Binding or Unbinding an EIP

Scenarios

You can bind an EIP to a private network load balancer. After the EIP is bound, the load balancer can receive requests over the Internet. You can also unbind the EIP from a public network load balancer. After the EIP is unbound, the load balancer can no longer receive requests over the Internet.

Bind an EIP

1. Log in to the management console.
2. In the upper left corner of the page, click and select the desired region and project.
3. Click Service List. Under Network, click Elastic Load Balance.

4. Locate the target load balancer and click Bind EIP in the Operation column.

5. In the Bind EIP dialog box, select the EIP to be bound and click OK.

Alternatively, go to the basic information page of the load balancer and click Bind beside EIP.

Unbind an EIP

1. Log in to the management console.
2. In the upper left corner of the page, click and select the desired region and project.
3. Click Service List. Under Network, click Elastic Load Balance.
4. Locate the target load balancer and click More > Unbind EIP in the Operation column.
5. Click Yes.

Alternatively, go to the basic information page of the load balancer and click Unbind beside EIP.