Configuring and Changing a Floating IP Address

Scenarios

You can change floating IP addresses after migrating on-premises databases or other cloud databases to RDS.

Constraints

After a floating IP address is changed, the domain name needs to be resolved again. This operation takes several minutes and may interrupt database connections. Therefore, you are advised to change a floating IP address during off-peak hours.

Configuring a Floating IP Address

You can use a self-configured floating IP address when creating a DB instance.

Changing a Floating IP Address

You can change the floating IP address of an existing DB instance.

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
  3. Click Service List. Under Database, click Relational Database Service. The RDS console is displayed.
  4. On the Instances page, click the target DB instance.
  5. In the Connection Information area on the Basic Information page, click Change in the Floating IP Address field.
  6. In the displayed dialog box, enter a new floating IP address. Click OK.

    In the in-use IP address list, the IP addresses whose statuses are To be used are occupied and cannot be used.

Parent topic: Connection Management