Unbinding an EIP from an ECS and Releasing the EIP

If you no longer need an EIP, unbind it from the ECS and release the EIP to avoid wasting network resources.

• Only EIPs with no instance bound can be released. If you want to release an EIP with an instance bound, you need to unbind EIP from the instance first.
• You cannot buy an EIP that has been released if it is currently in use by another user.

Unbinding a single EIP

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Elastic IP.
3. On the displayed page, locate the row that contains the target EIP, and click Unbind in the Operation column.

   A confirmation dialog box is displayed.

4. Confirm the information and click OK.

   In the EIP list, the target EIP has no associated instance.

Releasing a single 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. Confirm the information and click OK.

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

Unbinding multiple EIPs at once

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Elastic IP.
3. On the displayed page, select the EIPs to be unbound.
4. In the upper left corner of the EIP list, click Unbind.

   A confirmation dialog box is displayed.

5. Confirm the information and click OK.

   In the EIP list, the target EIPs have no associated instances.

Releasing multiple EIPs at once

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and choose Network > Elastic IP.
3. On the displayed page, select the EIPs to be released.
4. Click the Release button located above the EIP list.
5. Click Yes in the displayed dialog box.