Change IP of a VM via Azure Serial Console Access (SAC)

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Commands to Manage IP Configuration in SAC

To work with the IP configuration, follow these steps:

1. Enter the Networking Context

SAC uses command channels for different contexts. To switch to the network management context, use:

SAC> cmd
SAC> ch -si 1

This brings up the Command Line Interface of the Server.

2. View Network Interfaces

Within the SAC networking context, use below command

ipconfig

This command displays network adapters, IP addresses, and subnet masks.

3. List All Network Interfaces

This will display all the network interfaces on the system with their Interface Name, Admin State, and Operational State.

netsh interface show interface

Example Output:

Admin State  State          Type      Interface Name 
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Enabled     Connected      Dedicated   Ethernet

From the output, you can identify the adapter name (e.g., Ethernet).

3. Modify Network Settings

To configure or modify IP settings in SAC:

Set a static IP address:

netsh interface ip set address name="<adapter name>" static <IP address> <Subnet mask> <Default gateway>

Example:

netsh interface ip set address name="Ethernet" static 192.168.1.100 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1

Configure DNS servers:

netsh interface ip set dns name="<adapter name>" static <DNS server IP>

Example:

netsh interface ip set dns name="Ethernet" static 8.8.8.8

Reset to DHCP:

netsh interface ip set address name="<adapter name>" dhcp netsh interface ip set dns name="<adapter name>" dhcp

4. Save Changes

After making changes, confirm the configuration:

ipconfig

5. Exit SAC

To exit the network configuration context and return to the main SAC prompt:

exit

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