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Discount package

GaussDB(DWS) also supports discount packages. You can make a one-off payment according to the purchased service duration. The service duration ranges from one month to three years.

Application scenario

The discount packages include the following:

OBS hot data package: applies to DWS 3.0 clusters. It can be used to offset the fees of the pay-per-use OBS data package.

Billing items

The discount packages support the following billing items:

Table 1 Billing items supported by discount packages

Item

Description

OBS hot data storage

You can choose both the storage type and capacity for a cluster using discount packages. Please note that the storage resource discount package incurs separate charges. To learn more, see the GaussDB(DWS) pricing details.

The configuration fee includes the OBS hot data storage fee.

Billing Period

The billing period of GaussDB (DWS) resources is determined based on the duration you purchased (UTC+8). The billing period starts from the time you activate or renew your subscription (precise to seconds), and ends at 23:59:59 on the expiration date.

For example, if you purchase an OBS hot data package at 2023/03/08 15:50:04, the billing period is from 2023/03/08 15:50:04 to 2023/04/08 23:59:59.

Billing Example

Assume that you purchased an OBS hot data package (DWS 3.0 storage: 100 GB; quantity: 1) at 2023/03/08 15:50:04. Assume that the subscription is for one month, and you manually renewed it for one month before it expires:

  • The first billing period: Mar 08, 2023, 15:50:04–Apr 08, 2023, 23:59:59
  • The second billing period: Apr 08, 2023, 23:59:59–May 08, 2023, 23:59:59

You need to pay for each billing cycle in advance. Each GaussDB(DWS) resource is charged separately. Table 2-3 describes the charging formula.

Table 2 Billing formulas

Resource Type

Formula

Resource Unit Price

OBS hot data storage

Hot data storage capacity (GB) x OBS hot data storage capacity price x Billing duration (hour) x Purchase quantity

For details, see "Flavor Price" in the GaussDB(DWS) Pricing Details.

The following figure shows how the fee is calculated.

The price in the figure is for reference only. The actual calculation is based on the price in GaussDB(DWS) Pricing Details.

Figure 1 Fee calculation example of GaussDB(DWS) discount packages

Impact on Billing After Specification Change

You cannot change the type of a purchased discount package. For example, you cannot change a monthly package to a yearly package. When you existing package is about to expire, you can purchase a package of another type, or the new resources will be billed per use.

Impact of Expiration

Expiration Reminder

The system pushes expiration warning messages to users 15 days, 7 days, 3 days, and 1 day before the GaussDB(DWS) resources in the discount package expire. The warning messages are sent to the creator of the Huawei Cloud account by email, SMS, and internal message.

Impact of Expiration

If you do not renew the GaussDB(DWS) resources in your discount package when they expire, the resources are automatically changed to the pay-per-use billing mode and the cluster is not automatically released.

Parent topic: Billing Modes