve IP address. You can also select several IP addresses individually.
    5. In the Add reserved IP address dialog box, select Reserve IP address.
      All the existing ephemeral IPv6 addresses in the Assigned state are reserved excluding the secondary and already reserved IP addresses.
    6. Select Close.
  • 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.