Releasing an EIP

Scenarios

If an EIP is no longer required, you can unbind it from your instance and release it if it is a pay-per-use EIP. This section describes how to release an EIP.

Notes and Constraints

• An EIP that has been bound to an instance cannot be released.

Releasing a Pay-per-Use EIP

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Elastic IP.
3. In the EIP list, locate the row that contains the EIP and choose More > Release in the Operation column.

   A confirmation dialog box is displayed.

4. Click Yes in the displayed dialog box.

   You can find that the EIP is not in the EIP list.