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  • Newly created VPC networks are assigned a .../112 v6 address sub-net (65534 addresses), which will be shown along with private IPv4 range, e.g.:

  • Newly created VMs are assigned a fixed IPv6 address that is accessible from public Internet.


    This address cannot be moved to other VMs, in contrast to floating IPs.

  • The v6 address provides access to VM over public Internet, and also allows VM to connect to hosts using IPv6.

  • When a VM is created to a VPC network that has no IPv6 range assigned yet, the VPC a new range will be added allocated for the capability VPC and the new VM will still get IPv6 assignedbe assigned an IPv6 address.

Current limitations

  • Existing VMs cannot be assigned an IPv6 address. (This function can be added in future)

  • When a new VM is created with public v6 address, it cannot be opted out or removed. (This can be made more flexible in future)

  • Some OS and App images are not set up to automatically acquire IPv6 address. In that case the OS needs to be configured to run DHCP client for v6 protocol as well.

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