Create a DHCP Static Lease

Reserve a fixed IP address for a virtual machine by creating a DHCP static lease entry tied to its MAC address.

A network with the Dynamic DHCP option enabled will automatically assign IP addresses to clients. For virtual machines where it's advantageous to ensure the same address is always assigned, you can create a static IP address assigned to the associated MAC address.

A Static Address can be assigned in one of two ways:

• Change a Dynamic Entry to Static After the VM has already received a DHCP address and currently still holds the lease, designate the address to be static from now on.
• Create a New Static Entry Create a new IP address entry, specifying the MAC address from the VM NIC and the desired IP address.

Change a Dynamic Entry to Static

1. From the Network Dashboard, click IP Addresses on the left menu.
2. Find the DHCP address, appearing in the IP Addresses listing as type "Dynamic"
3. Double-click the entry and change the Type to Static.
4. Click Submit to save the change.

Create a New Static Entry

1. Obtain the MAC address (within the guest OS or from the VM Dashboard-NICs section.)
2. From the Network Dashboard, click New from the left menu.
3. In the Type field, select Static.
4. Enter the desired IP Address.

Make sure to assign an IP address that is within the network's address range and not used by another VM on this network.

1. Enter the MAC Address.
2. Enter the Hostname of the server.
3. Optionally, a Description can be entered to record additional administrative information.
4. Click Submit.