Assigning Static Address to etho in VyOS AWS Instance When Config Is Set for DHCP

Still having issue with my VyOS instance, not sure why.

Essentially, on a fresh install, I’m attempting to change eth0 from ‘address dhcp’ to a static ip address (set interfaces ethernet eth0 address ‘x.x.x.x/y’)

I run a 'delete interfaces ethernet eth0 address ‘dhcp’ to remove the dhcp config. However when I commit the config, I am no longer able to logon to the device - I’ve effectively ‘trimmed the branch I’m standing on’. No idea why this is happening - perhaps I’m missing some config? Any advice much appreciated

EDIT: Nevermind - sorted now