Objective
Additional IP addresses can be moved between the services you use. This provides an advantage since you can maintain your IP reputation, your SEO, and improve the continuity of service of your applications and systems.
With this technology, you can switch IP addresses from one solution to another in less than a minute, with virtually no interruption to services for your users. It is useful for service migrations (e.g. moving projects from development to production), or when switching to a backup server during a technical issue.
This guide explains how to move ann additional IP in your OVHcloud Manager or via the OVHcloud API.
Requirements
- a dedicated server in your OVHcloud account
- an additional IP address
- access to the OVHcloud Manager
Instructions
An additional IP cannot be moved from one zone to another. For example, an IP located in the SBG data centre can be moved to GRA or RBX, but cannot be moved to BHS.
Moving an IP from the OVHcloud Control Panel
Log in to the OVHcloud Manager, click on the Bare Metal Cloud menu, then click on the IP section at the bottom of the column on the left of the page.
The “Service” drop-down menu allows you to filter for Additional IPs.
Click on the ... button to the right of the IP address you want to move, then Move the additional IP.
In the pop-up window, select the service to move the IP address to from the menu.
Click Next, then Confirm.
Moving an IP via the API
Log in to the OVHcloud API.
First, it is best to check if the IP address can be moved.
To check if the IP can be moved to one of your dedicated servers, use the following call:
serviceName: the destination dedicated server referenceip: the additional IP address to move
To move the IP address, use the following call:
serviceName: the destination dedicated server referenceip: the additional IP address to move