How to add an IP address to a VM? (2024)

The article contains instructions on how to manually add an IP address to servers with different operating systems.

To add an IP address, you will need to edit the network interfaces file. You can do this using standard OS editors. For example, in the Linux OS family, you can use the vi, nano, etc.

vi /etc/network/interfaces

IPv6 settings

To add an IPv6 address, you will need information about the network parameters. This information is available in the VM card: go to Virtual Machines → click on the VM name → IP addresses tab → IPv6 tab → Network parameters button.

Example parameters

AlmaLinux

To assign an IP address:

1. Connect to the server via SSH with superuser permissions.

2. To assign an IPv4 address

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   To assign an IPv6 address

3. Restart the NetworkManager software:

   systemctl restart NetworkManager

4. Reconnect the network interface:

   nmcli device disconnect <interface> && nmcli device connect <interface>

   Comments to the command

CentOS

To assign an IP address:

1. Connect to the server via SSH with superuser permissions.

2. To assign an IPv4 address

   To assign an IPv6 address

3. Restart the network service:

   systemctl restart network

Debian, Ubuntu

To assign an IP address:

1. Connect to the server via SSH with superuser permissions.

2. Specify the network settings in /etc/network/interfaces:

   To assign an IPv4 address

   To assign an IPv6 address

3. Restart the networking service:

   systemctl restart networking

Assigning an IPv6 address in Windows

1. Connect to the virtual machine via VNC or SPICE. To do so, in VMmanager go to Virtual machines → click on the VM name→ VNC (SPICE).

2. Press Win + R and execute the command:

   ncpa.cpl

3. Right click on the network connection → Properties.
4. Check thatIPv6 (TCP/IPv6) is enabled. Select it and click on Properties.
5. Enable the option Use the nextIPv6 address.
6. Enter any IPv6 address from the subnet that VMmanager allocated for the server.
7. Specify the Subnet prefix lengththat VMmanager allocated for the server.
8. Specify the Main gateway of the physical network.
9. Click onOK to save the settings.