How to disable DHCP on an azure vm

Question

Please clarify my below doubts.

From my understanding Azure provides DHCP service to the VMs automatically. Right?

We had an Azure windows vm having private ip and it is static and we want to disable the DHCP on the server. How we can do this?

Because when I tries to install one Application on the server, I got a prompt like Private ip needs to be static. That means we should disable the DHCP also. Right?

If there is a possibility to disable DHCP then what all the impacts that can cause the vm?

Answer 1

Hi @nimi

Thank you for asking this question on the **Microsoft Q&A Platform. **

The DHCP server is set by default, however, you can set a static Ip in your server.

In this link you can find a tutorial https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/virtual-networks-static-private-ip-arm-pportal

Hope this helps,
Carlos Solís Salazar

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Answer 2

@nimi , It is not necessary to disable the DHCP.

If you follow the tutorial that I share with you.

And, set the static ID address in your Windows Server Network Adapter, should be enough

This is a tutorial to set the static IP in windows server https://www.snel.com/support/static-ip-configuration-windows-server-2012-2016/

Try that configuration and let me know how it went.

Hope this helps,
Carlos Solís Salazar

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Answer 3

Hi @Alvaro Vinicius - To answer your question, you don't have to disable anything on VM. You can just ignore the prompt. Its prompts due to the application roles being installed and internal validations.

Its by design and set the static IP and just ignore the prompt.