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Discount Package

CSS also supports the yearly/monthly discount package. You can make a one-off payment for your purchased nodes and storage capacity according to the service purchase duration. The service duration ranges from one month to one year. This mode is recommended for long-term users. The yearly/monthly discount package billing mode has the following advantages:

  • Preferential price

    The yearly/monthly discount package billing mode saves you 40% on your monthly fees compared with the pay-per-use billing mode. In addition, if you purchase a 10-month discount package, you can enjoy a 12-month available service.

  • No binding relationship with clusters

    Within the valid duration of a discount package, you can delete existing clusters at any time and create clusters with the same node specifications, region and node storage as those specified in the discount package.

  • Easy scaling of cluster capacity

    For the new nodes added to a cluster, you can purchase a discount package where the required duration is the same as the remaining available duration in the current discount package of existing nodes.

    Yearly/monthly discount package: applies to node instances and provides a larger discount than pay-per-use billing mode. This mode is recommended for long-term users.

    You need to purchase certain quotas (in units of hour) of CSS node instances in advance. When you use the resources, the quotas are preferentially deducted. You only need to pay for the resources that exceed the purchased quotas.

    There is no binding relationship between the yearly/monthly discount package, node instances and node storage. For example:

    1. If your existing node instances or node storage uses the pay-per-use billing mode, the system automatically charges you according to the discount package you purchase, and you do not need to perform any association operations.
    2. After you purchase a discount package, the system does not automatically create a CSS cluster. Instead, you need to log in to the CSS management console and create a cluster with specific node specifications and node storage in the corresponding region.
    3. If you add new node instances to the existing cluster, the node specifications and storage consumed by new node instances will be preferentially deducted from your purchased discount packages by default. To avoid impact on the available quota for the existing node instances, you are advised to purchase a new discount package, which accommodates the same node quantity, node specifications and node storage as those of newly added node instances.
    4. If you create a cluster that has the same node specifications and storage as the deleted cluster, the discount package still applies to the new cluster.
    • The discount package is charged as a one-off fee and takes effect immediately after purchase. Currently, you cannot specify the date when the resource package takes effect.
    • Within the validity period of your purchased discount package, the system deducts the quota from the discount package first. You are billed for the amount exceeding the upper limit.
    • Discount packages are bound to specific regions and node specifications. Your purchased discount packages can be used only in the corresponding regions and on nodes of specific specifications.
    • Discount packages are bound to specific regions and node storage. Your purchased discount packages can be used only in the corresponding regions and on nodes of specific storage capacity.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the CSS management console.
  2. On the Dashboard page, click Buy Discount Package.
  3. On the displayed Buy Discount Package page, specify Region.

    Table 1 Parameter description

    Parameter

    Description

    Region

    Select the region where nodes in the cluster run.

  4. Specify Package Type.

    Table 2 Parameter description

    Parameter

    Description

    Package Type

    Currently, only Node and Storage are supported.

    • Node: Indicates the vCPU quantity and memory size for each node in the cluster.

      Currently, node specifications include General computing-plus and Memory-optimized.

      You can select a type and select a node flavor from the type. Only one node flavor can be selected for each cluster. For details about node flavors, see ECS Types. You cannot select the CPU and memory resources that have been sold out.

    • Storage: Indicates the node storage capacity. In the current version, the following three storage types are supported: Common I/O, High I/O, and Ultra-high I/O.

  5. Specify Usage Duration.
  6. Specify Purchase Quantity.

    • After you specify Usage Duration and Purchase Quantity, the configuration free is automatically displayed in the lower part.
    • You can click Price Details to view price details of CSS on the displayed Product Pricing Details page.

  7. Click Next.
  8. After confirming the order, click Pay Now.
  9. Choose either Balance or Online Payment to pay for your order.
  10. Pay for your order.

    Self-service unsubscription of purchased discount packages is not supported. To unsubscribe from a discount package, submit a work order to customer service. The refund amount depends on your usage of the discount package.

    • If you choose Balance and your available balance is greater than the configuration price, click Pay.
    • If you choose Online Payment, click Next, select a specific online payment method, and PAY NOW.

    After you purchase a discount package, the system does not automatically create a cluster for you to use the package. Instead, you need to go to the CSS management console to create a cluster with the same node specifications and region as those in the discount package. For details about how to create a cluster, see Creating a Cluster in the Cloud Search Service User Guide.