Moving an Additional IP
Find out how to move an Additional IP in the Control Panel or via the OVHcloud API
Last updated 20th December 2022
Since October 6th, 2022 our service "Failover IP" is named Additional IP. This renaming has no effect on its technical features.
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.
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.
Migration only works for whole blocks, it is not possible to migrate individual IPs within a block.
This guide explains how to move an Additional IP in your OVHcloud Control Panel or via the OVHcloud API.
Requirements
- A dedicated server in your OVHcloud account
- An Additional IP address
- Access to the OVHcloud Control Panel
This feature might be unavailable or limited on servers of the Eco product line.
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If the Additional IP address or one of the block IP addresses has a virtual MAC attached, the target server must support the vMAC functionality. See this guide for details.
Otherwise, the virtual MACs must be removed from the Additional IPs before the transfer.
Instructions
When an IP block containing unique virtual MAC addresses is moved between two servers, those addresses are temporarily suspended. They will appear on the new server once the move is complete.
On the other hand, blocks containing duplicate virtual MAC addresses cannot be moved. You must first delete the duplicate virtual MAC address on the block to be moved.
If an IP block is moved/added to the vRack, it is no longer linked to a physical server. In this case, any virtual MAC address will be lost during the transfer.
Moving an IP from the OVHcloud Control Panel
Only a single size block (/32) can be moved from a dedicated server to a VPS.
Log in to the OVHcloud Control, go to the Bare Metal Cloud menu and open IP.
Click the Additional IP tab.
Next, click on the ... button to the right of the IP address you want to move and select Move 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 webpage.
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
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