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CloudOps Orchestration Service:ACS-ESS-LifeCycleAllocateEipAddressAndAttachToInstance

Last Updated:Jun 03, 2026

Allocates and attaches EIPs to ECS instances during Auto Scaling scale-out events via a lifecycle hook.

Template name

ACS-ESS-LifeCycleAllocateEipAddressAndAttachToInstance: Uses a lifecycle hook to create an EIP and attach it to an instance.

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Template description

Uses a lifecycle hook to create EIPs and attach them to ECS instances. Supports scale-out events only.

Template type

Automated

Owner

Alibaba Cloud

Input parameters

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Default value

Limit

internetChargeType

EIP billing method.

String

No

PayByBandwidth

bandwidth

Peak EIP bandwidth.

Number

No

5

regionId

Region ID.

String

No

${regionId}

instanceIds

ECS instance IDs.

List

No

['${instanceIds}']

eipTags

EIP tags.

Json

No

[{'Key': 'oos_generate', 'Value': '{{ACS::ExecutionId}}'}]

ISP

EIP line type.

String

No

BGP

lifecycleHookId

Lifecycle hook ID.

String

No

${lifecycleHookId}

lifecycleActionToken

Rate Control

String

No

${lifecycleActionToken}

rateControl

Rate control settings.

Json

No

{'Mode': 'Concurrency', 'MaxErrors': 0, 'Concurrency': 5}

OOSAssumeRole

RAM role assumed by OOS.

String

No

OOSServiceRole

Output parameters

None

Required permissions

{
    "Version": "1",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Action": [
                "ecs:AllocateEipAddress",
                "ecs:AssociateEipAddress",
                "ecs:DescribeEipAddresses",
                "ecs:DescribeInstances",
                "ecs:ReleaseEipAddress",
                "ecs:UnassociateEipAddress"
            ],
            "Resource": "*",
            "Effect": "Allow"
        },
        {
            "Action": [
                "vpc:TagResources"
            ],
            "Resource": "*",
            "Effect": "Allow"
        },
        {
            "Action": [
                "ess:CompleteLifecycleAction"
            ],
            "Resource": "*",
            "Effect": "Allow"
        }
    ]
}

Details

ACS-ESS-LifeCycleAllocateEipAddressAndAttachToInstance

Template content

FormatVersion: OOS-2019-06-01
Description:
  en: Uses a lifecycle hook to create EIPs and attach them to instances. This template supports only scale-out activities.
  name-en: ACS-ESS-LifeCycleAllocateEipAddressAndAttachToInstance
  categories:
    - elastic_manage
Parameters:
  internetChargeType:
    Label:
      en: Billing Method for EIP
    Description:
      en: 'The billing method for the EIP. Valid values: PayByBandwidth (pay-by-bandwidth) and PayByTraffic (pay-by-data-transfer).'
    Type: String
    AllowedValues:
      - PayByBandwidth
      - PayByTraffic
    Default: PayByBandwidth
  bandwidth:
    Label:
      en: EIP Peak Bandwidth
    Description:
      en: The peak bandwidth of the EIP, in Mbit/s.
    Type: Number
    Default: 5
  regionId:
    Label:
      en: Region ID
    Description:
      en: The ID of the region. Use the default value ${regionId} provided by Auto Scaling.
    Type: String
    Default: '${regionId}'
  instanceIds:
    Label:
      en: ECS Instance IDs
    Description:
      en: The IDs of the ECS instances. Use the default value ['${instanceIds}'] provided by Auto Scaling.
    Type: List
    Default:
      - '${instanceIds}'
  eipTags:
    Label:
      en: EIP Tags
    Description:
      en: 'The tags for the EIP. Format: [{"Key":"test1","Value":"test1"},{"Key":"test2","Value":"test2"}, ...].'
    Type: Json
    Default: [{"Key":"oos_generate","Value":"{{ACS::ExecutionId}}"}]
  ISP:
    Label: EIP Line Type
    Description: 'The line type of the EIP. BGP: BGP (Multi-ISP). BGP_PRO: BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro. BGP_International: BGP (International).'
    Type: String
    AllowedValues:
      - BGP
      - BGP_PRO
      - BGP_International
    Default: BGP
  lifecycleHookId:
    Label:
      en: Lifecycle Hook ID
    Description:
      en: The ID of the lifecycle hook. Use the default value ${lifecycleHookId} provided by Auto Scaling.
    Type: String
    Default: '${lifecycleHookId}'
  lifecycleActionToken:
    Label:
      en: Lifecycle Action Token
    Description:
      en: The token for the specific scaling activity that is associated with the instance. Use the default value ${lifecycleActionToken} provided by Auto Scaling.
    Type: String
    Default: '${lifecycleActionToken}'
  rateControl:
    Label:
      en: Rate Control
    Type: Json
    AssociationProperty: RateControl
    Default:
      Mode: Concurrency
      MaxErrors: 0
      Concurrency: 5
  OOSAssumeRole:
    Label:
      en: RAM Role for OOS
    Type: String
    Default: OOSServiceRole
RamRole: '{{ OOSAssumeRole }}'
Tasks:
  - Name: createEipAndAttachToInstance
    Action: 'ACS::ECS::AllocateEipAddressAndAttachToInstance'
    OnSuccess: CompleteLifecycleActionForContinue
    OnError: CompleteLifecycleActionForAbandon
    Description:
      en: Creates an EIP and attaches it to the instance.
    Properties:
      regionId: '{{ regionId }}'
      internetChargeType: '{{ internetChargeType }}'
      bandwidth: '{{ bandwidth }}'
      instanceId: '{{ ACS::TaskLoopItem }}'
      tags: '{{ eipTags }}'
      ISP: '{{ ISP }}'
    Loop:
      RateControl: '{{ rateControl }}'
      Items: '{{ instanceIds }}'
  - Name: CompleteLifecycleActionForContinue
    Action: 'ACS::ExecuteAPI'
    Description:
      en: Sets the lifecycle action to CONTINUE.
    OnSuccess: 'ACS::END'
    Properties:
      Service: ESS
      API: CompleteLifecycleAction
      Parameters:
        RegionId: '{{ regionId }}'
        LifecycleHookId: '{{ lifecycleHookId }}'
        LifecycleActionToken: '{{ lifecycleActionToken }}'
        LifecycleActionResult: CONTINUE
  - Name: CompleteLifecycleActionForAbandon
    Action: 'ACS::ExecuteAPI'
    Description:
      en: Sets the lifecycle action to ABANDON.
    Properties:
      Service: ESS
      API: CompleteLifecycleAction
      Parameters:
        RegionId: '{{ regionId }}'
        LifecycleHookId: '{{ lifecycleHookId }}'
        LifecycleActionToken: '{{ lifecycleActionToken }}'
        LifecycleActionResult: ABANDON