This topic describes how to manually configure a static IP address for the ether1 (management) interface.
Important
If you do not follow this procedure, you will lose SSH access to the management interface. To restore access, you must stop and then restart the instance from the EC2 Management Console.
Note
Perform this procedure before you start the configuration jump-start wizard. If you already started the wizard, enter CTRL+C to exit it before you respond to the "Use DHCP on ether1 interface?" step.
Go to CLI configuration mode:
hostname > enable hostname # configure terminal
Configure the IP address and subnet mask:
hostname (config) # interface <interface name> ip address <ip address> /<mask>Important
Configure the same values you configured when you launched the instance on AWS.
Configure the default gateway:
hostname (config) # ip default-gateway <gateway IP>Save your changes:
hostname (config) # write memoryEnter the configuration wizard:
hostname (config) # configuration jump-startPerform the initial configuration of the appliance.
Important
Enter no to the "Use DHCP on ether1 interface?" step.