How to attach and detach a flexible IP to and from an Elastic Metal server

You can order up to 64 flexible IPs (IPv4 or IPv6) for each of your Elastic Metal servers. These Elastic Metal flexible IPs can be attached and detached from any of your Elastic Metal servers using the console’s drag-and-drop interface.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• An SSH key
• An installed Elastic Metal server
• An Elastic Metal flexible IP address

How to attach a flexible IP to an Elastic Metal server

1. Click Elastic Metal in the Bare Metal section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Elastic Metal dashboard displays.
2. Click the Flexible IPs tab to display the list of available failover IPs.
3. Drag and drop the flexible IP from the Flexible IP panel to your server in the Elastic Metal servers panel to attach it to a machine.
   Tip

   You can assign both flexible IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in the same way.

4. Click Validate to confirm and complete the allocation.
   Note

   If you are using virtual MAC groups, all flexible IPs sharing the same MAC address will be moved from one server to another.

How to detach a flexible IP from an Elastic Metal server

1. Click Elastic Metal in the Bare Metal section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Elastic Metal dashboard displays.
2. Click the Flexible IPs tab to display the list of available failover IPs.
3. Drag and drop the flexible IP from your server in the Elastic Metal servers panel to the Flexible IP panel to detach it from the server.
4. Click Validate to confirm and complete the detachment.

How to switch the destination host of a flexible IP for Elastic Metal servers

1. Click Elastic Metal in the Bare Metal section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Elastic Metal dashboard displays.
2. Click the Flexible IPs tab to display the list of failover IPs for Elastic Metal servers allocated to your account.
3. Configure your services and the flexible IP on the new server to ensure uninterrupted service availability.
4. In the Elastic Metal servers panel, drag and drop the flexible IP from its current server to the new one to update its destination.
5. Click Validate to complete the switch. The green dot will start blinking blue, indicating that the flexible IP destination is being updated. Once the configuration is updated, the blinking dot will turn back to green, indicating that the flexible IP is now routed to the new server.