Global IP Address Service

You can acquire or release a global IP address that is used to access virtual resources via the Internet. The global IP address that you obtain is assigned to virtual resources and used as a floating IP address.

Acquiring a Global IP Address

Specify the port of the assignment destination and obtain the global IP address.

Table 1. List of Global IP Address Settings
Item	Description	Required
External Network ID	Specify the external network ID issued by the system Tip: You can confirm the ID in the list of subnet IDs.	Yes
Port ID	Specify the port to which the global IP address is to be assigned	Yes
Private IP Address	Specify the private IP address to be replaced with the global IP address
Project ID	Specify the ID of the project for which the global IP address is to be obtained
Availability Zone Name	Specify the availability zone for which the global IP address is to be obtained. If omitted, a global IP address is obtained for the default availability zone

Note: The global IP address is automatically assigned from the pool of addresses provided by this service. You cannot, for example, specify a range within which to assign the global IP address, or specify and obtain a global IP address of your choice.

Changing the Assignment of a Global IP Address

You can specify an existing global IP address and change the assigned port.

Table 2. List of Changeable Fields for Global IP Address
Item	Description	Required
Port ID	Specify the new port to which to assign the global IP address	Yes
Private IP Address	Specify the private IP address that is to be replaced with the global IP address

Releasing a Global IP Address

You can release a global IP address that you have obtained that is no longer needed.

Warning: After the specified period has lapsed, global IP addresses that have been released might be acquired and reused by other users of the service via global IP address acquisition. Prior to releasing the global IP address, take measures such as erasing the DNS registration in order to prevent communication involving the IP address from unintentionally taking place.