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Creating a Reserved Instance
Overview
Reserved Instance (RI) provides a discount for pay-as-you-go instances. This document describes how to create RI via the console.
Directions
1. Log in to the CVM Console.
2. Click Reserved Instance on the left sidebar to enter the management page.
3. Click Create Reserve Instance to purchase RIs.
4. Configure the following information as prompted by the page:
Parameter | Required/Optional | Description |
Region/Availability Zone | Required | The region and availability zone where the matched pay-as-you-go instances reside. |
Operating System | Required | Linux OS,Windows. |
Validity | Required | RI term: 1 year. |
Instance | Required | The type of pay-as-you-go instances that you want to match the RI. These pay-as-you-go instances must exactly match RI attributes to benefit from the billing discount during the RI term. |
RI Name | Optional | User-defined. The RI name defaults to “unnamed” if this parameter is left empty. You can enter any name within 60 characters. |
Billing Mode | Required | Select a billing option as needed: All Upfront: you pay for the entire RI term with one upfront payment. This option provides you with the largest discount compared to the other two options below. Partial Upfront: you make a low upfront payment and then pay for instance fees at a monthly rate or discounted hourly rate during the RI term. |
Quantity | Required | Number of RIs you want to purchase |
5. Click Purchase Now and complete the payment. Then you can visit the Reserved Instance console to query, search and manage your RIs. On this page, you can click Create Instance to create CVM instances, or click View Bill to see RI discount details.
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