(Optional) Step 1: Buy an ECS

Prerequisites

You have obtained the IAM administrator account information.

Buying an ECS

1. View the ECS information.
   1. Log in to the console as the IAM administrator.
   2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console, select a region or project, click in the upper left corner of the page, and choose Compute > Elastic Cloud Server.
   3. On the ECS list page, click the name of the target ECS to go to its details page.
   4. View ECS details about AZ, Specifications, Image, System Disk, and Data Disk.
      Figure 1 Viewing ECS Information
      
   5. Check whether the ECS system disk size is 50 GB or above.
      • If yes, skip (Optional) Step 1: Buy an ECS and go to (Optional) Step 2: Buy a Data Disk.
      • If no, go to 2 and buy an ECS.

2. Go back to the Elastic Cloud Server page and click Buy ECS in the upper right corner of the page.
3. On the ECS purchase page, configure parameters.

   Table 1 Parameters for purchasing an ECS

   Parameter		Description
   Basic Configuration		Configure Billing Mode and Region based on your service requirements. If there are no special requirements for AZ, just select Random.
   Instance	CPU Architecture	Select x86. Currently, the log collector component controller (isap-agent) can only run on Linux ECSs running the x86 architecture.
   	Search Filters	Select an instance that meets the requirements as required. Minimum requirements: 2vCPUs and 4 GiB Memory.
   OS	Image	You are advised to select Public image > Huawei Cloud EulerOS and then select the specific image as required. Do not select images whose names contain "dedicated for making resources and not support password injection" because such images cannot be logged in to using passwords. After selecting an image, set Host protection (HSS) if needed.
   Storage & Backup	System Disk	Minimum requirements for System Disk: 50 GiB. Select a system disk that meets the requirements.
   	Data Disk	Minimum requirements for Data Disk: 100 GiB. Click Add Data Disk and select a data disk that meets the requirements.
   	Enable backup	Configure those parameters based on your service needs.
   Network	VPC	Configure those parameters based on your service needs. After the configuration, record the selected VPC and subnet information, which will be used later.
   	Primary NIC
   Security Group		Configure this parameter as required.
   Public Network Access		Configure this as required.
   Instance Management		Configure this parameter based on your needs. After the configuration, record the settings for ECS Name, Username, and Password.
   Advanced Settings		Configure parameters as required.
   Quantity		Configure this parameter as needed.

4. Check the configurations, select the agreement, and click Submit.
5. On the order page, select a payment method and complete the payment.