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Functions

Table 1 lists the common functions.

Table 1 Common EIP functions

Category

Function

Description

EIP and Bandwidth

EIP

An EIP is a static public IP address that can be accessed directly over the Internet. Bandwidth will be assigned together with an EIP. EIPs can be bound to or unbound from cloud resources.

You can assign EIPs, bind EIPs to cloud resources, unbind EIPs from cloud resources, release EIPs, modify EIP bandwidth, and upgrade static BGP to dynamic BGP.

For details, see EIP Overview.

Shared Bandwidth

Multiple EIPs can share the same bandwidth. All ECSs, BMSs, and load balancers that have EIPs bound in the same region can share the same bandwidth.

You can assign, modify, delete a shared bandwidth, add EIPs to a shared bandwidth, and remove EIPs from a shared bandwidth.

For details, see Shared Bandwidth Overview.

Shared Data Package

A shared data package provides a quota for data usage. Such packages are cost-effective and easy to use. Shared data packages take effect immediately after your purchase. If you have subscribed to pay-per-use EIPs using bandwidth billed by traffic in a region and buy a shared data package in the same region, the EIPs will use the shared data package. After the package quota is used up or the package expires, the EIPs will continue to be billed on a pay-per-use basis.

For details, see Shared Data Package Overview.

Bandwidth Add-On Package

A bandwidth add-on package is used to temporarily increase the maximum shared or dedicated bandwidth of a yearly/monthly EIP.

You can purchase, modify, and unsubscribe bandwidth add-on packages.

For details, see Bandwidth Add-On Package Overview.

Monitoring

Viewing Metrics

If you have subscribed to the VPC service, you can view bandwidth and EIP usage through Cloud Eye, create alarm rules, and customize monitored objects and notification policies without adding plug-ins.

For details, see Supported Metrics.

Tag

Tag Management

Tags help you identify and manage cloud resources. You can manage tags of VPCs, subnets, and EIPs.

Permissions

Permissions Management

You can use Identity and Access Management (IAM) to implement fine-grained permissions management for your VPCs, allowing enterprises to set different access permissions based on organizations and responsibilities.

You can create an IAM user, grant permissions to the user, and create custom VPC policies.

For details, see Permissions Management.