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(Optional) Step 1: Buy an ECS

This topic walks you through how to buy an ECS for installing the log collector.

To collect data, you need to prepare an ECS and install the log collector on the ECS. Make sure the ECS has at least 50 GB of memory. If you already have an ECS that meets the requirements, skip this step.

Prerequisites

You have obtained the IAM administrator account information.

Procedure

  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 information 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.

  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_64 or Arm64 architecture. In this case, select x86.

    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.
Parent topic: Procedure