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    Anycast Elastic IP Address:Purchase and manage Anycast EIPs

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    Anycast Elastic IP Address:Purchase and manage Anycast EIPs

    Last Updated:Aug 09, 2024

    Anycast Elastic IP Address (Anycast EIP) is a service that you can use to improve the availability of your Internet-facing services and the quality of Internet connections. Before you use the Anycast EIP service, you must create an Anycast EIP. After an Anycast EIP is created, the system allocates a public IP address to the Anycast EIP. This way, you can use the Anycast EIP to access the Internet.

    Purchase an Anycast EIP

    1. Log on to the Anycast EIP console.

    2. On the Anycast Elastic IP Addresses page, click Purchase Anycast EIP.

    3. If this is your first time purchasing an Anycast EIP, the billing of Anycast EIP is managed by Cloud Data Transfer (CDT). You must first activate CDT.

      1. Read and select Terms of Service and click Activate.

      2. In the message that appears, click Continue to Purchase.

      Note

      If you used Anycast elastic IP addresses (Anycast EIPs) and did not activate Cloud Data Transfer (CDT) before 00:00:00 (UTC+8) on June 1, 2023, Anycast EIPs use the pay-by-data-transfer metering method by default. For more information, see Billing.

      To activate CDT, go to the CDT page. For more information about CDT, see Internet traffic and Inter-region traffic.

    4. On the buy page, set the following parameters and click Activate Now.

      Parameter

      Description

      Region

      Select an access area for the Anycast EIP. Default value: Outside Mainland China.

      Instance Spec

      Select an instance type. Default value: Standard.

      Billing Method

      Select a billing method. Default value: Pay-By-Data-Transfer. For more information, see Billing.

      Resource Group

      Select the resource group to which the Anycast EIP belongs.

      The resource group must be created in Resource Management by the current Alibaba Cloud account. For more information, see Create a resource group.

      Name

      Enter a name for the Anycast EIP.

      Quantity

      Specify the number of Anycast EIPs that you want to purchase.

      Terms of Service

      Read and select Anycast EIPs Terms of Service.

    After the purchase is complete, you can view the Anycast EIP in the instance list on the Anycast Elastic IP Addresses page.

    Modify the configuration of an Anycast EIP

    You can adjust the bandwidth of an Anycast EIP. The new bandwidth immediately takes effect.

    1. Log on to the Anycast EIP console.

    2. On the Anycast Elastic IP Addresses page, find the Anycast EIP and choose 更多 />Modify Configuration in the Actions column.

    3. On the Anycast EIP | Upgrade/Downgrade page, modify Maximum Bandwidth and select Terms of Service.

    4. Click Buy Now.

    Release an Anycast EIP

    If your cloud resource no longer requires Internet access, you can release the Anycast EIP that is associated with the cloud resource. After the Anycast EIP is released, you are no longer charged for the Anycast EIP.

    Before you release an Anycast EIP, make sure that the Anycast EIP is not associated with a cloud resource. For more information about how to disassociate an Anycast EIP from a cloud resource, see Disassociate an Anycast EIP.

    1. Log on to the Anycast EIP console.

    2. On the Anycast Elastic IP Addresses page, select one or more Anycast EIPs that you want to release, and click Release below the instance list.

    3. In the message that appears, confirm the information and click Yes.

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