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Updated on 2022-12-22 GMT+08:00
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Configuring and Changing a Floating IP Address

Scenarios

You can plan and change floating IP addresses after migrating on-premises databases or other cloud databases to RDS.

Configuring a Floating IP Address

You can use a self-assigned IP address when creating a DB instance.

Changing a Floating IP Address

After a DB instance is created, you can change its floating IP address.

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
  3. Click Service List. Under Database, click Relational Database Service. The RDS console is displayed.
  4. On the Instance Management page, click the target DB instance.
  5. In the Connection Information area on the Basic Information page, click Change in the Floating IP Address field.
  6. In the displayed dialog box, enter a new floating IP address and click OK.
Parent topic: Connection Management