A public IP address can be unassigned from a resource in order to be saved for later use or assigned to another resource. When a resource is deleted or decommissioned, we can still put the public IP address to use and assign it to the next resource.
Unassigning a public IP address
Getting ready
Before you start, open your browser and go to the Azure portal: https://portal.azure.com. Make sure that the virtual machine using a public IP address is not running.
How to do it...
- Locate the NIC that the public IP address is associated with
- In the NIC blade, go to IP configurations...