This topic describes the release notes for Elastic IP Address (EIP) and provides links to the relevant references.
March 2023
| Feature | Type | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP address pools | Update | The mask type is supported to create an IP address pool. After you select the mask type and specify a CIDR network prefix, the system automatically allocates IP addresses. | Create and manage IP address pools |
December 2022
| Feature | Change type | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation records | New | The feature to record the operations on EIPs is supported. This feature facilitates locating and troubleshooting issues. | View operation records |
| Shared IP address pools | New | The resource owner of an IP address pool can share the IP address pool with other Alibaba Cloud accounts (principals). After the IP address pool is shared, principals can use it to allocate elastic IP addresses (EIPs). | Share an IP address pool |
| Anti-DDoS Pro/Premium | Update | The purchase and billing methods of EIPs integrated with Anti-DDoS Pro/Premium are upgraded. You no longer need to associate EIPs with bandwidth plans of Anti-DDoS Pro/Premium. In addition, the security protection fees are charged by Anti-DDoS. |
October 2022
| Feature | Change type | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idle instances | New | The feature to display idle instances is supported. You can manage idle instances to reduce costs. | Manage idle EIPs |
July 2022
| Feature | Change type | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-DDoS Origin Basic | Update | The rules for calculating the EIP scrubbing threshold are updated. | Anti-DDoS Origin Basic |
June 2022
| Feature | Change type | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP address pools | New | The IP address pool feature is supported. You can create an IP address pool and add a range of IP addresses to the IP address pool. When you apply for an EIP, you can specify an IP address pool. This way, the system allocates an IP address from the IP address pool to the EIP. | Create and manage IP address pools |
November 2021
| Feature | Change type | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-DDoS Pro/Premium | New | Anti-DDoS Pro/Premium is supported to mitigate DDoS attacks at the Tbit/s level. |
December 2020
| Feature | Change type | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGP (Multi-ISP) International | Discontinued | Starting 00:00:00 (UTC+8) on December 22, 2020, you can no longer purchase EIPs of BGP (Multi-ISP) International in the China (Hong Kong) region. EIPs of BGP (Multi-ISP) International that were purchased before 00:00:00 (UTC+8) on December 22, 2020 are not affected. | N/A |