Unbinding an EIP from an ECS and Releasing the EIP

Scenarios

If you no longer need an EIP, unbind it from the ECS and release the EIP to avoid wasting network resources.

Notes and Constraints

• In eu-de, EIPs of the Dedicated Load Balancer (5_gray) type cannot be assigned anymore. You can assign EIPs of the BGP (5_bgp) type.
• Existing EIPs of the Dedicated Load Balancer (5_gray) type can be bound to dedicated or shared load balancers.
  • The EIP console cannot be used to bind EIPs to or unbind them from dedicated load balancers.
  • You can use APIs to bind EIPs to or unbind them from dedicated load balancers. For details, see Binding an EIP and Unbinding an EIP.
  • EIPs of this type can be bound to or unbound from shared load balancers using the EIP console or APIs.
  • You are advised to bind BGP EIPs to or unbind them from dedicated load balancers.
• EIP assigned together with your load balancers will also be displayed in the EIP list.
• You can only release EIPs that are not bound to any resources.

Procedure

Unbinding a single EIP

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
3. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Elastic IP.
4. On the displayed page, locate the row that contains the target EIP, and click Unbind.
5. Click Yes in the displayed dialog box.

Unbinding multiple EIPs at once

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
3. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Elastic IP.
4. On the displayed page, select the EIPs to be unbound.
5. Click the Unbind button located above the EIP list.
6. Click Yes in the displayed dialog box.

Releasing multiple EIPs at once

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
3. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Elastic IP.
4. On the displayed page, select the EIPs to be released.
5. Click the Release button located above the EIP list.
6. Click Yes in the displayed dialog box.