Creating a reservation for a private IP address
Similar to public IP addresses, we can make a reservation for private IP addresses. This is usually done to ensure communication between servers on the same virtual network and to allow the usage of IP addresses in connection strings.
Getting ready
Before you start, open your browser and go to the Azure portal at https://portal.azure.com.
How to do it...
To create a reservation for a private IP address, follow these steps:
- In the Azure portal, locate the NIC you want to make the reservation for.
- In the Network interface pane, go to IP configurations under Settings and select the IP configuration:
Figure 4.8: Viewing IP configurations in the NIC pane
- In the new pane, under the Private IP address settings, set Assignment to Static. The current IP address value will be set automatically. If needed, you can change that value to another value, but it must be in the address space of the subnet associated with the...
