Purchasing an EIP Pool

Scenarios

EIP pools can only be billed on a yearly/monthly basis. The price of an EIP pool is subject to that displayed on the EIP pool console. You can purchase multiple EIP pools.

EIPs allocated from EIP pools do not occupy your EIP quota.

Procedure

1. In the upper right corner, click Buy EIP Pool.
2. Set the parameters as prompted.

   Table 1 Parameter description

   Item	Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Basic Configuration	Billing Mode	The billing mode of the EIP pool. EIP pools are billed on a yearly/monthly basis.	Yearly/Monthly
   Basic Configuration	Region	Regions are geographic areas that are physically isolated from each other. The networks inside different regions are not connected to each other, so resources cannot be shared across different regions. For lower network latency and faster access to your resources, select the region nearest to your target users.	-
   EIP Pool	EIP Type	Dynamic BGP Pool	Dynamic BGP Pool
   EIP Pool	EIP Quota	The number of EIPs in the EIP pool. An EIP pool assigns EIPs with dynamic BGP routing, ensuring network stability and optimal user experience. You can assign EIPs within the EIP quota configured for the EIP pool.	50
   Basic Information	Name	The name of the EIP pool. The name is 1–36 characters long and can contain only letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.).	eipPool-test
   Basic Information	Description	Supplementary information about the EIP pool. This parameter is optional. The description can contain a maximum of 255 characters and cannot contain angle brackets (<>).	-
   Basic Information	Required Duration	Required duration of the EIP pool. Plan the required duration as required because an EIP pool cannot be unsubscribed from.	3 months
   Basic Information	Auto-renew	Whether to select Auto-renew. You can select it if the Billing Mode is set to Yearly/Monthly. The auto-renewal period is determined by the purchase duration. Monthly subscription: The subscription is renewed every month. Yearly subscription: The subscription is renewed each year.	-

3. Click Next.

Related Operations

If you need to buy pay-per-use EIPs, you can select the EIP pool to assign EIPs. For details, see Assigning an EIP.

If your EIP is allocated from an EIP pool, you only need to pay for the bandwidth associated with the EIP.