Checks whether each elastic IP address (EIP) is associated with an Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance or a NAT gateway.

Scenarios

This rule can be used to check whether an EIP is not associated with an ECS instance or a NAT gateway. This helps you prevent unnecessary costs generated by idle resources.

Risk level

Default risk level: low.

You can change the risk level as required when you apply this rule.

Compliance evaluation logic

  • If each EIP is associated with an ECS instance or a NAT gateway, the evaluation result is compliant.
  • If one or more EIPs are not associated with ECS instances or NAT gateways, the evaluation result is non-compliant. For more information about how to correct the non-compliant configuration, see Non-compliance remediation.

Rule details

Item Description
Rule name eip-attached
Rule ID eip-attached
Tag ECS and Instance
Automatic remediation Not supported
Trigger type Configuration change
Supported resource type EIP
Input parameter None

Non-compliance remediation