ElasticIP

Property	Value
Kind	ElasticIP
API Group/Version	arubacloud.com/v1alpha1
CRD Name	elasticips.arubacloud.com
Scope	Namespaced
Short Names	eip, arueip

Description

An ElasticIP is a static public IP address that can be assigned to a CloudServer. Unlike the ephemeral IPs that Aruba Cloud may assign by default, an ElasticIP persists independently of any server — you can reserve it, attach it to a server, and later reassign it to a different server without losing the IP address. ElasticIPs are optional: a CloudServer can be created without one.

Spec Fields

Field	Type	Required	Default	Validation	Description
tenant	string	No	—	—	Aruba Cloud tenant identifier. Must match the owning Project's tenant.
region	string	Yes	ITBG-Bergamo	—	Aruba Cloud region where the IP is reserved
billingPeriod	string	Yes	Hour	Enum: Hour, Month	Billing cycle for the reserved IP address. Month is typically cheaper for long-running workloads.
tags	[]string	No	—	—	Labels propagated to the Aruba Cloud resource
projectReference	ResourceReference	Yes	—	—	Reference to the owning Project

note

The billingPeriod affects cost from the moment the ElasticIP is created, regardless of whether it is attached to a CloudServer. Reserve ElasticIPs only when needed.

Status Fields

Field	Type	Description
phase	string	Current lifecycle phase
resourceID	string	Aruba Cloud ElasticIP ID, set after creation
message	string	Human-readable status message
observedGeneration	int64	Last .metadata.generation processed
phaseStartTime	timestamp	When the current phase began
conditions	[]Condition	Standard Kubernetes conditions
projectID	string	Resolved Aruba Cloud project ID

References

Owned by: Project

Referenced by:

• CloudServer — via spec.elasticIPReference (optional)

Lifecycle

• Creation ordering: The Project must be Active. An ElasticIP can be created before a CloudServer and attached later.
• Deletion behaviour: ElasticIPs have no children. Delete the CloudServer that references this ElasticIP first (or remove the reference) before deleting the ElasticIP.
• Update behaviour: tags and billingPeriod can potentially be updated. The IP address itself is assigned by Aruba Cloud and cannot be chosen.

Example

apiVersion: arubacloud.com/v1alpha1
kind: ElasticIP
metadata:
  name: web-server-ip
  namespace: default
spec:
  tenant: ARU-123456
  region: ITBG-Bergamo
  billingPeriod: Hour
  projectReference:
    name: my-project
    namespace: default
  tags:
    - production
    - web

kubectl Quick Reference

# List all elastic IPs
kubectl get eip -n default

# Describe an elastic IP and view its assigned address (in resourceID)
kubectl describe arueip web-server-ip -n default