diff --git a/pkg/util/funcutil/func.go b/pkg/util/funcutil/func.go
index 218d4082cc557..1a9862c9c371e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/funcutil/func.go
+++ b/pkg/util/funcutil/func.go
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	grpcStatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus-proto/go-api/v2/commonpb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus-proto/go-api/v2/milvuspb"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus-proto/go-api/v2/schemapb"
+	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pkg/util/typeutil"
 )
@@ -57,6 +59,19 @@ func GetIP(ip string) string {
 	if len(ip) == 0 {
 		return GetLocalIP()
 	}
+	netIP := net.ParseIP(ip)
+	// not a valid ip addr
+	if netIP == nil {
+		log.Warn("cannot parse input ip, treat it as hostname/service name", zap.String("ip", ip))
+		return ip
+	}
+	// only localhost or unicast is acceptable
+	if netIP.IsUnspecified() {
+		panic(errors.Newf(`"%s" in param table is Unspecified IP address and cannot be used`))
+	}
+	if netIP.IsMulticast() || netIP.IsLinkLocalMulticast() || netIP.IsInterfaceLocalMulticast() {
+		panic(errors.Newf(`"%s" in param table is Multicast IP address and cannot be used`))
+	}
 	return ip
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/funcutil/func_test.go b/pkg/util/funcutil/func_test.go
index c5c05a11ec686..ed9c2555f54a3 100644
--- a/pkg/util/funcutil/func_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/funcutil/func_test.go
@@ -61,11 +61,33 @@ func Test_GetLocalIP(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_GetIP(t *testing.T) {
-	ip := GetIP("")
-	assert.NotNil(t, ip)
-	assert.NotZero(t, len(ip))
-	ip = GetIP("127.0.0")
-	assert.Equal(t, ip, "127.0.0")
+	t.Run("empty_fallback_auto", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ip := GetIP("")
+		assert.NotNil(t, ip)
+		assert.NotZero(t, len(ip))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("valid_ip", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+			ip := GetIP("8.8.8.8")
+			assert.Equal(t, "8.8.8.8", ip)
+		})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid_ip", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.NotPanics(t, func() {
+			ip := GetIP("null")
+			assert.Equal(t, "null", ip)
+		}, "non ip format, could be hostname or service name")
+
+		assert.Panics(t, func() {
+			GetIP("0.0.0.0")
+		}, "input is unspecified ip address, panicking")
+
+		assert.Panics(t, func() {
+			GetIP("224.0.0.1")
+		}, "input is multicast ip address, panicking")
+	})
 }
 
 func Test_ParseIndexParamsMap(t *testing.T) {