Billing

Public

Only Kylin, UnionTech, and Windows Server public images are billed. Other public images are free.

Private

When you create a private image, you will be billed for the storage on CSBS or CBR.

• System disk image or data disk image: OBS buckets invisible to users are provided for free to store the images.
• Full-ECS image: If the image is created from a CSBS or CBR backup, you will be billed for the space used to store the CSBS or CBR backup.

Shared

• If it is a system or data disk image, the OBS storage is free.
• If it is a full-ECS image, you will be billed for the space used to store the CBR backup.

Uploading an external image file to an OBS bucket

OBS storage (You are advised to delete unneeded image files.)

Creating an ECS from a system disk image or full-ECS image

EVS disks attached to the created ECS (The system disk image and full-ECS image are free of charge.)

For example, when you use a full-ECS image (with a 40 GB system disk and 100 GB data disk) to create an ECS, you will be charged based on the total capacity of the system disk and data disk. Assume that the disk billing standard is $0.00049 per GB-hour. The hourly billing for your EVS disks is $0.0686.

In-region replication of a system or data disk image

None. OBS buckets are available for free to store the image copies.

Exporting images

OBS space for storing the exported images