How to Allocate and Associate an Elastic IP for a Virtual Machine on the DVC Portal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Overview
• Prerequisites
• Steps to Allocate and Associate an Elastic IP
  • Step 1: Open Instance Details
  • Step 2: Access Elastic IP Assignment
• Conclusion

Overview

This guide explains how to allocate and associate an Elastic IP address to your virtual machine on the DVC Portal to provide a static public IP for external connectivity.

Prerequisites

• Make sure you are logged in to the DVC Portal and have an active virtual machine already created.

Steps to Allocate and Associate an Elastic IP

Step 1: Open Instance Details

1. From the Instances management page, locate your virtual machine in the table.

2. Click on the name of your virtual machine under the Name column (e.g., web-server) to open its full details page.

Step 2: Access Elastic IP Assignment

1. On the instance details page, locate the dropdown action button next to Stop in the top right corner.

2. Click the dropdown arrow to expand the additional action options.

3. Click on Assign Elastic IP from the menu.

Conclusion

Allocating and associating an Elastic IP address on the DVC Portal provides your virtual machine with a reliable, static public IP address straight from the instance management dashboard, ensuring consistent external access and connectivity.